Almere defeated VVV-Venlo via penalties in the semi-final stage, while the visitors were far too strong for NAC Breda as they claimed a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory.
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Almere City will host Emmen in the first leg of their Dutch Playoff tie at Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion on Tuesday. The winner of the tiw will earn a spot in the 2023-24 Dutch top flight. The hosts finished their 2022-23 Eerste Divisie campaign at the third spot, having collected 70 points from 38 games, while Emmen ended their regular Eredivisie season at the 16th position, with 28 points to their name from 34 games. Almere defeated VVV-Venlo via penalties in the semi-final stage, while the visitors were far too strong for NAC Breda as they claimed a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory.
🏟️ | 𝑫𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒙
De Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs om promotie en degradatie bereiken hun climax. Dinsdag speelt Almere City FC in een uitverkocht huis tegen FC Emmen. #almemm
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— Almere City FC (@AlmereCityFC) June 5, 2023
After qualifying for the playoffs, Almere City overcame a one goal deficit to defeat Eindhoven FC 3-2 in the two legged first round of the playoffs. And then, following a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their second round playoff, Soulaiman Allouch canceled out Lance Duijvestijn opener to send the tie to penalties, where Nordin Bakker made three crucial saves to send the Black Sheep into the final. Alex Pastoor’s men are now unbeaten in five of their last six games across all competitions but have managed to keep only one clean sheet in the process. Meanwhile, Almere City are aiming to earn promotion to the Eredevisie for the first time ever.
Emmen, on the other hand, secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Breda at De Oude Meerdijk on Saturday thanks to second half efforts from Richairo Zivkovic and Jasin-Amin Assehnoun, to complete a 4-1 aggregate triumph over the Eerste Divisie side. It was the Kannibals’ second consecutive victory following a four-game losing streak prior to the first leg of semi-final playoff. Meanwhile, Almere’s most recent success over Breda was their third away-win from their last ten matches on the road, and they will be searching for successive wins on the road for the first time since July, 2022.
Almere City probable starting lineup: Bakker, Castell, Barbet, Van Bruggen, Akujobi, Smeets, Pena, Duijvestijn, Limbombe, Pascu, Hilterman
Emmen probable starting lineup: Van der Hart, Burnet, Veldmate, Araujo, Te Wierik, El Messaoudi, Vlak, Romeny, Diemers, Antonisse, Zivkovic
Almere City
| Opponents | Score |
| Venlo | 1(2)-(0)1 (W) |
| Venlo | 1-1 (D) |
| Eindhoven FC | 3-1 (W) |
| Eindhoven FC | 1-0 (L) |
| Maastricht | 1-0 (W) |
FC Emmen
| Opponents | Score |
| Breda | 2-0 (W) |
| Breda | 1-2 (W) |
| Utrecht | 3-2 (L) |
| Feyenoord | 1-3 (L) |
| AZ Alkmaar | 5-1 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Almere City draw FC Emmen | 0-0 |
| FC Emmen beat Almere City | 3-0 |
| FC Emmen draw Almere City | 1-1 |
| Almere City draw FC Emmen | 2-2 |
| FC Emmen draw Almere City | 2-2 |
The first leg of the Dutch playoff tie between Almere City and FC Emmen will take place at Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion on Tuesday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Almere City vs Emmen | Key Details |
| Date | June 6 |
| Venue | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion |
| Kickoff time in Netherlands | 8:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm |
Football fans in Netherlands can catch the live action via ESPN network.
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