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

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' In just a few seconds Erve Asito will turn into a battlefield for Heracles Almelo and VVV Venlo.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Goal! Sinan Bakis scores his 21 goal in 2 matches.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rai Vloet made 233 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' GOAL! Rai Vloet scores on 44.
  • 46' Ismail Azzaoui is replacing Kasper Lunding for the Heracles Almelo side.
  • 49' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 50' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Kasper Lunding departs to be replaced by Ismail Azzaoui.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Joshua John. He replaces Yahcuroo Roemer on 52 minute.
  • 55' What a strike from Sinan Bakis! The score is 3-0.
  • 56' GOAL! Sinan Bakis scores on 56. Assisted by Noah Fadiga
  • 59' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Giorgos Giakoumakis departs to be replaced by Jafar Arias.
  • 64' Heracles Almelo is showing some good football. However, Heracles Almelo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 74' The travelling VVV Venlo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Rai Vloet is replaced by Elias Sierra.
  • 82' Arjan Swinkels was booked on 82.
  • 83' Goal! Sinan Bakis scores his 21 goal in 2 matches.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Luca de la Torre is replaced by Melih Ibrahimoglu on 90 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

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sinan Bakis 4
Cyriel Dessers 3
Lerin Duarte 2
Rai Vloet 2
Silvester van der Water 2
Danny Post 1
Kristoffer Peterson 1
Vito van Crooij 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.