Match Report
VVV-Venlo went into the game 6th in the table on 9 points; FC Emmen sat 3rd on 12 — a 3-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.6/1.8 for VVV-Venlo and 3/2.4 for FC Emmen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.01.
FC Emmen entered with four wins in a row. The last-five ledger: VVV-Venlo 6/15, FC Emmen 12/15.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for VVV-Venlo, 3 draws and 6 for FC Emmen, at 3.69 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings.
Seacon Stadion – De Koel –, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. C. Ruperti officiated: 71 games logged, averaging 0.8 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: VVV-Venlo led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
VVV-Venlo: Dean Zandbergen (16'), Dean Zandbergen (43'), Edhy Zuliani (63'), Luis Görlich (90')
Key stats
Possession: VVV-Venlo 35% · FC Emmen 65% · Total shots: 11-25 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-9