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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 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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' The ball is rolling at Erve Asito. Heracles Almelo are looking to make home advantage count against VVV Venlo.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zinedine Machach made 519 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Post is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VVV Venlo.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heracles Almelo and VVV Venlo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 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' Sinan Bakis doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' It’s high time Jos Luhukay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' The Netherlands Rai Vloet breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 2-0!
  • 46' Ismail Azzaoui gets the nod from Heracles Almelo. He replaces Kasper Lunding and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mats Knoester on 49 minutes.
  • 50' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Kasper Lunding exits the field as Ismail Azzaoui enters on 50.
  • 52' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Yahcuroo Roemer by Joshua John on 52 minute.
  • 55' The Turkey Sinan Bakis breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 3-0!
  • 56' GOAL! Sinan Bakis fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 59' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Jafar Arias on, Giorgos Giakoumakis off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Wormuth will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' It is a cagey affair so far. Heracles Almelo in their trying to find a way past VVV Venlo's compact .
  • 79' Mats Knoester needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' The whistle greets Rai Vloet as he departs to be replaced by Elias Sierra.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Arjan Swinkels on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Sinan Bakis doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The whistle greets Luca de la Torre as he departs to be replaced by Melih Ibrahimoglu.
  • 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
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.