Stadion De Vijverberg: Get ready for a football frolic when De Graafschap take on Heracles Almelo. Get the latest news on the fixture here at Tipsway!
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (87) in Eerste Divisie
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Heracles Almelo have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 5-2-16 (win-draw-loss) from 23 matches.
The hosts De Graafschap saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Eerste Divisie. That game was an away game at Jong AZ, so at least De Graafschap are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
De Graafschap form and stats
The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap at their home stadium (Stadion De Vijverberg) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Happy days for Graafschap in their previous game, a fixture away at Jong AZ (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Jurjus loved the game against Jong AZ. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Jurjus got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.12 out of ten. Jurjus topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Jong PSV (1-2).It should be noted that a look at the 10 latest league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The De Graafschap fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches.
Heracles Almelo form and stats
9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Heracles Almelo, who have the most scored goals (87) in Eerste Divisie, playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Heracles Almelo on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
There were no winners in Heracles Almelo's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Almere City (placed 3rd). Schoofs got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, top player of the team. Schoofs served one assist and hit three key passes.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus FC Den Bosch.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 24 of this side's 31 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Heracles are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Heracles Almelo have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Heracles Almelo have been victorious in all of the 9 most recent duels versus this side. Will the streak continue?Heracles Almelo - De Graafschap 3-2 was the story when this pair of contenders last met, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Laursen 16 goals |  E. Hansson 15 goals |  K. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson 14 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Heracles Almelo missing players
| De Graafschap | Heracles Almelo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 48 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 12 | 32 | 87 |
| 41 | 15 | 10 | Conceded | C | 1 | 19 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 87% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 55% | 40% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 80% | 77% |
| 29% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 48% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 52% | 40% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 53% | 55% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 33% | 35% |
| 13% | 20% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 14.1 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 32% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 49% |
| 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (24) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (87) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo is in the best form (5-1-0) in Eerste Divisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PEC Zwolle | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 83 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 51 | 72 |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 87 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 67 |
| 3 | Almere City | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Willem II | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 52 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | MVV Maastricht | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 47 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 34 | -3 | 46 |
| 9 | Telstar | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 43 |
| 10 | De Graafschap | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 42 |
| 11 | ADO Den Haag | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 42 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 41 |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -1 | 41 |
| 14 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -3 | 41 |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 16 | Jong Ajax | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 36 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | FC Oss | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -21 | 31 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 75 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 47 | -33 | 30 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -22 | 27 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 35 | -26 | 20 |
