Match Report
FC Emmen went into the game 16th in the table on 28 points; Go Ahead Eagles sat 11th on 40 — a 12-point gap. Per game in the league, FC Emmen were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.91, Go Ahead Eagles 1.35 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded FC Emmen for 5 matches.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by FC Emmen, 1 by Go Ahead Eagles, 1 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
De Oude Meerdijk in Emmen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,600. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.