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Heracles Almelo vs Willem II Tilburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Heracles Almelo
3 – 4
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Tue 2 Apr 2019 · 17:45 UTC Polman Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Alexander Merkel 65' Y
Y 82' Timon Wellenreuther
Y 89' Diego Palacios
Adrian Dalmau 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Polman Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Peter Janson
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Van der Eijk

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 AFC Ajax 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SC Heerenveen 2 4
9 SBV Excelsior 2 3
10 NEC 2 3
11 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
12 FC Twente '65 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
1
5
Heracles Almelo 10 games · Avg 3.8 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-02 Heracles Almelo 3–4 Willem II Tilburg 2018-08-26 Willem II Tilburg 5–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 3–4 L
30 Mar VBV De Graafschap A 2–1 W
16 Mar SBV Vitesse H 3–2 W
10 Mar FC Emmen A 1–1 D
02 Mar FC Utrecht H 1–5 L
22 Feb VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Heracles Almelo A 4–3 W
30 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 3–2 W
16 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–2 W
09 Mar VBV De Graafschap H 3–2 W
03 Mar SC Heerenveen A 2–4 L
24 Feb AZ H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/5
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Heracles Almelo vs Willem II Tilburg — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heracles Almelo and Willem II Tilburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Diego Palacios has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 165 appearances.
  • 31' Pol Llonch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Renato Tapia on 31 minute.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' Willem II Tilburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The Sweden Alexander Isak breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-1!
  • 48' Magnificent from Alexander Isak! That is 113 goals in 521 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' What a strike from Alexander Isak! The score is 0-3.
  • 59' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dabney dos Santos is hanging Lerin Duarte on the field on 59 minute.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Vangelis Pavlidis gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 65' Alexander Merkel was booked on 65.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' A change in the Willem II Tilburg ranks — Vangelis Pavlidis exits the field as Dries Saddiki enters on 71.
  • 72' Brandley Kuwas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marious Vrousai, as he is very good at scoring at Polman Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 81' Joey Konings makes no mistake. The score reads 2-4 and Heracles Almelo are in front.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Timon Wellenreuther. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Assisted by Alexander Isak with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marious Vrousai makes no mistake. 2-5!
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Palacios.
  • 90' Adrian Dalmau adds to his 0 season tally! Heracles Almelo lead 3-5 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Adrian Dalmau picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Fran Sol 3
Fran Sol 3
Donis Avdijaj 2
Rai Vloet 2
Alexander Isak 2
Sinan Bakis 2
Donis Avdijaj 2

Head to Head

2019-04-02 Heracles Almelo 3–4 Willem II Tilburg 2018-08-26 Willem II Tilburg 5–0 Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo Form

2019-04-02 Heracles Almelo 3–4 Willem II Tilburg L 2019-03-30 VBV De Graafschap 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2019-03-16 Heracles Almelo 3–2 SBV Vitesse W 2019-03-10 FC Emmen 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2019-03-02 Heracles Almelo 1–5 FC Utrecht L 2019-02-22 VVV Venlo 0–1 Heracles Almelo W

Willem II Tilburg Form

2019-04-02 Heracles Almelo 3–4 Willem II Tilburg W 2019-03-30 Willem II Tilburg 3–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2019-03-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–3 Willem II Tilburg W 2019-03-09 Willem II Tilburg 3–2 VBV De Graafschap W 2019-03-03 SC Heerenveen 4–2 Willem II Tilburg L 2019-02-24 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.82 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.51 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo29% Draw23% Willem II Tilburg48%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
52%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
71%
Heracles Almelo or Willem II Tilburg
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo24% Draw36% Willem II Tilburg40%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 4
3.8%
0 – 3
3.5%
2 – 4
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 13% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 19% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 15% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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