Emmen vs Vitesse Predictions

Emmen lost 4-1 at Twente last weekend and were then knocked out of the KNVB Beker by Breda in midweek, while Vitesse lost 2-0 at home to Den Haag unexpectedly in the Eredivisie last time out but responded on Tuesday night by knocking De Graafschap out of the cup.

All the stats point towards a Vitesse victory on Sunday and we’ve backed the visitors to pinch all three points via a final scoreline of 1-0.

Vitesse have never lost against Emmen before and won the last meetings between the two clubs in February. The visitors kept a clean sheet on their last trip to Emmen, winning 3-0, and head into this weekend’s clash as the clear form favourites, so you can see why we’re backing them to win on Sunday.

The form of both clubs heading into Sunday’s clash shows you just why we have backed an away win, as Emmen have lost three of their last six matches while Vitesse have won five of their last six matches and are playing really well at this moment in time. However, Emmen are unbeaten at home in their last three matches so we are expecting a close and competitive ninety minutes between the pair, especially as Vitesse have won three, drawn one, and lost one of their five away games in the Eredivisie this season.

The performances of the visitors during the last month or so adds weight to our prediction of a 1-0 final scoreline, as under 2.5 goals were produced in each of Vitesse’s last two matches and the visitors have kept two clean sheets in their last three matches against De Graafschap and VVV.

We’re confident that Vitesse will win on Sunday and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0. Emmen aren’t very consistent right now but at home, they have proved tricky to beat in recent weeks so we’re not expecting an easy win for the visitors. Vitesse arrive in superb form but will be looking to make up for that surprise defeat at home to Den Haag last time out. Vitesse won the corresponding fixture last season 3-0 and while we expect the visitors to keep another clean sheet, we are backing a much tighter and tenser ninety minutes this time around.