Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between FC Volendam (1st, 82 pts) and FC Emmen (8th, 56 pts). FC Emmen ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.47/1.39 for FC Emmen and 2.29/1.26 for FC Volendam (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Over the last five, FC Emmen had taken 3 of 15 points to FC Volendam's 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 FC Emmen wins, 1 for FC Volendam, 2 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
De Oude Meerdijk in Emmen, capacity 8,600, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Volendam led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
FC Emmen: Jalen Hawkins (56') · FC Volendam: Jamie Jacobs (8'), Henk Veerman (13')