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VVV Venlo vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
VVV Venlo
3 – 2
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sat 7 Nov 2020 · 17:45 UTC Seacon Stadion De Koel HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'
Danny Post 31' Y
Vito van Crooij 37' Y
R 45' Adrian Szoke

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Yorick Weterings

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

2
4
VVV Venlo 6 games · Avg 3.8 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-12-02 Heracles Almelo 4–1 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Heracles Almelo H 3–2 W
31 Oct FC Groningen A 1–2 L
24 Oct AFC Ajax H 0–13 L
17 Oct AZ A 2–2 D
03 Oct ADO Den Haag H 1–2 L
26 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–3 L
01 Nov FC Utrecht H 4–1 W
25 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
17 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 0–1 L
03 Oct SBV Vitesse A 0–3 L
27 Sep PSV H 1–1 D

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. VVV Venlo is hosting Heracles Almelo for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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 Evert Linthorst suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Mats Knoester has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Lucas Schoofs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heracles Almelo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The travelling Heracles Almelo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' The referee shows VVV Venlo player a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vito van Crooij on 37.
  • 38' Silvester van der Water puts Heracles Almelo on the lead.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' Adrian Szoke is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Cijntje is hanging Silvester van der Water on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Goal! Jafar Arias scores his 9 goal in 129 matches.
  • 56' It’s high time Hans de Koning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Steffen Schafer departs to be replaced by Lukas Schmitz.
  • 67' Sensational shot from Vito van Crooij. VVV Venlo is back in the lead.
  • 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 75' The whistle greets Torino Hunte as he departs to be replaced by Guus Hupperts.
  • 78' What an equalizer from Rai Vloet!
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Marco Rente. He replaces Rai Vloet on 79 minute.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luca de la Torre, as he is very good at scoring at Seacon Stadion De Koel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' What a strike from Giorgos Giakoumakis! The score is 3-2.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for VVV Venlo players.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2018-12-02 Heracles Almelo 4–1 VVV Venlo

VVV Venlo Form

2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo W 2020-10-31 FC Groningen 2–1 VVV Venlo L 2020-10-24 VVV Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax L 2020-10-17 AZ 2–2 VVV Venlo D 2020-10-03 VVV Venlo 1–2 ADO Den Haag L 2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo L

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo L 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht W 2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2020-10-17 Heracles Almelo 0–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2020-10-03 SBV Vitesse 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-09-27 Heracles Almelo 1–1 PSV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: VVV Venlo or Heracles Almelo 77% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo33% Draw23% Heracles Almelo44%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
57%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
67%
VVV Venlo or Heracles Almelo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo22% Draw39% Heracles Almelo39%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 20% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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