The Eerste Divisie match summary, better known as a league table, tells a story about these sides so far, with Heracles Almelo leading De Graafschap by 14 points. Get your full match preview:
- Heracles Almelo is in the best form (4-1-1) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have scored more than double the goals of De Graafschap.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting De Graafschap have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 14-3-9 (win-draw-loss) from 26 matches.
Heracles Almelo and De Graafschap should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Heracles Almelo form and stats
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Heracles Almelo so far this season. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Heracles are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
A strong away win for Heracles Almelo against FC Den Bosch the last match, as Hansson and Nankishi were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Lammers when Nankishi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute. Defender Hoogma got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.84/10. Hoogma served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.
Ahead of that match, Heracles Almelo won a home game hosting Helmond Sport (2-0).Heracles always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Polman Stadion with 13 goals in 4 league games. Heracles Almelo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
De Graafschap form and stats
Playing away, De Graafschap have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season.
Graafschap had fun at their own home (Polman Stadion) last time out, beating Jong AZ 2-0. de Jong and Benschop scored. That win felt nice as this team had gone three league rounds without victory. Goalkeeper Jurjus got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Jurjus topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Almere City.De Graafschap find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. De Graafschap have conceded 10 goals in these games. Graafschap has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Heracles Almelo have won every one of the 8 latest battles against this team. Will the streak continue?Top Goalscorers
  N. Laursen 5 goals |  E. Hansson 5 goals |  L. Schoofs 3 goals |
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| Heracles Almelo | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 44% | 75% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 22% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 22% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.4 | 9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 14.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.2 | 11.2 |
| 4.6 | 6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 59% | 54% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 28% |
| 9.4 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13 | 10 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.4 |
- All of Heracles Almelo's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- De Graafschap have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo have not yet lost a game at home.
- Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Heracles Almelo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Heracles Almelo have scored more than double the goals of De Graafschap.
- Heracles Almelo have the most clean sheets (5) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+14) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Heracles Almelo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 | Heracles Almelo | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Willem II | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Jong AZ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Almere City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | TOP Oss | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Telstar | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | De Graafschap | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Dordrecht | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
