VBV De Graafschap vs Heracles Almelo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VBV De Graafschap vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Stadion De Vijverberg.
- VBV De Graafschap 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Heracles Almelo 34 games · 19 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dennis Higler
- Referee Joost van Zuilen
- Referee Johan Balder
- Referee Stan Teuben
- Referee Christian Mulder
12 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Mar Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L 16 Mar SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W 09 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 2–3 L 01 Mar ADO Den Haag H 1–1 D 23 Feb PEC Zwolle A 3–0 W 17 Feb FC Utrecht H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 16 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 6–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
Heracles Almelo this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Heracles Almelo0-15–/116-302/331-45–/246-60–/461-75–/376+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for VBV De Graafschap to score. At the same time, Heracles Almelo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 16' Goal! Charlison Benschop scores his 10 goal in 169 matches.
- 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Azor Matusiwa made 469 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 26' 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.
- 31' 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.
- 36' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Joey Konings is replacing Yoell van Nieff for the Heracles Almelo side.
- 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' VBV De Graafschap receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
- 61' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Wout Droste departs to be replaced by Tim Breukers.
- 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dario Van den Buijs.
- 66' What an equalizer from Brandley Kuwas!
- 70' GOAL! Lerin Duarte scores on 70.
- 74' Another substitution for VBV De Graafschap to replace Furdjel Narsingh by Daryl van Mieghem on 74 minute.
- 75' Time for substitution for VBV De Graafschap. Javier Vet is replaced by Nabil Bahoui.
- 80' The travelling Heracles Almelo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 83' It is a substitution in VBV De Graafschap team. Leeroy Owusu is replaced by Frank Olijve on 83 minute.
- 86' The referee calls foul for Youssef Jebli. He receives a Yellow card.
- 88' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Silvester van der Water is hanging Brandley Kuwas on the field on 88 minute.
- 89' Kristoffer Peterson is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- With this win, Heracles Almelo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
VBV De Graafschap Lineups
Starting XI
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Leeroy Owusu ↓ Frank Olijve 83'
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Javier Vet ↓ Nabil Bahoui 75'
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- 5
- 20
- 25
- 3
- 12
Bench
- 24
- 10
- 18
- 13
- 17
- 23
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- 6
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28
Frank Olijve ↑ 83'
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11
Daryl van Mieghem ↑ 74'
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Nabil Bahoui ↑ 75'
Coach Henk de JongHeracles Almelo Lineups
Starting XI
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12
Wout Droste ↓ Tim Breukers 61'
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 17
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10
Yoell van Nieff ↓ Joey Konings 46'
- 9
- 23
Bench
- 16
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Tim Breukers ↑ 61'
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11
Silvester van der Water ↑ 88'
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- 52
- 26
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Joey Konings ↑ 46'
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Coach Frank Wormuth -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Brandley Kuwas 2 Brandley Kuwas 1 Vincent Vermeij 1 Kristoffer Peterson 1 Vincent Vermeij 1 Javier Vet 1 Javier Vet 1 Lerin Duarte 1 Head to Head
VBV De Graafschap Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.99 VBV De Graafschap xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.59 Heracles Almelo xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heracles Almelo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
VBV De Graafschap or Draw 53%Draw or Heracles Almelo 75%VBV De Graafschap or Heracles Almelo 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: VBV De Graafschap win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%0 – 1 11%0 – 0 9.5%0 – 2 9.3%1 – 2 Actual1 – 0 6.5%2 – 1 5.7%1 – 3 4.9%0 – 3 4.9%2 – 2 4.6%2 – 0 3.6%2 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — VBV De Graafschap
Handicap VBV De Graafschap covers Push Heracles Almelo covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 14% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 50% — 50% +1 50% 23% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.