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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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Emmen and Heracles Almelo is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heracles Almelo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ismail Azzaoui made 471 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Emmen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adrian Szoke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 36' Heracles Almelo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 58' FC Emmen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael de Leeuw on 58.
  • 63' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Kasper Lunding departs to be replaced by Ismail Azzaoui.
  • 68' FC Emmen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Paul Gladon. He replaces Luka Adzic on 70 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 73 minute. Delano Burgzorg leaves to be changed by Adrian Szoke.
  • 77' Another substitution for FC Emmen to replace Lucas Bernadou by Hilal Ben Moussa on 77 minute.
  • 82' What an equalizer from Rai Vloet!
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Verrips.
  • 83' Goal! Rai Vloet scores his 27 goal in 233 matches.
  • 85' The whistle greets Rai Vloet as he departs to be replaced by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
  • 89' What an equalizer from Michael de Leeuw!
  • 90' What a strike from Michael de Leeuw! The score is 3-2.
  • 90' FC Emmen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robbert de Vos is hanging Sergio Pena on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, FC Emmen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.