Football news and preview: USV Hercules odds-on when Groene Ster visit

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Competition: Netherlands Derde Divisie: Zondag
Competition: Sun 04.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Voordorp (1800 seats)

USV Hercules are enjoying their stay in the top table places while Groene Ster are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • USV Hercules have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Derde Divisie: Zondag
  • Groene Ster have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Derde Divisie: Zondag

Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!

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USV Hercules form and stats

USV Hercules are steadily winning Derde Divisie: Zondag games and points here at Sportpark Voordorp. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.

An away draw last time out for USV Hercules, facing UNA in a game that ended 0-0.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against UDI '19.

One fact: This side have finished 5 league rounds in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Hercules's attacking play is working. USV Hercules have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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Groene Ster form and stats

Groene Ster have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Derde Divisie: Zondag, after 0-5-2 (7 played). With three draws in a row for Groene Ster the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Groene Ster delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Dongen (placed 18th) in their previous fixture.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against UNA.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Groene as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one USV Hercules victory, zero draws and two Groene Ster wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

USV Hercules missing players

Groene Ster missing players

USV Hercules Groene Ster
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 4 Played P 2 7 16
9 5 3 Won W 0 0 2
4 2 0 Drew D 1 5 8
3 1 1 Lost L 1 2 6
33 18 10 Scored S 0 4 17
17 9 4 Conceded C 1 6 23
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 57% 75%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 43% 69%
69% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 44%
44% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 38%
12% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 19%
62% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 62%
31% 12% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 25%
12% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 38%
 
5.1 4.6 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.8 5.9
3.4 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.4 4.2
1 1 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.2 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.1 17.2 21.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.8 12.1
7.3 8 10 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.4 5.5
33% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 16%
 
8.4 9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 9.2 9.1
4.7 4.6 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.4
Key stats in Derde Divisie: Zondag this season:
  • All of USV Hercules's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Groene Ster have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Derde Divisie: Zondag
  • Groene Ster have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Groene Ster have yet to win a game away.
  • USV Hercules have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Groene Ster have scored away.
  • USV Hercules have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Derde Divisie: Zondag
  • USV Hercules haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ADO '20 16 15 1 0 43 13 8 8 0 0 21 7 8 7 1 0 22 6 30 46
2 VVSB 17 12 3 2 51 22 9 7 1 1 29 11 8 5 2 1 22 11 29 39
3 Blauw Geel '38 16 9 5 2 26 19 8 4 3 1 13 11 8 5 2 1 13 8 7 32
4 USV Hercules 16 9 4 3 33 17 8 5 2 1 18 9 8 4 2 2 15 8 16 31
5 UNA 16 6 9 1 26 12 8 3 4 1 11 6 8 3 5 0 15 6 14 27
6 GVV Unitas 16 8 2 6 24 23 8 4 1 3 11 10 8 4 1 3 13 13 1 26
7 OJC Rosmalen 16 6 5 5 27 25 8 4 2 2 16 11 8 2 3 3 11 14 2 23
8 DEM 16 6 3 7 29 31 8 4 1 3 19 14 8 2 2 4 10 17 -2 21
9 TOGB 16 6 3 7 25 30 8 3 1 4 11 14 8 3 2 3 14 16 -5 21
10 OSS '20 16 5 6 5 21 30 8 2 3 3 8 16 8 3 3 2 13 14 -9 21
11 HSC '21 16 5 4 7 29 23 8 3 2 3 19 10 8 2 2 4 10 13 6 19
12 HV & CV Quick 16 4 7 5 22 24 8 0 5 3 6 12 8 4 2 2 16 12 -2 19
13 JOS Watergraafsmeer 17 4 6 7 21 36 8 1 4 3 7 13 9 3 2 4 14 23 -15 18
14 Groene Ster 16 2 8 6 17 23 9 2 3 4 13 17 7 0 5 2 4 6 -6 14
15 Gemert 16 4 2 10 17 33 8 2 2 4 9 15 8 2 0 6 8 18 -16 14
16 Baronie 16 3 3 10 21 29 8 1 2 5 8 15 8 2 1 5 13 14 -8 12
17 UDI '19 16 2 4 10 13 29 8 2 2 4 10 12 8 0 2 6 3 17 -16 10
18 Dongen 16 0 3 13 13 39 7 0 1 6 9 17 9 0 2 7 4 22 -26 3

Read more about Derde Divisie: Zondag

The Derde Divisie (meaning the Third Division in English) is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands. It was formerly known as Topklasse. Derde Divisie is divided in two divisions each holding 18 teams. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom two are relegated.