📊 Form Guide

FC Zwolle

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FC Zwolle go into this fixture following a 2-2 Eredivisie drawn match against NEC.

In that match, FC Zwolle managed 42% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For FC Zwolle, the scorers were Thomas Lam (10') and Odysseus Velanas (68'). At the other end, NEC Nijmegen had 17 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Koki Ogawa (47', 53') was the scorer for NEC.

It’s been seldom in recent times where FC Zwolle haven’t conceded. The facts show that FC Zwolle have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 15 goals on the way.

Heracles Almelo

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After being beaten in their last game against SC Heerenveen in Eredivisie competition, Heracles Almelo and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Heracles Almelo had 50% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, SC Heerenveen got 20 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Che Nunnely (9') and Pelle van Amersfoort (88') scored for SC Heerenveen.

A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Heracles Almelo has become noticeable of late. Examining their last 6 meetings shows that it has happened 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal aggregate of 7 while Heracles Almelo have scored 9. That kind of pattern might not follow through here, however.

Ahead of this clash, Heracles Almelo have not won against FC Zwolle when they've played them away from home in the last 5 league matches. Not good.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 07/03/2021, there has been little to separate the clubs with FC Zwolle winning 3 of those games, Heracles Almelo 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.

A combined sum of 17 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 from Blauwvingers and 8 coming from Heraclieden. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league match featuring these clubs was Eredivisie match day 11 on 01/10/2023 when it finished Heracles Almelo 2-1 FC Zwolle.

The referee was Bas Nijhuis.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Zwolle

The FC Zwolle manager Johnny Jansen will be happy not to have any fitness worries at all coming into this game thanks to a completely injury-free squad to choose from.

It looks as if Blauwvingers could make use of the 4-2-3-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Jasper Schendelaar, Bram van Polen, Sam Kersten, Thomas Lam, A. Garcia McNulty, Anouar El Azzouzi, Filip Krastev, Younes Namli, Odysseus Velanas, S. van der and Lennart Thy.

📋 Team News: Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo manager Erwin van de Looi has to currently contend with reduced team options. Jannes Wieckhoff (Hamstring injury), Stijn Bultman (Meniscus injury), Emil Hansson (Calf injury), Nikolai Laursen (Cruciate ligament tear) and Sava-Arangel Cestic (Broken ankle) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

There’s a good chance that Heraclieden seem likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Michael Brouwer, Navajo Bakboord, Justin Hoogma, Kelvin Leerdam, Fredrik Oppegaard, B. De Keersmaecker, Marko Vejinovic, Ajdin Hrustic, Sem Scheperman, Bryan Limbombe and Jizz Hornkamp.

🔮 Prediction

In this game, Heracles Almelo are certainly able to find the back of the net against this FC Zwolle lineup, however it may not be as many as the goals that they could concede.

Our selection here is for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for FC Zwolle after 90 minutes. Could easily see this go either way.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 10:11 28/04/2024