Feb 4th features a match where FC Emmen hosts Vitesse at De Oude Meerdijk in a meeting of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. FC Emmen sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Michiel Kramer scored the first goal for RKC Waalwijk in the 3rd minute, then Julian Lelieveld added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Iliass Bel Hassani In the end, FC Emmen couldn’t muster any offence and RKC Waalwijk ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Vitesse is fresh off their 3-1 win against SC Heerenveen. Pelle van Amersfoort struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 21st minute, but Bartosz Bialek got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 32nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 45th minute on a goal by Gabriel Vidović to cap off a wild match. Vitesse is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Vitesse and FC Emmen last played eachother at the Gelredome on the 22nd of October. Vitesse was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Gabriel Vidović scored the first goal for Vitesse in the 26th minute, then Maximilian Wittek added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Vitesse’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Vidović. The Croatian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Miguel Araujo and Mark Diemers are the top scorers for FC Emmen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Dick Lukkien’s squad will be without Météhan Guclu, Oussama Darfalou and Rui-Jorge Monteiro Mendes, while Vitesse will be without Sondre Tronstad and Kjell Scherpen.