Soccer betting preview: Heracles Almelo welcomes FC Utrecht in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 16.Sep
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Erve Asito (8500 seats)

Heracles Almelo are ready to challenge FC Utrecht in this Eredivisie game. All you must learn about the game is found here!

Insights:
  • Heracles Almelo have the most points from losing position (6) in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (1) in Eredivisie

FC Utrecht play their home games on grass, while this fixture is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for FC Utrecht when playing on artifical turf are 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 13 matches. They have managed to score {23 goals} and conceded 9 times in these games.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

Perfect Eredivisie season at home so far for Heracles Almelo 2 wins from 2 appearances.

The Heracles Almelo supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Excelsior and win 3-1. Hoogma, defender, was given a rating of 8.24/10 in that game, top of the team. Hoogma scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 13 of 16 duels.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against NEC.

This is expected to be a close game, with Heracles Almelo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Heracles as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Heracles Almelo has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Heracles Almelo at home in the league. 5 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

It's not happening yet for FC Utrecht on their Eredivisie travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

FC Utrecht might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Feyenoord proved too strong as FC Utrecht slumped to a 1-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Galgenwaard. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Feyenoord was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. FC Utrecht goalkeeper Barkas was glad for a brilliant day's work vs Feyenoord, but even with pulling off six saves the defeat could not be evaded. Attacker Seuntjens got a player rating of 7.42 in the game. "Man of the match" Seuntjens hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against PEC Zwolle wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

FC Utrecht have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Heracles Almelo won two games, one match ended in a draw and FC Utrecht managed seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

Heracles AlmeloE. Hansson
E. Hansson
1 goals
HeraclesA. Ouahim
A. Ouahim
1 goals
Heracles AlmeloJ. Hoogma
J. Hoogma
1 goals

Heracles Almelo missing players

FC Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Heracles Almelo FC Utrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
6 5 2 Scored S 0 0 1
6 2 1 Conceded C 1 3 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
67% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 75%
 
5.7 6.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5 6
7.7 5 9 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3 4
2.7 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 15.5 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.5 8.5
4.7 6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 2.2
43% 42% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 11%
 
19 13 17 Shots against (avg) S A 9 16 16.2
6.7 3.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 5 6.8
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Utrecht have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (1) in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have the most matches under the total-line (3) in Eredivisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most points from losing position (6) in Eredivisie
Heracles Almelo Last season FC Utrecht
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   18 36
27 15   Won W   8 16
4 3   Drew D   4 9
7 1   Lost L   6 11
103 61   Scored S   36 57
42 17   Conceded C   35 52
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
92% 95%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 75%
74% 68%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   78% 61%
45% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   56% 36%
29% 37%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 14%
50% 47%   BTTS BTTS   61% 56%
42% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 36%
8% 5%   Failed to Score F T   11% 17%
 
6.2 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.6
3.9 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.6
1.7 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
2 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.2 14.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 13
5.8 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.1
47% 51%   Goal Efficiency G E   44% 31%
 
