Heracles Almelo vs VBV De Graafschap, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Heracles Almelo vs VBV De Graafschap — Eredivisie .
- Heracles Almelo 34 games · 19 pts (2025/26)
- VBV De Graafschap 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dennis Higler
- Referee Laurens Gerrets
- Referee Nicky Siebert
- Referee Terry Hoekstra
- Referee Erwin Blank
12 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep VBV De Graafschap H 4–0 W 16 Sep SC Heerenveen A 5–3 W 02 Sep AZ H 3–2 W 26 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 0–5 L 18 Aug ADO Den Haag H 4–2 W 11 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Heracles Almelo A 0–4 L 15 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–2 L 31 Aug FC Emmen A 1–1 D 25 Aug FC Groningen H 0–1 L 18 Aug NAC Breda A 0–3 L 12 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
Heracles Almelo this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Heracles Almelo0-15–/116-302/331-45–/246-60–/461-75–/376+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Heracles Almelo to score. At the same time, VBV De Graafschap does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Javier Vet suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VBV De Graafschap that had 35 games and scored 41 goals.
- 20' It looks surprising Heracles Almelo does not make any changes. Bart van Hintum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Robert Klaasen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 27' VBV De Graafschap is taking the lead after the goal scored by Javier Vet on 27.
- 32' VBV De Graafschap is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Silvester van der Water departs to be replaced by Brandley Kuwas.
- 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adrian Dalmau on 50.
- 52' The referee shows VBV De Graafschap player a Yellow card on 52.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dario Van den Buijs made 222 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 58' What an equalizer from Kristoffer Peterson!
- 63' VBV De Graafschap manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Delano Burgzorg is hanging Stef Nijland on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' VBV De Graafschap started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
- 69' Frank Olijve is replacing Erik Bakker for the VBV De Graafschap side.
- 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bart van Hintum.
- 75' Another substitution for Heracles Almelo to replace Adrian Dalmau by Vincent Vermeij on 75 minute.
- 80' Jordy Thomassen is replacing Youssef Jebli for the VBV De Graafschap side.
- 81' Brandley Kuwas puts Heracles Almelo on the lead.
- 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VBV De Graafschap needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 88' Fabian Serrarens is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- 89' The referee shows VBV De Graafschap player a Red card on 89.
- 89' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Lerin Duarte is replaced by Dabney dos Santos.
- 90' What a strike from Vincent Vermeij! The score is 3-1.
- Full Time. Heracles Almelo beats VBV De Graafschap
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Lineups
Heracles Almelo Lineups
Starting XI
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- 2
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 11
- 52
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9
Adrian Dalmau ↓ Vincent Vermeij 75'
- 23
Bench
- 16
- 12
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17
Brandley Kuwas ↑ 45'
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19
Vincent Vermeij ↑ 75'
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- 18
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24
Dabney dos Santos ↑ 89'
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Coach Frank WormuthVBV De Graafschap Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
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10
Stef Nijland ↓ Delano Burgzorg 63'
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18
Erik Bakker ↓ Frank Olijve 69'
- 44
- 8
- 2
- 12
- 6
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20
Youssef Jebli ↓ Jordy Thomassen 80'
- 11
- 22
Bench
- 47
- 13
- 1
- 36
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28
Frank Olijve ↑ 69'
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25
Delano Burgzorg ↑ 63'
- 32
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Jordy Thomassen ↑ 80'
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Coach Henk de Jong -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Brandley Kuwas 2 Brandley Kuwas 1 Vincent Vermeij 1 Kristoffer Peterson 1 Vincent Vermeij 1 Javier Vet 1 Javier Vet 1 Lerin Duarte 1 Head to Head
Heracles Almelo Form
VBV De Graafschap Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.48 Heracles Almelo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.76 VBV De Graafschap xGI would bet for: Heracles Almelo to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heracles Almelo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Heracles Almelo or Draw 89%Draw or VBV De Graafschap 30%Heracles Almelo or VBV De Graafschap 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heracles Almelo win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 12%3 – 0 9.6%1 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 8.9%1 – 1 8%3 – 1 7.3%4 – 0 Actual0 – 0 5.3%4 – 1 4.6%2 – 2 3.3%5 – 0 3%3 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo
Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push VBV De Graafschap covers -2.5 31% — 69% -2 31% 21% 48% -1.5 52% — 48% -1 52% 22% 26% -0.5 74% — 26% +0.5 91% — 9% +1 91% 6% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet 47% ✗VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.