Saturday , 14 November 2026

Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Heracles Almelo
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Fri 24 Jan 2025 · 19:00 UTC Erve Asito 11,945 HT 45' · FT 45'
Thomas Bruns 58' 1–0
1–1 90+2' Souffian El Karouani
Y 42' Mike van der Hoorn
Jan Zamburek 57' Y
Jizz Hornkamp 63' Y
Y 70' Paxten Aaronson
Jannes Wieckhoff 81' Y
Sem Scheperman 90' Y
Daniel van Kaam 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Johan Balder
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 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
2025-01-24 Heracles Almelo 1–1 FC Utrecht 2024-11-08 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2024-02-23 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht 2022-02-11 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
19 Jan Almere City FC A 2–0 W
11 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
14 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–5 L
07 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–2 D
01 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
18 Jan AZ H 0–0 D
12 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–1 W
22 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–5 L
15 Dec Go Ahead Eagles H 3–3 D
08 Dec Almere City FC A 3–1 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' That's the starting whistle at Erve Asito. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Heracles Almelo and FC Utrecht.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erwin van de Looi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Heracles Almelo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mats Rots is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 30' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The travelling FC Utrecht supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 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.
  • 42' Mike van der Hoorn was booked on 42.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabian de Keijzer made 329 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jan Zamburek.
  • 58' Thomas Bruns adds to his 0 season tally! Heracles Almelo lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jizz Hornkamp on 63 minutes.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Adrian Blake. He replaces Miliano Jonathans on 67 minute.
  • 70' That is a card for FC Utrecht. Paxten Aaronson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' Juho Talvitie is replacing Jizz Hornkamp for the Heracles Almelo side.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' Heracles Almelo make a change. Suf Podgoreanu trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Limbombe on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Jannes Wieckhoff picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 82 minute. Siebe Horemans leaves to be changed by Alonzo Engwanda.
  • 84' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Jan Zamburek departs to be replaced by Justin Hoogma.
  • 89' Zidane Iqbal, a Iraq , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Sem Scheperman is booked for Heracles Almelo — card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erwin van de Looi

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

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

2025-01-24 Heracles Almelo 1–1 FC Utrecht 2024-11-08 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2024-02-23 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht 2022-02-11 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Utrecht

Heracles Almelo Form

2025-01-24 Heracles Almelo 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2025-01-19 Almere City FC 0–2 Heracles Almelo W 2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-14 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–2 Heracles Almelo L 2024-12-07 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2024-12-01 AZ 1–0 Heracles Almelo L

FC Utrecht Form

2025-01-24 Heracles Almelo 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2025-01-18 FC Utrecht 0–0 AZ D 2025-01-12 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2024-12-22 FC Utrecht 2–5 Fortuna Sittard L 2024-12-15 FC Utrecht 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles D 2024-12-08 Almere City FC 1–3 FC Utrecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or FC Utrecht 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo33% Draw30% FC Utrecht37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Utrecht
67%
Heracles Almelo or FC Utrecht
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo23% Draw50% FC Utrecht27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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