8.7 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.9 12.9
3.2 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AZ 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 9
2 PSV 3 3 0 0 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 8 9
3 FC Twente 3 3 0 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 7 9
4 Feyenoord 4 2 2 0 13 4 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 7 3 9 8
5 Sparta Rotterdam 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 8
6 SC Heerenveen 4 2 0 2 8 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
7 Fortuna Sittard 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
8 Go Ahead Eagles 3 2 0 1 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 6
9 Heracles Almelo 3 2 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 6
10 PEC Zwolle 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 6
11 Ajax 3 1 2 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 5
12 Excelsior 4 1 2 1 9 10 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 5 6 -1 5
13 NEC 4 1 1 2 8 7 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
14 Vitesse 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 -3 3
15 FC Volendam 3 0 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -6 0
16 FC Utrecht 4 0 0 4 1 10 2 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 -9 0
17 Almere City 4 0 0 4 4 14 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 8 -10 0
18 RKC Waalwijk 4 0 0 4 2 13 2 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 -11 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles Almelo 38 27 4 7 103 42 19 15 3 1 61 17 19 12 1 6 42 25 61 85
2 PEC Zwolle 38 27 4 7 99 43 19 15 2 2 58 18 19 12 2 5 41 25 56 85
3 Almere City 38 21 7 10 58 41 19 10 4 5 29 21 19 11 3 5 29 20 17 70
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 19 13 2 4 37 17 19 6 9 4 31 23 28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 19 13 3 3 42 23 19 5 2 12 23 42 0 59
6 NAC Breda 38 18 5 15 64 64 19 10 3 6 34 27 19 8 2 9 30 37 0 59
7 VVV-Venlo 38 16 10 12 56 51 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 10 3 6 32 29 5 58
8 FC Eindhoven 38 16 10 12 58 54 19 10 4 5 37 23 19 6 6 7 21 31 4 58
9 Telstar 38 14 11 13 39 52 19 8 5 6 22 25 19 6 6 7 17 27 -13 53
10 De Graafschap 38 15 7 16 64 54 19 10 2 7 31 20 19 5 5 9 33 34 10 52
11 Jong AZ 38 14 9 15 60 58 19 8 7 4 37 24 19 6 2 11 23 34 2 51
12 ADO Den Haag 38 13 12 13 51 57 19 6 6 7 30 31 19 7 6 6 21 26 -6 51
13 Jong Ajax 38 12 10 16 69 72 19 7 5 7 41 31 19 5 5 9 28 41 -3 46
14 Jong PSV 38 12 9 17 59 63 19 8 3 8 34 29 19 4 6 9 25 34 -4 45
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 12 7 19 49 59 19 7 4 8 27 26 19 5 3 11 22 33 -10 43
16 Helmond Sport 38 11 10 17 39 57 19 7 4 8 26 25 19 4 6 9 13 32 -18 43
17 TOP Oss 38 10 7 21 45 76 19 6 3 10 27 37 19 4 4 11 18 39 -31 37
18 FC Dordrecht 38 9 8 21 41 68 19 6 4 9 23 28 19 3 4 12 18 40 -27 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 10 5 23 46 85 19 7 3 9 30 33 19 3 2 14 16 52 -39 35
20 Jong Utrecht 38 7 7 24 33 65 19 5 5 9 18 21 19 2 2 15 15 44 -32 28
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 34 25 7 2 81 30 17 12 4 1 37 10 17 13 3 1 44 20 51 82
2 PSV 34 23 6 5 89 40 17 14 2 1 54 14 17 9 4 4 35 26 49 75
3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 17 10 5 2 47 14 17 10 4 3 39 24 48 69
4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 17 9 5 3 36 20 17 11 2 4 32 15 33 67
5 FC Twente 34 18 10 6 66 27 17 13 4 0 46 11 17 5 6 6 20 16 39 64
6 Sparta Rotterdam 34 17 8 9 60 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 17 7 6 4 28 19 23 59
7 FC Utrecht 34 15 9 10 55 50 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 7 4 6 35 35 5 54
8 SC Heerenveen 34 12 10 12 44 50 17 6 3 8 21 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -6 46
9 RKC Waalwijk 34 11 8 15 50 64 17 9 3 5 34 26 17 2 5 10 16 38 -14 41
10 Vitesse 34 10 10 14 45 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 17 5 4 8 21 25 -5 40
11 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 10 14 46 56 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 3 4 10 18 33 -10 40
12 NEC 34 8 15 11 42 45 17 3 9 5 28 28 17 5 6 6 14 17 -3 39
13 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 6 18 39 62 17 5 4 8 21 28 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 36
14 FC Volendam 34 10 6 18 42 71 17 9 1 7 29 32 17 1 5 11 13 39 -29 36
15 Excelsior 34 9 5 20 32 71 17 8 2 7 22 26 17 1 3 13 10 45 -39 32
16 FC Emmen 34 6 10 18 33 65 17 3 9 5 16 23 17 3 1 13 17 42 -32 28
17 SC Cambuur 34 5 4 25 26 69 17 3 0 14 14 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -43 19
18 FC Groningen 34 4 6 24 31 75 17 3 3 11 20 34 17 1 3 13 11 41 -44 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AZ 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 9
2 PSV 3 3 0 0 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 8 9
3 FC Twente 3 3 0 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 7 9
4 Feyenoord 4 2 2 0 13 4 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 7 3 9 8
5 Sparta Rotterdam 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 8
6 SC Heerenveen 4 2 0 2 8 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
7 Fortuna Sittard 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
8 Go Ahead Eagles 3 2 0 1 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 6
9 Heracles Almelo 3 2 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 6
10 PEC Zwolle 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 6
11 Ajax 3 1 2 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 5
12 Excelsior 4 1 2 1 9 10 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 5 6 -1 5
13 NEC 4 1 1 2 8 7 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
14 Vitesse 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 -3 3
15 FC Volendam 3 0 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -6 0
16 FC Utrecht 4 0 0 4 1 10 2 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 -9 0
17 Almere City 4 0 0 4 4 14 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 8 -10 0
18 RKC Waalwijk 4 0 0 4 2 13 2 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 -11 0

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.