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Heracles Almelo vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Heracles Almelo
2 – 2
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 19:00 UTC Erve Asito HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Yoann Cathline
0–2 35' Thomas Robinet pen
Jizz Hornkamp pen 48' 1–2
Ajdin Hrustic 65' 2–2
Y 27' Theo Barbet
Ruben Roosken 34' Y
R 59' Thomas Robinet
Sven Sonnenberg 80' Y
Y 88' Peer Koopmeiners
Y 90' Jason van Duiven

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Assistant 1 Maarten Ketting
  • Assistant 2 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)

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

2
2
Heracles Almelo 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC 2023-11-26 Almere City FC 0–5 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Almere City FC H 2–2 D
23 Feb FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
16 Feb PSV A 0–2 L
10 Feb SBV Vitesse H 3–2 W
03 Feb NEC A 1–3 L
27 Jan AFC Ajax H 2–4 L
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Heracles Almelo A 2–2 D
25 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–2 L
17 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W
10 Feb AZ H 0–0 D
02 Feb SBV Excelsior H 2–1 W
27 Jan PSV A 0–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Almere City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Almere City FC is showing some good football. However, Almere City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heracles Almelo and Almere City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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 Joey Jacobs suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' Yoann Cathline adds to his 0 season tally! Almere City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Almere City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 32' Almere City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' Heracles Almelo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 35' What composure from Thomas Robinet! The France international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 40' Heracles Almelo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Ruben Roosken as he leaves the pitch. Jannes Wieckhoff steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 48' Jizz Hornkamp doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' The 25-year-old Kornelius Hansen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Justin Hoogma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Almere City FC.
  • 59' Thomas Robinet is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 60' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sven Sonnenberg is hanging Kelvin Leerdam on the field on 60 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for Almere City FC to replace Kornelius Hansen by Hamdi Akujobi on 64 minute.
  • 65' A goal from the Australia international Ajdin Hrustic! He fires home on 65 to make it 2-2!
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Milan Corryn. He replaces Theo Barbet on 70 minute.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sven Sonnenberg on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Mario Engels is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bryan Limbombe at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' The Almere City FC bench stirs into life. Yoann Cathline is withdrawn and Jason van Duiven gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Almere City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' The referee shows Almere City FC player a card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hendrie Kruzen

Almere City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Sankoh 3
Abdenego Nankishi 2
Jizz Hornkamp 2
Thomas Robinet 1
Yoann Cathline 1
Mats Rots 1
Ajdin Hrustic 1

Head to Head

2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC 2023-11-26 Almere City FC 0–5 Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo Form

2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC D 2024-02-23 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2024-02-16 PSV 2–0 Heracles Almelo L 2024-02-10 Heracles Almelo 3–2 SBV Vitesse W 2024-02-03 NEC 3–1 Heracles Almelo L 2024-01-27 Heracles Almelo 2–4 AFC Ajax L

Almere City FC Form

2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC D 2024-02-25 Almere City FC 0–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2024-02-17 PEC Zwolle 0–1 Almere City FC W 2024-02-10 Almere City FC 0–0 AZ D 2024-02-02 Almere City FC 2–1 SBV Excelsior W 2024-01-27 PSV 2–0 Almere City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.93 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo49% Draw25% Almere City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
74%
Draw or Almere City FC
51%
Heracles Almelo or Almere City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo37% Draw42% Almere City FC21%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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