📊 Form Guide

Heracles Almelo

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Heracles Almelo prepare for this match following a 1-1 Eredivisie tied result vs SC Heerenveen.

In that match, Heracles Almelo had 35% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Heracles Almelo was Jizz Hornkamp (18'). On the other side, SC Heerenveen got 19 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Marcus Linday (44') scored for SC Heerenveen.

Fixtures involving Heracles Almelo have tended to be exciting ones lately with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum of 23 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of them coming from Heracles Almelo.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Heracles Almelo:

• haven't won against FC Twente in their previous 7 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 8 home league matches. It's been impressive.

FC Twente

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Since a loss in their previous game against Feyenoord in Eredivisie competition, FC Twente will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, FC Twente managed 54% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Twente was Sem Steijn (41', 71'). Feyenoord got 15 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Ayase Ueda (10', 23'), Igor Paixão (14', 53', 62') and Aymen Sliti (90') scored for Feyenoord.

Demonstrating their predisposition for fruitful encounters, we’ve had goals 22 times in the previous six matches in which FC Twente have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have got 12 of those goals. However, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend shall be maintained in this next match or not.

Their prior results show that FC Twente:

• haven't won against Heracles Almelo when they have played them away from home in the previous 6 league games. Not good.
• have not been beaten by Heracles Almelo in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 6 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 08/05/2021 shows us that Heracles Almelo have won 0 of these & FC Twente 3, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

In all, 15 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 4 from Heraclieden and 11 created by De Tukkers. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Eredivisie match day 10 on 27/10/2024 when it finished FC Twente 5-0 Heracles Almelo.

That day, FC Twente managed 61% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Goals were scored by Anass Salah-Eddine (42'), Mees Hilgers (59'), Sam Lammers (77') and Michel Vlap (93').

Heracles Almelo had 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Mimeirhel Benita (38' Own goal) scored.

The match was refereed by Dennis Higler.

🗞️ Team News: Heracles Almelo

Nikolai Laursen (Cruciate ligament tear) and Sava-Arangel Cestic (Broken ankle) will be missing for Heracles Almelo manager Erwin van de Looi.

It looks as if Heraclieden could employ a 4-2-3-1 system for this one with Fabian de Keijzer, Jannes Wieckhoff, Damon Mirani, Ivan Mesik, Mats Rots, B. De Keersmaecker, Sem Scheperman, Juho Talvitie, Thomas Bruns, Suf Podgoreanu and Jizz Hornkamp.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Twente

We are inclined to think that De Tukkers appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Lars Unnerstall, Bart van Rooij, Max Bruns, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Bas Kuipers, Gijs Besselink, Arno Verschueren, Taylor Booth, Sem Steijn, Michel Vlap and Daan Rots.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Heracles Almelo may find it difficult to hit the back of the net against this FC Twente team who we think will likely get the vital goal that wins it.

We therefore fancy a very even contest with a 0-1 win for FC Twente at the end of this game.

Let’s see.

Renata Leite, 12:02 30/03/2025