A highly important fixture in Eerste Divisie as both contenders are battling for the top spots. With FC Eindhoven in 3rd place and Heracles Almelo located at 2nd, this has all the looks of a thriling meeting. Read on to find out more!
- FC Eindhoven have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (56) in Eerste Divisie
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.
FC Eindhoven form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jan Louwers Stadion as FC Eindhoven have scored 23 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Eerste Divisie are 6-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Eindhoven last time playing, versus FC Den Bosch. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Bannis, Rottier, Brym and Diaby-Fadiga scoring for the victors. Brym, a striker, was the champion performer for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 8.84 (out of 10). Brym scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against NAC Breda (after extra-time) in the KNVB Beker.
Goals decide football matches and FC Eindhoven are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 10 league matches. FC Eindhoven have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Heracles Almelo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The manager Lammers was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Polman Stadion. Heracles suffered a 0-3 loss to PEC Zwolle (placed 1st). Before that loss this club had gained at least one point from six league fixtures in a row. Heracles Almelo lost heavily in their last match (against PEC Zwolle as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations. Defender Rente was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Rente hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.
The fixture before that was the KNVB Beker-battle against Go Ahead Eagles, a home defeat (0-1).
Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this side's 12 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
The Heracles Almelo manager Lammers has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 10 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Heracles Almelo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Heracles Almelo - Eindhoven 3-0. FC Eindhoven-Heracles Almelo H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: FC Eindhoven one win, Heracles Almelo one win, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Hansson 13 goals |  K. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson 10 goals |  N. Laursen 9 goals |
FC Eindhoven missing players
Heracles Almelo missing players
| FC Eindhoven | Heracles Almelo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 21 | 56 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 20% | 30% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 30% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 15% | 10% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.3 | 7.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 9.9 | 11.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 47% | 61% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 49% | 51% |
| 8.8 | 7.7 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- All of Heracles Almelo's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Eindhoven have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Eindhoven have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Eindhoven haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (56) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+30) 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 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Almere City | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | VVV-Venlo | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Jong AZ | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Willem II | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Graafschap | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Telstar | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Jong Ajax | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | FC Dordrecht | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 22 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -15 | 18 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
