Emmen and Vitesse meet at De Oude Meerdijk, in a match for the 17th round of the Eredivisie. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 08‑11‑2020, Vitesse won at home by (3‑1). The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. Despite being a match between 18th and 2nd in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 17th ranked in home games and the 7th away.
Emmen:
After 5 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in 18th position, with 5 points won. In their last match, they lost to Heracles away by (4‑0), after in the previous match having lost by (1‑4) at home, in a match against Twente. This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they won 3 points in their stadium, where they scored 12 goals and suffered 24, against only 2 points away, with 4 goals scored and 17 suffered. In their last 8 home games for the championship, Emmen drew 3 and lost 5, thus winning 3 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t won for 16 games. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that scores few times in the first place and that only managed to open the scoring in 3 of its last 16 games for the Eredivisie, of these 3 it reached the break in 1 but never managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘ . In 16 games in this competition, he never managed to come back in the 12 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Emmen have not won in three games and suffered a defeat in the last game they played for the Eredivisie. The team has not won any of the 16 games played and has already suffered 11 defeats. Very bad performance that places the club as one of the favorites when it comes to relegation, so the team needs a new position on the field, with more intensity and technical quality, in order to get the first win.
Vitesse:
After 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 35 points won. In their last match, they beat Utrecht at home by (1‑0), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Heracles, by (0‑2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 22 points, against only 13 in their away games. In their last 8 away matches for the championship, Vitesse has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, for which they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches, the most frequent result at half-time was 0‑1 (4 out of 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually have difficulties to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 16 games for the Eredivisie, of these 12 they reached the break in advantage in 11 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 10. In 16 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Vitesse have a good campaign and are fighting for the Dutch Championship title. Against the bluff of the competition, the team knows that it is capable of imposing itself technically, even playing at the opponent’s home, therefore, it must try to control the game to dictate the rhythm of the game and choose the best moment to attack. The team has a solid defense and is committed to the security of its scoring system to avoid suffering goals.
PREDICTION: Vitesse to win @ 1,53
