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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
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

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
1/4
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 Erve Asito that hosts another battle between Heracles Almelo and FC Utrecht.
  • 5' FC Utrecht is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ole Romeny on 5.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mario Engels, as he is very good at scoring at Erve Asito with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ron Jans might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Bryan Limbombe is booked for Heracles Almelo — Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Heracles Almelo is showing some good football. However, Heracles Almelo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' Can Bozdogan is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heracles Almelo and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Mario Engels exits the field as Thomas Bruns enters on 46.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Victor Jensen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' Oscar Fraulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Heracles Almelo — Marko Vejinovic on, Anas Ouahim off on 57 minutes.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Oscar Fraulo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Oscar Fraulo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' That is a Yellow card for Heracles Almelo. Jetro Willems will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' Abdenego Nankishi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' 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.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Marko Vejinovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 74 minute. Ole Romeny leaves to be changed by Zakaria Labyad.
  • 79' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' Victor Jensen makes way for Jens Toornstra at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 84' Zidane Iqbal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oscar Fraulo at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Vassilis Barkas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Mats Seuntjens makes way for Isac Lidberg at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

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
Victor Jensen 2
Bart Ramselaar 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 2
Cyriel Dessers 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.