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Heracles Almelo vs SBV Vitesse, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC Polman Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie at Polman Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Joey Kooij

Head-to-Head

2
2
5
Heracles Almelo 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar SBV Vitesse H 3–2 W
10 Mar FC Emmen A 1–1 D
02 Mar FC Utrecht H 1–5 L
22 Feb VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
16 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 6–0 W
09 Feb AFC Ajax H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Heracles Almelo A 2–3 L
10 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
02 Mar NAC Breda H 4–1 W
24 Feb FC Emmen A 3–0 W
16 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 3–2 W
10 Feb FC Groningen A 1–2 L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Heracles Almelo vs SBV Vitesse — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Goal! Adrian Dalmau scores his 32 goal in 233 matches.
  • 7' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Navarone Foor makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heracles Almelo and SBV Vitesse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' Wout Droste has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Max Clark is booked for SBV Vitesse — Yellow card on 25.
  • 26' A stunning finish from Adrian Dalmau — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Janis Blaswich has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Max Clark on 38.
  • 43' SBV Vitesse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Buttner is hanging Dauda Mohammed on the field on 43 minute.
  • 45' Matus Bero does the damage! The net is bulging and SBV Vitesse surge ahead!
  • 45' Heracles Almelo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 48' Matus Bero makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and SBV Vitesse are in front.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexander Merkel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SBV Vitesse.
  • 61' What an equalizer from Dario Van den Buijs!
  • 63' Fresh legs for SBV Vitesse! Thomas Buitink comes on to replace Navarone Foor.
  • 68' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' SBV Vitesse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' SBV Vitesse ring the changes. Bryan Linssen has done his job and it is now time for Hillary Gong Chukwah to step up.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexander Buttner.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Adrian Dalmau is replaced by Dabney dos Santos on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — Heracles Almelo 3-2 SBV Vitesse. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or SBV Vitesse 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo41% Draw24% SBV Vitesse35%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
65%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
59%
Heracles Almelo or SBV Vitesse
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo28% Draw41% SBV Vitesse31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% 64%
+0.5 60% 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
18%
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
19%

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