Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Feyenoord 1st with 82 points, FC Emmen 16th with 28, 54 apart. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, FC Emmen ran at 0.97 scored and 1.91 conceded, Feyenoord at 2.38 and 0.88.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Feyenoord, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: FC Emmen 4/15, Feyenoord 12/15.
8 meetings are on record — 0 won by FC Emmen, 6 by Feyenoord, 2 drawn, at 4.25 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 88% of the meetings had three or more.
De Oude Meerdijk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,600. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
FC Emmen: Richairo Živković (15') · Feyenoord: Oussama Idrissi (30'), Danilo (80'), Danilo (86')
Key stats
Possession: FC Emmen 32% · Feyenoord 68% · Total shots: 5-22 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 3-8