Saturday , 14 November 2026

Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Heracles Almelo
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Erve Asito 11,831 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Ole Romeny
0–2 45+6' Victor Jensen
Abdenego Nankishi 62' 1–2
1–3 90+4' Navajo Bakboord og
Bryan Limbombe 25' Y
Y 34' Can Bozdogan
Y 58' Oscar Fraulo
Jetro Willems 60' Y
Marko Vejinovic 73' Y
Y 89' Vassilis Barkas

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Dyon Fikkert
10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht 2022-02-11 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Utrecht 2021-11-28 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–3 L
02 Sep SBV Excelsior H 3–1 W
18 Aug NEC H 2–1 W
12 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
15 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–3 L
11 May RKC Waalwijk A 0–2 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Heracles Almelo A 3–1 W
03 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–5 L
27 Aug PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
20 Aug SC Heerenveen H 0–2 L
12 Aug PSV A 0–2 L
28 May FC Emmen H 3–2 W

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' We are underway at Erve Asito. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A goal from the Indonesia international Ole Romeny! He fires home on 5 to make it 0-1!
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Heracles Almelo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Bryan Limbombe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' FC Utrecht are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Can Bozdogan.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Lammers will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Sven Sonnenberg is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Utrecht so far.
  • 46' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Bruns is hanging Mario Engels on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Victor Jensen makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Marko Vejinovic. He replaces Anas Ouahim on 57 minute.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oscar Fraulo.
  • 59' Oscar Fraulo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Jetro Willems argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Abdenego Nankishi makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 67' 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.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' Marko Vejinovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Zakaria Labyad is replacing Ole Romeny for the FC Utrecht side.
  • 79' Mohamed Sankoh has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' Jens Toornstra gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Victor Jensen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Oscar Fraulo departs to be replaced by Zidane Iqbal.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Vassilis Barkas argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Mats Seuntjens by Isac Lidberg on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Lammers

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht 2022-02-11 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Utrecht 2021-11-28 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht

Heracles Almelo Form

2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht L 2023-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–1 SBV Excelsior W 2023-08-18 Heracles Almelo 2–1 NEC W 2023-08-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 Heracles Almelo L 2022-05-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-05-11 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo L

FC Utrecht Form

2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht W 2023-09-03 FC Utrecht 1–5 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-08-27 PEC Zwolle 1–0 FC Utrecht L 2023-08-20 FC Utrecht 0–2 SC Heerenveen L 2023-08-12 PSV 2–0 FC Utrecht L 2023-05-28 FC Utrecht 3–2 FC Emmen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or FC Utrecht 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo37% Draw29% FC Utrecht34%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Utrecht
63%
Heracles Almelo or FC Utrecht
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo27% Draw47% FC Utrecht26%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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