FC Emmen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Emmen vs AZ — Eredivisie at De Oude Meerdijk.
Match Details
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Bas van Dongen
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Referee Cristian Dobre
- Referee Sam Droge
4 games this season
🟨 1.8/game
⚽ 5.8 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AZ | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Groningen | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FC Twente '65 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Fortuna Sittard | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | NEC | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | PSV | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SBV Excelsior | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | SC Heerenveen | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Telstar 1963 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Feb | AZ | H | 0–1 | L |
| 31 Jan | Willem II Tilburg | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Jan | PSV | H | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Jan | ADO Den Haag | A | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Jan | SBV Vitesse | H | 1–4 | L |
| 12 Jan | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Feb | FC Emmen | A | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Jan | AFC Ajax | H | 0–3 | L |
| 27 Jan | FC Utrecht | H | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Jan | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 3–2 | W |
| 16 Jan | ADO Den Haag | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Jan | PSV | A | 3–1 | W |
Key Stats
29%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds De Oude Meerdijk will turn into a battlefield for FC Emmen and AZ.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Nick Bakker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Teun Koopmeiners is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Pantelis Chatzidiakos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
- 35' Sergio Pena, a Peru , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 42' The referee calls foul for Pantelis Chatzidiakos. He receives a Yellow card.
- 47' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Emmen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Myron Boadu suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Emmen must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 62' FC Emmen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 65' Time for substitution for FC Emmen. Caner Cavlan is replaced by Jean-Pierre Rhyner.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 71' Yukinari Sugawara adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 75' The whistle greets Jari Vlak as he departs to be replaced by Nikolai Laursen.
- 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 85' A quiet spell here at De Oude Meerdijk. FC Emmen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 86' Another substitution for FC Emmen to replace Ricardo van Rhijn by Robbert de Vos on 86 minute.
- 90' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tijjani Reijnders is hanging Albert Gudmundsson on the field on 90 minute.
- It finishes all square. FC Emmen and AZ share the spoils 0-1.
Lineups
FC Emmen Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 10
- 5
- 4
- 21
- 22
- 8
- 17
- 31
- 28
-
20
Jari Vlak ↓ Nikolai Laursen 75'
Bench
-
32
Robbert de Vos ↑ 86'
- 26
- 3
- 7
-
11
Nikolai Laursen ↑ 75'
- 14
- 93
-
24
Lucas Bernadou ↑ 86'
- 18
-
35
Jean-Pierre Rhyner ↑ 65'
- 15
Coach
Dick Lukkien
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 6
- 9
- 15
- 26
- 11
Bench
-
24
Tijjani Reijnders ↑ 90'
- 21
- 22
- 16
- 27
- 17
- 18
- 30
- 40
- 19
Coach
Pascal Jansen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Teun Koopmeiners | 3 |
| Oussama Idrissi | 2 |
| Tijani Reijnders | 2 |
| Myron Boadu | 2 |
| Sam Beukema | 2 |
| Calvin Stengs | 2 |
| Myron van Brederode | 2 |
| Oussama Idrissi | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Emmen Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86
FC Emmen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
FC Emmen or Draw
45%
Draw or AZ
80%
FC Emmen or AZ
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
11%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
6.3%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 4
2.7%
2 – 0
2.7%
Asian Handicap — FC Emmen
| Handicap | FC Emmen covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 11% | 83% |
| -0.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| +0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +1 | 43% | 24% | 33% |
| +1.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +2 | 67% | 18% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

