FC Emmen
- FC Emmen host Jong PSV in a Friday night Eerste Divisie promotion clash where the home side will have to play their very best to overturn the bookmakers’ favorites, who have a solid win on the road.
- Emmen’s players know their roles in a 4-3-3 formation that is both adaptable and difficult to play against, with a compact, disciplined defensive block, selective pressing and a desire to strike on the counter and with set-pieces.
- Romano Postema, Emmen’s talisman, is the main attacking outlet for the home team; he has 16 - 17 league goals this term, takes most of the set-pieces and is the best chance for his side to find the net.
Jong PSV
- This season, Jong PSV have been consistently better than their opponents in the Eerste Divisie, currently sitting in the promotion play-off places around 4th with over 40 points on the board when Emmen occupy the lower mid-table with just 29 points.
- Jong PSV have been in excellent form recently, and they have many young talents that are beginning to make their mark, like Essien Bassey.
- Robin van Duiven is the attacking focus, regularly finding the net, and he is the most dangerous attacker that Jong PSV have.
Head-to-Head
- FC Emmen and Jong PSV have exchanged wins in five of their six recent Eerste Divisie meetings, with Jong PSV winning the most recent clash 3 - 1.
- Jong PSV have won three of their last five competitive games, including big wins over Helmond and Cambuur.
Key Players
- FC Emmen
- Romano Postema - main attacking outlet and set-piece taker with 16 - 17 league goals.
- Pascal Mulder - defender who has contributed several goals from the backline.
- Jong PSV
- Robin van Duiven - regular goal-scorer and primary danger man up front.
- Essien Bassey - promising young talent making an impact.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers have Jong PSV as slight favorites at 4.33, Emmen at 1.68 and the draw at 4.2.
- The Both Teams to Score market is heavily favored at 1.35, and with both defences regularly conceding and both attacks performing in recent matches, it’s hard to argue with this.
Prediction
- Both teams have been frequent scorers and with Emmen on a bad run of results, we feel that this will be a tight, but high-scoring game that the PSV Reserves can edge.
- We’re taking Jong PSV to come out on top in a 2-1 victory.
