Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Utrecht 7th with 54 points, FC Emmen 16th with 28, 26 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.62/1.47 for FC Utrecht and 0.97/1.91 for FC Emmen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on FC Emmen. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for FC Utrecht against 3/15 for FC Emmen.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — FC Utrecht 2, draws 0, FC Emmen 4, at 3.33 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht, with room for 24,500 spectators. The referee was R. Martens, with 83 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.