Friday , 25 September 2026

Almere City FC vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Almere City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 19 Jan 2025 · 13:30 UTC Yanmar Stadion 4,182 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Mats Rots
0–2 71' Jizz Hornkamp
Hamdi Akujobi 17' Y
Y 22' Sem Scheperman
Junior Kadile 45' Y
Thom Haye 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Assistant 1 Mark Janssen (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
2
Almere City FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-19 Almere City FC 0–2 Heracles Almelo 2024-09-15 Heracles Almelo 0–0 Almere City FC 2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC 2023-11-26 Almere City FC 0–5 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Heracles Almelo H 0–2 L
12 Jan FC Groningen A 0–0 D
21 Dec SC Heerenveen H 3–0 W
15 Dec AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
08 Dec FC Utrecht H 1–3 L
30 Nov NAC Breda A 0–1 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Almere City FC A 2–0 W
11 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
14 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–5 L
07 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–2 D
01 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
23 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Almere City FC and Heracles Almelo is underway.
  • 5' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Yanmar Stadion. Almere City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' Hamdi Akujobi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 17.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Sem Scheperman is booked for Heracles Almelo — card on 22.
  • 27' Juho Talvitie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heracles Almelo tonight.
  • 28' Mats Rots puts Heracles Almelo on the lead.
  • 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' The 28-year-old Jizz Hornkamp has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Junior Kadile picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Kadile departs to be replaced by Kornelius Hansen.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a card for Thom Haye.
  • 60' Thomas Bruns needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel van Kaam is hanging Thomas Bruns on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Anas Tahiri departs to be replaced by Baptiste Guillaume.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Jizz Hornkamp makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 76' Almere City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heracles Almelo backline.
  • 80' Almere City FC ring the changes. Ricardo Visus has done his job and it is now time for Alex Carbonell to step up.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' Bryan Limbombe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jizz Hornkamp on 89 minute.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erwin van de Looi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Sankoh 3
Jizz Hornkamp 2
Abdenego Nankishi 2
Thomas Robinet 1
Yoann Cathline 1
Mats Rots 1
Ajdin Hrustic 1

Head to Head

2025-01-19 Almere City FC 0–2 Heracles Almelo 2024-09-15 Heracles Almelo 0–0 Almere City FC 2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC 2023-11-26 Almere City FC 0–5 Heracles Almelo

Almere City FC Form

2025-01-19 Almere City FC 0–2 Heracles Almelo L 2025-01-12 FC Groningen 0–0 Almere City FC D 2024-12-21 Almere City FC 3–0 SC Heerenveen W 2024-12-15 AFC Ajax 3–0 Almere City FC L 2024-12-08 Almere City FC 1–3 FC Utrecht L 2024-11-30 NAC Breda 1–0 Almere City FC L

Heracles Almelo Form

2025-01-19 Almere City FC 0–2 Heracles Almelo W 2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-14 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–2 Heracles Almelo L 2024-12-07 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2024-12-01 AZ 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2024-11-23 Heracles Almelo 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.24 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Almere City FC or Heracles Almelo 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC31% Draw29% Heracles Almelo40%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
69%
Almere City FC or Heracles Almelo
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC23% Draw47% Heracles Almelo30%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.