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FC Emmen vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Emmen
3 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 10:15 UTC De Oude Meerdijk HT 45+2' · FT 45+9'
Y 36' Luca de la Torre
Y 36' Luca de la Torre
Michael Verrips 82' Y
Michael Verrips 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Emmen vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at De Oude Meerdijk.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Marco Ribbink

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
3
FC Emmen 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-25 FC Emmen 3–1 Heracles Almelo 2021-01-12 Heracles Almelo 4–0 FC Emmen 2020-01-19 FC Emmen 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-10-05 Heracles Almelo 2–0 FC Emmen 2019-03-10 FC Emmen 1–1 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Heracles Almelo H 3–1 W
10 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
04 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
20 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
13 Mar FC Groningen A 1–1 D
05 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr FC Emmen A 1–3 L
10 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 4–0 W
04 Apr PSV A 0–3 L
21 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
13 Mar ADO Den Haag A 2–1 W
07 Mar PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Emmen to score. At the same time, Heracles Almelo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' FC Emmen is showing some good football. However, FC Emmen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Jari Vlak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' That is a Yellow card for Heracles Almelo. Luca de la Torre will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Heracles Almelo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dick Lukkien might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Michael de Leeuw — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Ismail Azzaoui comes on to replace Kasper Lunding.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Emmen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Another substitution for FC Emmen to replace Luka Adzic by Paul Gladon on 70 minute.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Delano Burgzorg as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Szoke steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Hilal Ben Moussa. He replaces Lucas Bernadou on 77 minute.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Rai Vloet gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 82' Michael Verrips is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Rai Vloet gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 85' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Rai Vloet exits the field as Orestis Kiomourtzoglou enters on 85.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Michael de Leeuw — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' GOAL! Michael de Leeuw fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Emmen to replace Sergio Pena by Robbert de Vos on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rai Vloet 3
Sinan Bakis 3
Michael de Leeuw 3
Sven Braken 1
Cyriel Dessers 1
Keziah Veendorp 1
Marko Kolar 1
Kristoffer Peterson 1

Head to Head

2021-04-25 FC Emmen 3–1 Heracles Almelo 2021-01-12 Heracles Almelo 4–0 FC Emmen 2020-01-19 FC Emmen 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-10-05 Heracles Almelo 2–0 FC Emmen 2019-03-10 FC Emmen 1–1 Heracles Almelo

FC Emmen Form

2021-04-25 FC Emmen 3–1 Heracles Almelo W 2021-04-10 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Emmen W 2021-04-04 FC Emmen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-03-20 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 FC Emmen D 2021-03-13 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen D 2021-03-05 FC Emmen 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D

Heracles Almelo Form

2021-04-25 FC Emmen 3–1 Heracles Almelo L 2021-04-10 Heracles Almelo 4–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-04-04 PSV 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-03-13 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2021-03-07 Heracles Almelo 2–1 PEC Zwolle W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.66 FC Emmen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen50% Draw26% Heracles Almelo24%
Actual: FC Emmen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Emmen or Draw
76%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
50%
FC Emmen or Heracles Almelo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen34% Draw45% Heracles Almelo21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Emmen

Handicap FC Emmen covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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