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Heracles Almelo come up against away side SC Heerenveen at Erve Asito in the Eredivisie meeting on Sunday.
Our Heracles Almelo v SC Heerenveen predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
๐ Form Guide
Heracles Almelo
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Heracles Almelo fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-2 Eredivisie victory versus Sparta Rotterdam.
In that game, Heracles Almelo managed 45% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Heracles Almelo, the goalscorers were Justin Hoogma (48') and Jizz Hornkamp (73'). At the other end, Sparta Rotterdam got 21 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Charles-Andreas Brym (42') was the scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
Erwin van de Looi's Heracles Almelo have hit the back of the net 11 times over their preceding six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures amounts to 7.
Their previous form shows that Heracles Almelo:
- haven't won against SC Heerenveen in their previous 3 matches in the league.
- have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches at home.
SC Heerenveen
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After being beaten in their last game against FC Utrecht in Eredivisie action, SC Heerenveen will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, SC Heerenveen had 55% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for SC Heerenveen was Patrik Wรฅlemark (90', 94'). For their opponents, FC Utrecht got 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Isac Lidberg (37') and Sam Lammers (48', 83') scored for FC Utrecht.
Demonstrating their partiality to fruitful encounters, goals have been scored 22 times in the prior 6 games in which SC Heerenveen have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have managed 12 of these goals.
Going into this encounter, SC Heerenveen havenโt won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.
๐ฅ Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 21/12/2019 shows us that Heracles Almelo have won 2 of them and SC Heerenveen 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A combined sum of 12 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 4 from Heraclieden and 8 coming from De Superfriezen. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.
The last league contest featuring these clubs was Eredivisie match day 14 on 28/10/2023 and the score finished SC Heerenveen 3-0 Heracles Almelo.
The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof.
๐ฐ Team News: Heracles Almelo
Stijn Bultman (Meniscus injury), Nikolai Laursen (Cruciate ligament tear) and Sava-Arangel Cestic (Broken ankle) wonโt be available for Heracles Almelo boss Erwin van de Looi.
In our view, Heraclieden should employ a 4-2-3-1 system for this game, utilising Michael Brouwer, Navajo Bakboord, Kelvin Leerdam, Sven Sonnenberg, Fredrik Oppegaard, B. De Keersmaecker, Marko Vejinovic, Ajdin Hrustic, Sem Scheperman, Bryan Limbombe and Jizz Hornkamp.
๐ Team News: SC Heerenveen
With a completely healthy squad available for selection, the SC Heerenveen manager Kees van Wonderen has zero fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game.
We are inclined to think that De Superfriezen might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Mickey van der Hart, Hussein Ali, Sven van Beek, Pawel Bochniewicz, Mats Koehlert, Thom Haye, Simon Olsson, Che Nunnely, Luuk Brouwers, Patrik Waalemark and Pelle van Amersfoort.
๐ก Prediction
SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.
At this stage, it appears to have the makings of a possible draw. We therefore think that itโs going to be a very close game with a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 10:07 14/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Heracles Almelo
Formed: 1903
Stadium: Erve Asito (12,080)
Captain: Justin Hoogma
Chairman: Hans Morsink
Manager: Erwin van de Looi
Competitions: Eredivisie position 13
โญ Key Player: Mario Engels
Typically taking to the field in the Striker position, Mario Engels was born in Roding, Germany. After having made a senior debut playing for FSV Frankfurt in the 2014 - 2015 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 5 league goals in the Eredivisie 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 29 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 81 | WLWWW |
2 |
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29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 69 | WWWDW |
3 |
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29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 60 | WLWDW |
4 |
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30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 55 | WWLLW |
5 |
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29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 46 | WLWDW |
6 |
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29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 45 | DDWDL |
7 |
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29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 42 | LLWDD |
8 |
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29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 42 | DWLWW |
9 |
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30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 40 | DWWLW |
10 |
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29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 35 | DWLDL |
11 |
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29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 33 | LLDDL |
12 |
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30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -18 | 33 | DDDDL |
13 |
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29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | -20 | 32 | LWLWW |
14 |
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29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 31 | DLLLW |
15 |
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30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -20 | 25 | DLLLW |
16 |
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30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -21 | 24 | DDDLL |
17 |
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30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -44 | 19 | LDDWL |
18 |
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30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | -46 | 17 | DLLLL |
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Go Ahead Eagles |
Feyenoord |
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FC Utrecht |
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FC Twente |
RKC Waalwijk |
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Feyenoord |
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AZ |
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Go Ahead Eagles |
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Almere City |
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Vitesse |
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Ajax |
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FC Volendam |
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Excelsior |
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FC Zwolle |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 49 |
Time first goal conceded | 22 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 5-0 |
Biggest defeat | 6-0 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 2.2 |
Time first goal scored | 33 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 0.9 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 6-1 |
Jizz Hornkamp | 10 |
Mohamed Sankoh | 6 |
Mario Engels | 5 |
Emil Hansson | 5 |
Abdenego Nankishi | 3 |
Pelle van Amersfoort | 10 |
Osame Sahraoui | 7 |
Luuk Brouwers | 6 |
Ion Nicolฤescu | 5 |
Thom Haye | 4 |
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PSV Eindhoven |
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Vitesse |
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