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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 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 AFC Ajax 2 6
4 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
5 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SBV Excelsior 2 3
9 NEC 2 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 FC Twente '65 2 3
12 SC Heerenveen 2 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Heracles Almelo is hosting VVV Venlo for another epic battle.
  • 5' VVV Venlo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heracles Almelo and VVV Venlo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Tristan Dekker is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heracles Almelo tonight.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heracles Almelo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Kasper Lunding has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Torino Hunte has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' What composure from Sinan Bakis! The Turkey international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 40' 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 Jafar Arias suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' What composure from Rai Vloet! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 46' Ismail Azzaoui gets the nod from Heracles Almelo. He replaces Kasper Lunding and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mats Knoester.
  • 50' Ismail Azzaoui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kasper Lunding on 50 minute.
  • 52' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Joshua John on, Yahcuroo Roemer off on 52 minutes.
  • 55' A goal from the Turkey international Sinan Bakis! He fires home on 55 to make it 3-0!
  • 56' The Turkey Sinan Bakis breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 4-0!
  • 59' Another change for VVV Venlo made on 59 minute. Giorgos Giakoumakis leaves to be changed by Jafar Arias.
  • 64' The 30-year-old Zinedine Machach has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua John is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heracles Almelo.
  • 79' VVV Venlo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Elias Sierra comes on to replace Rai Vloet.
  • 82' Arjan Swinkels picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Sinan Bakis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. VVV Venlo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Luca de la Torre is replaced by Melih Ibrahimoglu.
  • 4-0 the final result. VVV Venlo will be bitterly disappointed.

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.