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

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Willem II Tilburg
5 – 0
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 10:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Wout Droste
Donis Avdijaj 41' Y
Pol Llonch 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Willem II Tilburg vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Patrick Inia

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 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 SC Heerenveen 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

5
1
4
Willem II Tilburg 10 games · Avg 3.8 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 Willem II Tilburg 5–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W
17 Aug FC Groningen A 1–0 W
11 Aug VVV Venlo H 0–1 L
12 Aug Hamburger SV H 1–2 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 0–5 L
18 Aug ADO Den Haag H 4–2 W
11 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–1 D
12 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Willem II Tilburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heracles Almelo's shape.
  • 25' The 31-year-old Kristoffer Peterson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Donis Avdijaj gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 29' Donis Avdijaj is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' GOAL! Fran Sol fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 39' 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.
  • 41' Wout Droste has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 46 minute. Kristoffer Peterson leaves to be changed by Silvester van der Water.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lennart-Marten Czyborra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heracles Almelo.
  • 52' Fran Sol adds to his 0 season tally! Willem II Tilburg lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 58' The referee shows Willem II Tilburg player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Heracles Almelo make a change. Bart van Hintum trudges off to be replaced by Lennart-Marten Czyborra on 65 minutes.
  • 68' Elmo Lieftink gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Pol Llonch and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fran Sol makes it 5-0.
  • 75' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' Adrian Dalmau makes way for Vincent Vermeij at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heracles Almelo.
  • 81' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • Heracles Almelo will have plenty to reflect on. Willem II Tilburg were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.55 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Willem II Tilburg to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Willem II Tilburg69% Draw19% Heracles Almelo12%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
88%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
31%
Willem II Tilburg or Heracles Almelo
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Willem II Tilburg55% Draw36% Heracles Almelo9%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
3 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.8%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 22% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 21% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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