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Heracles Almelo vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Heracles Almelo
4 – 0
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:30 UTC Erve Asito HT 45' · FT 45'
Mats Knoester 49' Y
Y 82' Arjan Swinkels

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

4
2
Heracles Almelo 6 games · Avg 3.8 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Heracles Almelo 4–0 VVV Venlo 2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo 2020-02-14 VVV Venlo 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-11-09 Heracles Almelo 6–1 VVV Venlo 2019-02-22 VVV Venlo 0–1 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May VVV Venlo H 4–0 W
25 Apr FC Emmen A 1–3 L
10 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 4–0 W
04 Apr PSV A 0–3 L
21 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
13 Mar ADO Den Haag A 2–1 W
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Heracles Almelo A 0–4 L
24 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 0–2 L
11 Apr PSV H 0–2 L
03 Apr FC Groningen H 0–1 L
21 Mar PEC Zwolle A 1–2 L
14 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Heracles Almelo vs VVV Venlo — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heracles Almelo and VVV Venlo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sinan Bakis, as he is very good at scoring at Erve Asito with 16 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 20' Vito van Crooij, a Netherlands midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' 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 Rai Vloet suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The 28-year-old Tristan Dekker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Sinan Bakis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Delano Burgzorg is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for VVV Venlo tonight.
  • 44' GOAL! Rai Vloet scores on 44.
  • 46' Another substitution for Heracles Almelo to replace Kasper Lunding by Ismail Azzaoui on 46 minute.
  • 49' Heracles Almelo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Kasper Lunding is replaced by Ismail Azzaoui on 50 minute.
  • 52' VVV Venlo make a change. Yahcuroo Roemer trudges off to be replaced by Joshua John on 52 minutes.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Sinan Bakis makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sinan Bakis makes it 4-0.
  • 59' VVV Venlo ring the changes. Giorgos Giakoumakis has done his job and it is now time for Jafar Arias to step up.
  • 64' VVV Venlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Elias Sierra comes on to replace Rai Vloet.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Arjan Swinkels.
  • 83' GOAL! Sinan Bakis scores on 83.
  • 88' Joshua John needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Heracles Almelo make a change. Luca de la Torre trudges off to be replaced by Melih Ibrahimoglu on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sinan Bakis 4
Cyriel Dessers 3
Silvester van der Water 2
Lerin Duarte 2
Rai Vloet 2
Alexander Merkel 1
Peter van Ooijen 1
Danny Post 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Heracles Almelo 4–0 VVV Venlo 2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo 2020-02-14 VVV Venlo 1–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-11-09 Heracles Almelo 6–1 VVV Venlo 2019-02-22 VVV Venlo 0–1 Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo Form

2021-05-01 Heracles Almelo 4–0 VVV Venlo W 2021-04-25 FC Emmen 3–1 Heracles Almelo L 2021-04-10 Heracles Almelo 4–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-04-04 PSV 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-03-13 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Heracles Almelo W

VVV Venlo Form

2021-05-01 Heracles Almelo 4–0 VVV Venlo L 2021-04-24 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 VVV Venlo L 2021-04-11 VVV Venlo 0–2 PSV L 2021-04-03 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen L 2021-03-21 PEC Zwolle 2–1 VVV Venlo L 2021-03-14 VVV Venlo 1–3 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.15 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo66% Draw21% VVV Venlo13%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
87%
Draw or VVV Venlo
34%
Heracles Almelo or VVV Venlo
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo48% Draw41% VVV Venlo11%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 23% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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