Sparta Rotterdam manager Steijn looking for three points in FC Emmen showdown

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 08.October
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (11026 seats)

Get ready for Eredivisie and Sparta Rotterdam - FC Emmen. In this super-preview you'll find numbers, scores, data, trends and stories!

Insights:
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Emmen have the fewest scored goals (6) in Eredivisie

This field has artifical turf, which is not FC Emmen's usual surface at their own football stadium. When appearing on artifical turf FC Emmen have performed like this: Played 21 matches resulting in 10 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats with the goal data 27-18 (scored/conceded).

This has all the signs of an interesting fixture with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Sparta Rotterdam form and stats

2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sparta Rotterdam have to build on here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in the Eredivisie. Two home wins in a row for Sparta Rotterdam bring valid hopes of a third.

Sparta Rotterdam drew their last game, 2-2 away at RKC Waalwijk (placed 9th). Midfielder Verschueren was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.81 (out of ten) in that game. Verschueren scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against FC Groningen.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rotterdam have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.

5 goals have been conceded.

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FC Emmen form and stats

Playing away, FC Emmen have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eredivisie this season. Bitter travels for FC Emmen as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the PSV match.

FC Emmen aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 225 league minutes without a goal. Romeny was the last player to find the net.

FC Emmen's last game was the home draw against SC Heerenveen (0-0). Araujo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Araujo won 5 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Go Ahead Eagles's place.

We have checked recent matches where Emmen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in FC Emmen's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels.

Head 2 Head

Sparta Rotterdam-FC Emmen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sparta Rotterdam five wins, FC Emmen three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Sparta RotterdamV. van Crooij
V. van Crooij
4 goals
FC EmmenO. ter Haar Romeny
O. ter Haar Romeny
3 goals

Sparta Rotterdam missing players

FC Emmen missing players

Sparta Rotterdam FC Emmen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 2 0 Lost L 1 4 5
11 8 4 Scored S 1 2 6
10 5 0 Conceded C 2 12 18
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 62%
38% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 38%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
38% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
4.4 3.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.2 4.9
5.9 6.2 11 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.8 4.8
0.8 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.2 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 10.5 15 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.8 10.4
4.6 5.2 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.5
30% 38% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 17% 21%
 
15.1 16.2 19 Shots against (avg) S A 15 16.2 13.8
4.8 4.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.2 4.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of FC Emmen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • FC Emmen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • FC Emmen have lost all their away matches so far.
  • FC Emmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Emmen have the fewest points (0) away in Eredivisie
  • FC Emmen have the fewest scored goals (6) in Eredivisie
  • FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Emmen have scored away.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AZ 8 6 2 0 17 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 4 0 0 11 3 11 20
2 Ajax 8 6 1 1 23 6 4 3 1 0 16 2 4 3 0 1 7 4 17 19
3 PSV 8 6 0 2 28 13 4 4 0 0 16 5 4 2 0 2 12 8 15 18
4 Feyenoord 8 5 2 1 21 10 3 2 1 0 7 0 5 3 1 1 14 10 11 17
5 FC Twente 8 5 1 2 15 5 4 4 0 0 12 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 10 16
6 SC Heerenveen 8 3 4 1 8 7 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 13
7 FC Utrecht 8 3 3 2 10 10 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 9 8 0 12
8 Sparta Rotterdam 8 3 2 3 11 10 4 2 0 2 8 5 4 1 2 1 3 5 1 11
9 RKC Waalwijk 8 2 4 2 17 12 5 2 2 1 14 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 5 10
10 NEC 8 1 6 1 8 6 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 3 0 5 2 2 9
11 Excelsior 8 3 0 5 10 19 4 2 0 2 6 9 4 1 0 3 4 10 -9 9
12 FC Groningen 8 2 2 4 8 16 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 1 1 2 4 9 -8 8
13 Go Ahead Eagles 8 2 1 5 11 16 4 1 0 3 7 10 4 1 1 2 4 6 -5 7
14 Fortuna Sittard 8 2 1 5 11 17 5 2 0 3 9 11 3 0 1 2 2 6 -6 7
15 SC Cambuur 8 2 1 5 8 14 4 1 0 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 5 10 -6 7
16 Vitesse 8 1 2 5 7 19 4 0 2 2 5 12 4 1 0 3 2 7 -12 5
17 FC Emmen 8 1 2 5 6 18 4 1 2 1 4 6 4 0 0 4 2 12 -12 5
18 FC Volendam 8 1 2 5 8 23 3 1 0 2 4 7 5 0 2 3 4 16 -15 5

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.