Eerste Divisie: Heracles Almelo believed to outplay Jong AZ

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 10.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Polman Stadion (8500 seats)

Heracles Almelo have played excellent football so far, proven by 2nd position in the table. Jong AZ have a view both up and down the table from their 8th place.

Insights:
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (76) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jong AZ have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Heracles nor Jong AZ as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

Heracles Almelo are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Polman Stadion. 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Heracles Almelo, as their goalkeeper Michael Brouwer has completely shut out the opponents for 182 minutes in the Eerste Divisie.

Heracles Almelo are returning here after visiting ADO Den Haag and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Laursen, Hoogma and Cicilia scored the goal(s). Hoogma, defender, was given a rating of 7.94/10 in that game, top of the team. Hoogma scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Telstar in a game that was won 7-0.

Scoring bonanza? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 22 of the 27 most recent league games with this team has seen at least three goals.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Heracles is on fire here. A stunning 49 from 13 league matches. Heracles Almelo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Jong AZ form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

Jong delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Willem II (placed 5th) in their previous match. Jong AZ's last match (vs Willem II) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Addai. As mentioned above, Jong AZ drew the match against Willem II. Manager Martens brought on Addai to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender van Aken was the best team player with a rating of 7.3. Aken scored one goal and won 3 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Jong PSV that ended 3-3.

You'll want to know how Jong managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 7 similar matches resulting in 2 away wins, 2 draws and 3 home wins.

Observe! Both teams have scored in 11 of this club's latest 13 league matches.

Jong AZ have another match away from home in just three days, a Eerste Divisie game against Roda JC Kerkrade. A hard programme for the guests!

Jong AZ find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Jong AZ rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Jong AZ - Heracles 1-1 was the score in these teams' previous head to head match, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

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

Heracles Almelo missing players

Jong AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Heracles Almelo Jong AZ
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
18 10 4 Won W 1 4 11
3 2 1 Drew D 0 2 7
6 1 0 Lost L 3 7 9
76 49 21 Scored S 3 17 48
32 14 5 Conceded C 7 25 44
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
96% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 85%
81% 85% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 63%
48% 62% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 46% 56%
30% 46% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 26%
52% 54% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 67%
37% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
11% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 22%
 
5.9 6.2 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4 4.2
4 3.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 5.8 5.6
1.5 1.5 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.6 13.8 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.5 10.8
5.7 6.8 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 5.6
49% 56% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 28% 32%
 
8.8 9.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.4 12.5
3 3.2 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6.1 5.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Heracles Almelo's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Heracles Almelo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jong AZ have scored away.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (49) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (76) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+35) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Jong AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 19 3 5 75 30 14 10 2 2 45 17 13 9 1 3 30 13 45 60
2 Heracles Almelo 27 18 3 6 76 32 13 10 2 1 49 14 14 8 1 5 27 18 44 57
3 Almere City 27 15 4 8 39 29 13 7 3 3 23 14 14 8 1 5 16 15 10 49
4 VVV-Venlo 27 13 6 8 40 37 13 4 5 4 14 14 14 9 1 4 26 23 3 45
5 Willem II 27 12 8 7 44 30 13 8 2 3 21 11 14 4 6 4 23 19 14 44
6 FC Eindhoven 27 12 6 9 37 39 13 7 3 3 24 16 14 5 3 6 13 23 -2 42
7 MVV Maastricht 27 12 5 10 51 48 14 9 3 2 33 16 13 3 2 8 18 32 3 41
8 Jong AZ 27 11 7 9 48 44 14 7 5 2 31 19 13 4 2 7 17 25 4 40
9 NAC Breda 27 12 4 11 43 45 13 7 2 4 21 14 14 5 2 7 22 31 -2 40
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 11 4 12 37 37 13 6 2 5 20 18 14 5 2 7 17 19 0 37
11 De Graafschap 27 10 6 11 42 38 14 7 2 5 21 14 13 3 4 6 21 24 4 36
12 Telstar 27 9 9 9 26 38 14 5 4 5 16 21 13 4 5 4 10 17 -12 36
13 ADO Den Haag 27 9 8 10 31 38 14 5 4 5 20 20 13 4 4 5 11 18 -7 35
14 Jong PSV 27 8 8 11 43 45 14 5 2 7 23 24 13 3 6 4 20 21 -2 32
15 TOP Oss 27 9 3 15 31 46 13 5 1 7 18 19 14 4 2 8 13 27 -15 30
16 Helmond Sport 27 8 5 14 23 43 13 6 2 5 17 16 14 2 3 9 6 27 -20 29
17 Jong Ajax 27 6 10 11 44 49 14 4 5 5 27 20 13 2 5 6 17 29 -5 28
18 FC Den Bosch 27 8 3 16 37 65 14 6 2 6 24 25 13 2 1 10 13 40 -28 27
19 FC Dordrecht 27 7 5 15 31 44 13 4 2 7 18 19 14 3 3 8 13 25 -13 26
20 Jong Utrecht 27 5 5 17 27 48 14 3 3 8 12 17 13 2 2 9 15 31 -21 20

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 27 19 3 5 75 30 14 10 2 2 45 17 13 9 1 3 30 13 45 60
2 Heracles Almelo 27 18 3 6 76 32 13 10 2 1 49 14 14 8 1 5 27 18 44 57
3 Almere City 27 15 4 8 39 29 13 7 3 3 23 14 14 8 1 5 16 15 10 49
4 VVV-Venlo 27 13 6 8 40 37 13 4 5 4 14 14 14 9 1 4 26 23 3 45
5 Willem II 27 12 8 7 44 30 13 8 2 3 21 11 14 4 6 4 23 19 14 44
6 FC Eindhoven 27 12 6 9 37 39 13 7 3 3 24 16 14 5 3 6 13 23 -2 42
7 MVV Maastricht 27 12 5 10 51 48 14 9 3 2 33 16 13 3 2 8 18 32 3 41
8 Jong AZ 27 11 7 9 48 44 14 7 5 2 31 19 13 4 2 7 17 25 4 40
9 NAC Breda 27 12 4 11 43 45 13 7 2 4 21 14 14 5 2 7 22 31 -2 40
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 11 4 12 37 37 13 6 2 5 20 18 14 5 2 7 17 19 0 37
11 De Graafschap 27 10 6 11 42 38 14 7 2 5 21 14 13 3 4 6 21 24 4 36
12 Telstar 27 9 9 9 26 38 14 5 4 5 16 21 13 4 5 4 10 17 -12 36
13 ADO Den Haag 27 9 8 10 31 38 14 5 4 5 20 20 13 4 4 5 11 18 -7 35
14 Jong PSV 27 8 8 11 43 45 14 5 2 7 23 24 13 3 6 4 20 21 -2 32
15 TOP Oss 27 9 3 15 31 46 13 5 1 7 18 19 14 4 2 8 13 27 -15 30
16 Helmond Sport 27 8 5 14 23 43 13 6 2 5 17 16 14 2 3 9 6 27 -20 29
17 Jong Ajax 27 6 10 11 44 49 14 4 5 5 27 20 13 2 5 6 17 29 -5 28
18 FC Den Bosch 27 8 3 16 37 65 14 6 2 6 24 25 13 2 1 10 13 40 -28 27
19 FC Dordrecht 27 7 5 15 31 44 13 4 2 7 18 19 14 3 3 8 13 25 -13 26
20 Jong Utrecht 27 5 5 17 27 48 14 3 3 8 12 17 13 2 2 9 15 31 -21 20

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