Excelsior vs FC Emmen Match Preview

Excelsior is ranked at 4th place with 43 points but comes after some negative results as they are winless in the last four matches collecting two draws and two losses. Their last win date was back on the 10th of December and since then they have dropped in ranks sitting two points behind the direct promotion zone. Losing the direct encounter against Den Haag hurt them and now in another direct encounter, they must give it all in order to try and change something.

With 50 goals scored so far, they have one of the best offensive sides in Eerste Divisie averaging more than two goals per game and in the last five matches, they have scored a total of five goals while managing to find the back of the net in three encounters. At home, they did even better with ten goals in the last five matches. Dallinga with 25 goals and 3 assists has been on fire this season and I expect him on the score sheet once again as he needs to step up and help the team get through this dark period.

FC Emmen, on the other hand, is ranked at 2nd spot with 45 points and comes almost in a perfect run after four consecutive wins and a single loss over the last five matches. This allowed them to climb in ranks and even outrank their rivals of today.

With 34 goals scored so far they have shown quite a good offensive side and in the last five matches, they have scored a total of seven goals averaging more than a goal per game while managing to find the back of the net at least once in four outings. For them it has been Hilterman with 8 goals - 3 assists and Mendes 6 goals - 2 assists who are leading the attack and I would not be surprised if one of them nets one here or maybe even more.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least a goal in this one. Excelsior has got to bounce back after losing their last two games, actually, they have been playing offensive football despite not getting the best results. They hve scored in four of the last five h2h games against their rivals. FC Emmen has been very solid for the moment and I fancy them scoring at least once tonight since their rivals failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last five duels.