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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Utrecht
2 – 0
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Joris van Overeem 34' Y
Y 40' Tim Breukers
Tommy St. Jago 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Don Frijn
  • Referee Robin Gansner

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
2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht 2019-12-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht 2019-05-21 FC Utrecht 3–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-05-18 Heracles Almelo 0–2 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Heracles Almelo H 2–0 W
12 Jan SBV Vitesse A 0–1 L
09 Jan FC Groningen H 2–2 D
27 Dec AZ H 2–2 D
22 Dec FC Emmen A 3–2 W
19 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
12 Jan FC Emmen H 4–0 W
09 Jan SBV Vitesse H 0–2 L
23 Dec FC Groningen A 1–0 W
20 Dec SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
11 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 1–2 L

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' FC Utrecht have kicked off against Heracles Almelo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rene Hake might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Utrecht that had 321 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' USA international Luca de la Torre has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Sander van de Streek makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 34' FC Utrecht receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for Heracles Almelo. Tim Breukers will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' Teun Bijleveld has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 46' Lucas Schoofs makes way for Luca de la Torre at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heracles Almelo.
  • 51' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Sinan Bakis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Adam Maher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Utrecht tonight.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' 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.
  • 70' Mark van der Maarel is replacing Hidde ter Avest for the FC Utrecht side.
  • 72' Adrian Dalmau is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 72' A tactical swap from Heracles Almelo — Adrian Szoke on, Sinan Bakis off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The 32-year-old Robin Propper has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 78' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Adrian Dalmau departs to be replaced by Mimoun Mahi.
  • 83' Heracles Almelo make a change. Rai Vloet trudges off to be replaced by Teun Bijleveld on 83 minutes.
  • 88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Utrecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for FC Utrecht. Tommy St. Jago will be fuming at that decision.
  • Heracles Almelo will have plenty to reflect on. FC Utrecht were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht 2019-12-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht 2019-05-21 FC Utrecht 3–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-05-18 Heracles Almelo 0–2 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo W 2021-01-12 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Utrecht L 2021-01-09 FC Utrecht 2–2 FC Groningen D 2020-12-27 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ D 2020-12-22 FC Emmen 2–3 FC Utrecht W 2020-12-19 FC Utrecht 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D

Heracles Almelo Form

2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo L 2021-01-12 Heracles Almelo 4–0 FC Emmen W 2021-01-09 Heracles Almelo 0–2 SBV Vitesse L 2020-12-23 FC Groningen 0–1 Heracles Almelo W 2020-12-20 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht51% Draw26% Heracles Almelo23%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
78%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
49%
FC Utrecht or Heracles Almelo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht34% Draw47% Heracles Almelo19%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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