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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Heracles Almelo
4 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 11:15 UTC Erve Asito HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'
Adrian Szoke 26' Y
Marco Rente 61' Y
Y 65' Bart Ramselaar

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Sam Droge
  • Referee Kevin Bodde
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

2
2
11
Heracles Almelo 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-03-02 Heracles Almelo 1–5 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov FC Utrecht H 4–1 W
25 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
17 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 0–1 L
03 Oct SBV Vitesse A 0–3 L
27 Sep PSV H 1–1 D
20 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 0–4 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Heracles Almelo A 1–4 L
24 Oct FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
18 Oct FC Groningen A 0–0 D
02 Oct SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
27 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
18 Sep VVV Venlo 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
1/5
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
5/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Yoann Cathline 4 G 2 A
Angel Alarcon 4 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 3 G 1 A
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Heracles Almelo have kicked off against FC Utrecht. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rai Vloet makes it 1-0.
  • 3' What composure from Rai Vloet! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 8' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 13' FC Utrecht is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' The 33-year-old Sander van de Streek has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' Adrian Szoke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' Teun Bijleveld is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heracles Almelo tonight.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Breukers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heracles Almelo.
  • 46' GOAL! Silvester van der Water scores on 45.
  • 46' Willem Janssen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy St. Jago at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Belgium international Lucas Schoofs has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Thijmen Nijhuis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heracles Almelo so far.
  • 57' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Eljero Elia departs to be replaced by Othman Boussaid.
  • 61' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 62' The Sweden Simon Gustafson breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 3-1!
  • 63' What a strike from Rai Vloet! The score is 4-1.
  • 65' Bart Ramselaar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' What composure from Rai Vloet! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 5-1.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' Joris van Overeem gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Bart Ramselaar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Sinan Bakis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adrian Szoke on 79 minute.
  • 84' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 87' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 87 minute. Luca de la Torre leaves to be changed by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 90' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Cijntje is hanging Silvester van der Water on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Heracles Almelo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

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
Thomas Bruns 1

Head to Head

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 2019-03-02 Heracles Almelo 1–5 FC Utrecht

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht W 2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2020-10-17 Heracles Almelo 0–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2020-10-03 SBV Vitesse 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-09-27 Heracles Almelo 1–1 PSV D 2020-09-20 Willem II Tilburg 4–0 Heracles Almelo L

FC Utrecht Form

2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht L 2020-10-24 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2020-10-18 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-09-27 FC Utrecht 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2020-09-18 VVV Venlo 1–1 FC Utrecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or FC Utrecht 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo40% Draw28% FC Utrecht32%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Utrecht
60%
Heracles Almelo or FC Utrecht
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo30% Draw45% FC Utrecht25%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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