Experts' prediction: Heracles Almelo set to get maximum points from FC Dordrecht visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 05.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion (4088 seats)

The visiting Heracles Almelo team are thought to be odds-on favourites at FC Dordrecht, as the away side hold a 43 point lead from their 35 league matches this season.

Insights:
  • FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (95) in Eerste Divisie

5 - 3 - 15 with 26-48. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Heracles Almelo when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Heracles Almelo play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

Both participants have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an energetic fixture!

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FC Dordrecht form and stats

6-3-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for FC Dordrecht so far this season. When FC Dordrecht hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FC Eindhoven, MVV Maastricht, PEC Zwolle, Almere City and Willem II), they have won 2 of 5 matches! Hopes of three in a row are alive for FC Dordrecht after consecutive victories at their own ground.

FC Dordrecht are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus PEC Zwolle. Dordrecht were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfield player Reemst got a match rating of 7.04 in that game, the max score being 10. Reemst hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match, FC Dordrecht won a home game hosting Jong AZ (1-0).

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Heracles Almelo to win. Let's see if FC Dordrecht are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 5 games found revealing 0 FC Dordrecht wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The Dordrecht fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, FC Dordrecht have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When FC Dordrecht hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Jong Utrecht, Roda JC Kerkrade, FC Den Bosch, FC Oss, Jong PSV and Helmond Sport), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, Heracles Almelo have produced an overall stat of 10-1-6 so far.

270 minutes! That's how long the Heracles goalkeeper Michael Brouwer and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Azzaoui (2) and Rente scored in Heracles Almelo's previous match, the home game against Jong PSV that ended 3-0. Defender Rente was the best team player with a rating of 8.45. Rente scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Helmond Sport with the score of 1-0.

The Heracles Almelo manager Lammers has got the team scoring on the road, with 36 away goals in 17 league matches. As opposed to that, Heracles have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Heracles Almelo have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing FC Dordrecht.

FC Dordrecht and Heracles Almelo have faced each other before this season: Heracles Almelo - FC Dordrecht 8-1.

Top Goalscorers

Heracles AlmeloN. Laursen
N. Laursen
16 goals
Heracles AlmeloE. Hansson
E. Hansson
15 goals
Heracles AlmeloK. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
K. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
15 goals

FC Dordrecht missing players

Heracles Almelo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Dordrecht Heracles Almelo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
9 6 2 Won W 6 10 24
6 3 1 Drew D 0 1 4
20 8 2 Lost L 0 6 7
36 20 10 Scored S 17 36 95
61 23 5 Conceded C 3 24 41
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
66% 65% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 91%
57% 59% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 76% 74%
31% 24% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 41% 46%
11% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 24% 31%
49% 35% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 51%
26% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 35% 40%
31% 41% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 9%
 
4 3.9 2.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.2 6.2
5.1 5.1 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.4 3.9
2.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.7
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.1 10.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.1 12.9
3.3 3.7 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.9 5.5
31% 32% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 61% 43% 49%
 
11.9 11.5 13.4 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 8.6 8.7
5.2 5.4 6.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 3.1 3.1
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Dordrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • 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 scored more than double the goals of FC Dordrecht.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (26) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (95) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (44) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
2 Heracles Almelo 35 24 4 7 95 41 18 14 3 1 59 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 54 76
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 34 17 9 8 60 36 17 11 2 4 31 15 17 6 7 4 29 21 24 60
5 MVV Maastricht 35 17 5 13 62 61 18 12 3 3 40 22 17 5 2 10 22 39 1 56
6 FC Eindhoven 35 15 9 11 55 51 18 10 4 4 37 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 4 54
7 VVV-Venlo 35 15 8 12 52 48 18 5 7 6 22 21 17 10 1 6 30 27 4 53
8 NAC Breda 34 16 5 13 57 57 17 9 3 5 30 22 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 53
9 Telstar 35 13 10 12 36 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 49
10 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
11 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
12 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 35 10 9 16 35 53 17 7 3 7 23 21 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 39
17 FC Dordrecht 35 9 6 20 36 61 17 6 3 8 20 23 18 3 3 12 16 38 -25 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
2 Heracles Almelo 35 24 4 7 95 41 18 14 3 1 59 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 54 76
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 34 17 9 8 60 36 17 11 2 4 31 15 17 6 7 4 29 21 24 60
5 MVV Maastricht 35 17 5 13 62 61 18 12 3 3 40 22 17 5 2 10 22 39 1 56
6 FC Eindhoven 35 15 9 11 55 51 18 10 4 4 37 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 4 54
7 VVV-Venlo 35 15 8 12 52 48 18 5 7 6 22 21 17 10 1 6 30 27 4 53
8 NAC Breda 34 16 5 13 57 57 17 9 3 5 30 22 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 53
9 Telstar 35 13 10 12 36 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 49
10 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
11 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
12 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 35 10 9 16 35 53 17 7 3 7 23 21 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 39
17 FC Dordrecht 35 9 6 20 36 61 17 6 3 8 20 23 18 3 3 12 16 38 -25 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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