This match was marked in the calendar a long time ago by fans of both teams, as it's the first Play-offs 3/4 fixture of the season. Both USV Hercules and GVVV are aiming for a positive start to their campaign.
Hercules's stadium, Sportpark Voordorp, has a grass surface. GVVV have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for GVVV when playing on grass; 12 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses from 26 matches. They have scored {47 goals} in these games and conceded 38.
Both teams have had plentiful rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!
USV Hercules form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for USV Hercules as they were promoted from Derde Divisie: Zondag last season. Happy days that were secured through 18 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses from 34 games. The team scored 41 goals at home last season and conceded 25. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
GVVV form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for GVVV as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 9 victories from 34 games, relegation was a fact. GVVV's manager Vink are hoping to lead the team right back to Tweede Divisie at the first attempt.
Head 2 Head
USV Hercules missing players
GVVV missing players
| USV Hercules | GVVV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 6.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 69% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 13.5 | 16 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| USV Hercules | Last season | GVVV | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 12 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 64 | 35 | Scored | S | 40 | 77 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 40 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 74% | ||
| 62% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 65% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 47% | ||
| 6% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 35% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 56% | ||
| 35% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 41% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 21% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 140% | 165% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
