Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Utrecht vs Heracles Almelo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Utrecht
3 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 9 Dec 2018 · 11:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Mohammed Osman
Y 65' Maximilian Rossmann
Willem Janssen 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Patrick Langkamp
  • Referee Martin Perez

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

11
2
2
FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-09 FC Utrecht 3–1 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Heracles Almelo H 3–1 W
30 Nov SBV Excelsior A 3–3 D
25 Nov VBV De Graafschap H 5–0 W
10 Nov SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
04 Nov ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
28 Oct Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–3 L
02 Dec VVV Venlo H 4–1 W
24 Nov Fortuna Sittard A 0–3 L
11 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–2 L
03 Nov NAC Breda A 1–2 L
27 Oct PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Utrecht and Heracles Almelo.
  • 4' Simon Gustafson adds to his 0 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' FC Utrecht are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heracles Almelo's shape.
  • 10' It’s a booking for Heracles Almelo player. Mohammed Osman gets a Yellow card.
  • 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.
  • 19' What composure from Gyrano Kerk! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 20' Urby Emanuelson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' 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 Willem Janssen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Utrecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Brandley Kuwas, a Curacao , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Utrecht in their trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact .
  • 60' FC Utrecht are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heracles Almelo backline.
  • 61' Vincent Vermeij is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrian Dalmau at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Sander van de Streek has done his job and it is now time for Nick Venema to step up.
  • 65' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 66' Jesper Drost is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lerin Duarte at the 66 minute mark.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Willem Janssen on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maximilian Rossmann makes it 3-1.
  • 76' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Lukas Gortler on, Timo Letschert off on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Yoell van Nieff comes on to replace Dario Van den Buijs.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Othman Boussaid on, Gyrano Kerk off on 87 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simon Gustafson 5
Rai Vloet 4
Gyrano Kerk 3
Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 2
Victor Jensen 2
Bart Ramselaar 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Abdenego Nankishi 1

Head to Head

2018-12-09 FC Utrecht 3–1 Heracles Almelo

FC Utrecht Form

2018-12-09 FC Utrecht 3–1 Heracles Almelo W 2018-11-30 SBV Excelsior 3–3 FC Utrecht D 2018-11-25 FC Utrecht 5–0 VBV De Graafschap W 2018-11-10 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht L 2018-11-04 FC Utrecht 3–0 ADO Den Haag W 2018-10-28 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 FC Utrecht W

Heracles Almelo Form

2018-12-09 FC Utrecht 3–1 Heracles Almelo L 2018-12-02 Heracles Almelo 4–1 VVV Venlo W 2018-11-24 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2018-11-11 Heracles Almelo 0–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2018-11-03 NAC Breda 2–1 Heracles Almelo L 2018-10-27 PEC Zwolle 1–1 Heracles Almelo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.23 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht64% Draw21% Heracles Almelo15%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
85%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
36%
FC Utrecht or Heracles Almelo
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht47% Draw40% Heracles Almelo13%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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