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Heracles Almelo vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Heracles Almelo
2 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Fri 7 Feb 2020 · 19:00 UTC Erve Asito HT 45' · FT 45'
Mauro Junior 8' Y
Alexander Merkel 11' Y
Y 24' Alex Carbonell
R 32' George Cox

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Alex Bos

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

6
4
4
Heracles Almelo 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-08-11 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-02-16 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard 2018-11-24 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 2–0 W
02 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 0–1 L
25 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
19 Jan FC Emmen A 0–1 L
21 Dec SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
15 Dec FC Utrecht H 1–3 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–2 L
02 Feb SC Heerenveen H 2–1 W
25 Jan Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
18 Jan SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
21 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 0–0 D
14 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
Anthony Descotte 5 G
Mohammed Ihattaren 4 G 4 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Heracles Almelo host Fortuna Sittard — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Fortuna Sittard have won 323 goals from 277 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 8' Mauro Junior was booked on 8.
  • 11' The referee calls foul for Alexander Merkel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heracles Almelo and Fortuna Sittard are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alex Carbonell on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Mats Knoester has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' George Cox picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Brilliant from the ! Cyriel Dessers makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 33.
  • 37' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Llazaros Rota comes on to replace Alex Carbonell.
  • 42' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' Heracles Almelo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' A stunning finish from Cyriel Dessers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' Sebastian Jakubiak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Merkel on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Mark Diemers departs to be replaced by Vitalie Damascan.
  • 82' Heracles Almelo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fortuna Sittard backline.
  • 83' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Amadou Ciss departs to be replaced by Leandro Fernandes.
  • 86' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teun Bijleveld is hanging Mauro Junior on the field on 86 minute.
  • With this win, Heracles Almelo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismail Azzaoui 4
Adrian Dalmau 4
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Zian Flemming 2
Cyriel Dessers 2
Mark Diemers 2
Kristoffer Peterson 1
Alessio Da Cruz 1

Head to Head

2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-08-11 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-02-16 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard 2018-11-24 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-01-25 Heracles Almelo 2–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2020-01-19 FC Emmen 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2019-12-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2019-12-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht L

Fortuna Sittard Form

2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-02-02 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 SC Heerenveen W 2020-01-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D 2020-01-18 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SBV Vitesse L 2019-12-21 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D 2019-12-14 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo49% Draw27% Fortuna Sittard24%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
76%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
51%
Heracles Almelo or Fortuna Sittard
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo34% Draw47% Fortuna Sittard19%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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