Emmen vs Den Bosch: Dutch Championship Match Prediction
In the 20th round of the Dutch First Division, Emmen and Den Bosch will play. Both teams are aiming for promotion. The hosts are in fourth place and are five points behind second place. The visitors are in the top eight and are only two points behind today opponent. Who will be ahead after the personal meeting on December 20? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

FC Emmen

Current form
Last season, Emmen participated in the play-offs for a place in the Premier League, but lost to Breda, which defended its place in the Eredivisie (1:1, 0:3). Now the team will make another attempt to get into the elite division. The hosts occupy the fourth position in the standings and are six points behind the leaders Excelsior. After four victories in a row, the club lost away to Den Haag (1:2), and then played a draw with Excelsior (1:1) and the youth team of AZ Alkmaar (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Mike te Wierik will miss the game due to an excess of yellow cards.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won in its last three matches.
- The hosts have scored in each of their last seven matches
Estimated line-up: Unbehaun - Nunumente, Mulder, te Wirik, Hammouti - Hawkins, Wagner, Rein, Nsona - Evina, Kade.

FC Den Bosch

Current form
Den Bosch also has a chance to fight for promotion, although they finished last season in penultimate place. The team currently occupies eighth place and is only ahead of Roda on additional indicators. At the same time, the club from -Hertogenbosch is only two points behind today opponent. The visitors have had unsuccessful last five rounds - during this period they managed to beat only Kambuur (2:1). At the same time, the "dragons" lost at home to Excelsior (0:3) and Dordrecht (2:3). In the last two matches there were draws with Helmond (0:0) and the PSV youth team (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad ahead of the match against Emmen.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last nine matches.
- The visitors have won only one of their last nine head-to-head matches against Emmen
Estimated line-up: Van de Merbel - de Groot, Hendrix, van Grunsven, Mas - Laros, van Leeuwen, Verbeek - Acheffa, Kotzebue, Burgering
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
The hosts' last two matches ended with this score
9.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last three matches
1.65Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in the last four matches between the teams.
1.77Tip and bets
The hosts have not been playing very well in recent matches and have only earned two points in three games. In the last head-to-head matches, Emmen has not won by more than one goal. In the seventh round of the current season, Den Bosch beat today opponent with a score of 1:0. We think that today the "dragons" will be able to fight for points.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+1) on Den Bosch for 1.68
Bet on total
The last matches between the teams have not been productive - only one of the six matches managed to score more than two goals. Considering that the clubs are competitors for promotion, we believe that the emphasis will be on the game in defense.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 2.20
Bet on corners
Most likely, the opponents will play defensively, so it is unlikely that we will see many corner kicks from the teams.
Our prediction is under 9.5 corners for 2.23