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Heracles Almelo vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Heracles Almelo
1 – 2
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Fri 11 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Erve Asito HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 33' George Cox
Y 45' Mats Seuntjens
Y 52' Llazaros Rota
Delano Burgzorg 57' Y
Y 76' Yanick van Osch

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Don Frijn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
7 SBV Excelsior 2 3
8 NEC 2 3
9 AFC Ajax 1 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 FC Twente '65 2 3
12 SC Heerenveen 1 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
Heracles Almelo 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 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
11 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 1–2 L
06 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
29 Nov AZ H 1–2 L
22 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
07 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–3 L
01 Nov FC Utrecht H 4–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
05 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 3–2 W
29 Nov SBV Vitesse A 0–2 L
22 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–3 L
06 Nov PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
31 Oct AFC Ajax A 2–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Heracles Almelo launch into their encounter with Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' It’s high time Sjors Ultee made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Germany international Orestis Kiomourtzoglou has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 265 games and scored 303 goals.
  • 31' Marco Rente is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' George Cox is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Heracles Almelo in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
  • 43' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Mats Seuntjens is booked for Fortuna Sittard — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Lucas Schoofs as he leaves the pitch. Teun Bijleveld steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! Llazaros Rota argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Delano Burgzorg.
  • 60' The Germany Sebastian Polter breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-1!
  • 61' Heracles Almelo ring the changes. Orestis Kiomourtzoglou has done his job and it is now time for Silvester van der Water to step up.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Llazaros Rota is withdrawn and Branislav Ninaj gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Mike van Beijnen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yanick van Osch on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasper Lunding is hanging Adrian Szoke on the field on 80 minute.
  • 81' Djibril Dianessy is replacing Lisandro Semedo for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Branislav Ninaj is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heracles Almelo.
  • 90' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Emil Hansson has done his job and it is now time for Mike van Beijnen to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Mark Diemers 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Zian Flemming 2
Cyriel Dessers 2
Alen Halilovic 1
Delano Burgzorg 1

Head to Head

2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 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

2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-12-06 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ L 2020-11-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo L 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-12-05 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-11-29 SBV Vitesse 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-11-22 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2020-11-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 PEC Zwolle D 2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or Fortuna Sittard 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo43% Draw27% Fortuna Sittard30%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
70%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
57%
Heracles Almelo or Fortuna Sittard
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo33% Draw45% Fortuna Sittard22%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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