Willem II vs Heracles Almelo Live Stream, Predictions (May 09)

📊 Form Guide

Willem II

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Willem II prepare for this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Eredivisie drawn game vs NEC.

In that game, Willem II had 50% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. NEC Nijmegen had 21 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Calvin Verdonk (1' Own goal) scored for NEC.

Willem II have not been in good attacking form of late. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 3 vs opposing sides over their previous six outings. In those meetings, Willem II have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 10.

A look at their previous results shows us that Willem II:

• haven't lost in the league to Heracles Almelo in their last 2 matches.
• are winless against Heracles Almelo in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 6 league games. Their fans aren't happy.

Heracles Almelo

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Feyenoord in Eredivisie action, Heracles Almelo will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Heracles Almelo had 43% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Heracles Almelo was Luka Kulenović (73'). For their opponents, Feyenoord had 17 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Anis Hadj Moussa (9', 36'), In-beom Hwang (45') and Givairo Read (78') scored for Feyenoord.

Erwin van de Looi's Heracles Almelo have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 6 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period adds up to 10.

Heading into this contest, Heracles Almelo are without an away win for the past 6 league games.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 10/04/2021 tells us that Willem II have won 1 of these & Heracles Almelo 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.

18 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 7 of them for Tricolores and 11 netted by Heraclieden. That is an average goals per game value of 3.

The last league fixture between these sides was Eredivisie match day 3 on 25/08/2024 when it finished Heracles Almelo 1-1 Willem II.

On that occasion, Heracles Almelo had 54% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Juho Talvitie (33').

At the other end, Willem II had 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Jesse Bosch (37') scored.

The match was refereed by Edwin van de Graaf.

📋 Team News: Willem II

Mickaël Tirpan (inflammation), Amine Lachkar (Groin surgery), Dani Mathieu (Knee injury) and Khaled Razak (unknown injury) aren’t available for Willem II boss Peter Maes.

📋 Team News: Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo boss Erwin van de Looi has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Nikolai Laursen (Cruciate ligament tear) and Sava-Arangel Cestic (Broken ankle) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

💭 Prediction

We’re thinking that Heracles Almelo and Willem II may both find scoring difficult here.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw with few scoring chances is looking likely to us. We’re therefore expecting a very close game with a 0-0 scoreline when the full-time whistle blows.

💵 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the WDW market, putting your money on Willem II is available for 2.38, going for a drawn result is 3.6 & betting on a victory for Heracles Almelo can get you 2.55. They are the top market prices offered at present.

Renata Leite, 09:02 05/05/2025