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Almere City vs FC Emmen Prediction & Betting tips
The performance of FC Emmen gave the team a lot of compliments in recent months, but the title seems to be really too high. On Sunday afternoon, FC Emmen will visit the swaying Almere City.
Almere City:
Almere City hopes to qualify again for the play-offs this season, but the number eight of last year seems to have lost the win just as the prizes are being divided into the Jupiler League. The formation of trainer Jack de Gier is hopelessly out of shape and that has resulted in a collection of bad statistics. More than a month ago the Flevolanders won 2-0 against Go Ahead Eagles, but that was the only good result of the last weeks. In fact, it was the only game in a series of eight matches in which points were taken at all. The remaining seven matches yielded zero runs. At the end of February, Almere City lost a visit to MVV Maastricht and later defeats against Young Ajax, SC Cambuur, Telstar and Jong AZ. The five losses also yielded another fourteen counter-goals, which shows that De Gier must come from a good house to make time. Almere City has dropped to the thirteenth place due to the lack of form.
Last week Almere City went to North Holland for the game with Young AZ and that match seemed at first sight to be very suitable to restore confidence, but it soon turned out that it was not there. The hosts scored twice before half time and got the game in their hands. After the tea it was Sherjill MacDonald who managed to bring back the tension, but later Almere City failed to prevent the loss. Jong AZ quickly put the 3-1 on the board and towards the end of the game there was even a fourth goal: 4-1.
De Gier is currently searching and that resulted in a surprising decision last week. Arsenio Valpoort, the current top scorer of Almere City with fourteen goals, ended up on the bench because the coach was not completely satisfied with his attacker. De Gier chose Jong AZ for Silvester van der Water, Jergé Hoefdraad and MacDonald, who together account for thirteen goals.
FC Emmen:
FC Emmen is currently in fifth place and that is a position that most fans would have signed for at the start of the season. Trainer Dick Luckkien has made a machine of his selection that is virtually unbeatable. Only four out of thirty games played a defeat and the comparison with other clubs shows how handsome this is. Indeed, Telstar and NEC follow that ranking with six defeats. The high number of draws is the reason why FC Emmen is now fifth and not first. The formation of Lukkien barely loses, but simply too often shares the points with the opponents. Fourteen times it has already been equalized and in that area progress can be booked. Just after the winter break, FC Emmen won five games in a row, which caused a cautious mention of a title, but the last few weeks it all went a bit brighter.
An off-day against Young AZ resulted in a surprising 0-2 loss and the points were shared with SC Cambuur, Jong PSV and Helmond Sport. A visit to FC Oss won 2-3, but that was the only victory of the last five games. The showdown with Helmond Sport last week should have given three points in view of the ranking, but it did not come that far. After ninety minutes of football in Drenthe, there was still a 0-0 score on the board. The current position is still more than good, but a little more sharpness in the attack could make FC Emmen the absolute sensation of the season.
Lukkien decided last week to implement two surprising changes. Gersom Klok and Nick Bakker were fit in the match selection, but they ended up on the bench because the coach wanted to watch overload. This week, both defenders are simply expected to kick off again. Because of this decision Stef Gronsveld and Tim Siekman will move to the reserve bank again.
Almere City vs FC Emmen head to head matches
17.11.17 EER FC Emmen Almere City 2 : 2
06.02.17 EER Almere City FC Emmen 3 : 1
22.08.16 EER FC Emmen Almere City 2 : 0
06.05.16 ERE FC Emmen Almere City 1 : 4
02.05.16 ERE Almere City FC Emmen 4 : 1