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Almere City FC vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Almere City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Fri 4 Oct 2024 · 18:00 UTC Yanmar Stadion 3,368 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 78' Amar Ahmed Fatah
Y 52' Mickael Tirpan
Y 56' Amine Lachkar
Vasilios Zagaritis 75' Y
Y 85' Boris Lambert

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Almere City FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-04 Almere City FC 0–1 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Willem II Tilburg H 0–1 L
29 Sep PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
22 Sep FC Twente '65 H 0–5 L
15 Sep Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D
31 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D
24 Aug PSV H 1–7 L
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Almere City FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep PSV H 0–2 L
21 Sep FC Utrecht A 2–3 L
15 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
31 Aug Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
25 Aug Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/5
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Willem II Tilburg kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Almere City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hedwiges Maduro will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Willem II Tilburg come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Amar Ahmed Fatah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 30' Kornelius Hansen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 69 appearances.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Almere City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Willem II Tilburg's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Almere City FC and Willem II Tilburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Amar Ahmed Fatah. He replaces Nick Doodeman on 46 minute.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' Mickael Tirpan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
  • 56' Willem II Tilburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Theo Barbet made 312 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Kadile departs to be replaced by Faiz Mattoir.
  • 74' Willem II Tilburg make a change. Cisse Sandra trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Bokila on 74 minutes.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Vasilios Zagaritis.
  • 75' Joey Jacobs has so much to prove this time. He replaces Theo Barbet on 75 minute.
  • 78' GOAL! Amar Ahmed Fatah fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Kornelius Hansen. He replaces Anas Tahiri on 81 minute.
  • 85' Willem II Tilburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 85' Willem II Tilburg make a change. Ringo Meerveld trudges off to be replaced by Boris Lambert on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Almere City FC and Willem II Tilburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 0-1 the final result. Almere City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hedwiges Maduro

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Willem II Tilburg or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC25% Draw30% Willem II Tilburg45%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
75%
Almere City FC or Willem II Tilburg
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC17% Draw50% Willem II Tilburg33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 24% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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