AZ Alkmaar Reserves

vs

FC Emmen

Preview

AZ Alkmaar Reserves

• AZ Alkmaar Reserves have won 2, tied 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 matchups, while FC Emmen have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5.
• The home side have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 11 of their 14 home fixtures this Eerste Divisie campaign.
• AZ Reserves’ head coach Frank Peereboom (appointed February 2026) has worked hard on the tactical development of his young professionals and his team’s style of play is to dominate the ball in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 to create central overloads and build-up from the back.
• The home side will be the more desperate team in this one, as AZ are currently 17th in the Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 table with 30 points from 29 games.

FC Emmen

• Emmen have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 9 of their 14 away matches this season.
• FC Emmen’s head coach Menno van Dam (appointed July 2025) has installed an attack-focused, vertical style with plenty of transition play which can suit players who like to get wide and run into the penalty area.
• FC Emmen lost 3-0 at home to Willem II then beat Jong FC Utrecht 1-0 at home in their most recent match.
• Emmen are 13th with 33 points from 28 matches.

Recent meetings

Key Players

• Bendeguz Kovacs has scored 3 goals in his last 5 appearances for AZ, while Sem van Duijn has found the back of the net 9 times in 21 Eerste Divisie appearances this campaign.
• Romano Postema is Emmen’s talisman, scoring an incredible 19 goals in 25 Eerste Divisie outings for the club in 2025-2026.
• AZ have conceded 30 goals in 14 home matches this Eerste Divisie season, while Emmen have scored 1.00 goals per game and conceded 2.07 per game on their travels this campaign.

Betting Insights

• AZ will be desperate to avenge their 4-2 defeat to Emmen three months ago and the odds on the home team winning seem too high at 2.18.
• Both teams to score is a strong angle with odds of 1.38, while over 2.5 goals is also tempting at 1.4.

Prediction