Heracles Almelo supporters put their faith in manager Lammers to deliver victory against PEC Zwolle

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 15.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Erve Asito (13500 seats)

Tempo is expected at Erve Asito when Heracles Almelo meet PEC Zwolle in what promises to be a wonderful match. Read the preview!

Insights:
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (56) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most points (21) away in Eerste Divisie

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

Heracles Almelo have been very solid at home in the Eerste Divisie so far, with 25 points collected from 9 matches (8-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Ever since the MVV Maastricht game Heracles Almelo has been unbeatable here at Erve Asito producing seven straight wins.

Heracles Almelo's previous game was also a home event, the loss 0-1 vs Go Ahead Eagles (in KNVB Beker). Midfield player Bruns got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Bruns hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 1-1 draw away in the Eerste Divisie before that, with Jong AZ the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Heracles handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Some stats: A review of the 11 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them had goals from both teams.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Heracles Almelo is on fire here. A stunning 35 from 9 league matches.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

The away performances of PEC Zwolle have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Eerste Divisie. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. PEC Zwolle have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Two away games in a row for Zwolle, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Feyenoord in the KNVB Beker.

Before that, PEC Zwolle secured a home win against Almere City with the score 3-2.

PEC Zwolle are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 22 goals in 8 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date past meeting involving both these squads is the PEC Zwolle - Heracles 3-2 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Heracles Almelo wins - draws - PEC Zwolle wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

HeraclesE. Hansson
E. Hansson
13 goals
Heracles AlmeloK. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
K. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
10 goals
Heracles AlmeloN. Laursen
N. Laursen
9 goals

Heracles Almelo missing players

PEC Zwolle missing players

Heracles Almelo PEC Zwolle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 1 8 18
14 8 2 Won W 1 7 13
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
56 35 10 Scored S 4 22 44
23 9 5 Conceded C 0 6 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 83%
89% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 72%
53% 67% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
32% 44% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 39%
58% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 56%
37% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 62% 33%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 11%
 
6.1 7 10.7 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6.5 6.4
3.8 2.9 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 3.6 3.5
1.2 1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 13.4 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13 15.5 14.2
5.5 6.8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 6 6.1
54% 57% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 46% 40%
 
8.4 7.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.4 8.3
3.1 2.8 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.1 3.8
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Heracles Almelo's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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 the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most clean sheets (7) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most points (25) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (35) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (56) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the first half (27) 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 (+26) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+33) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Heracles Almelo is in the best form (5-1-0) in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PEC Zwolle have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most clean sheets (5) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most points (21) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the most scored goals (22) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the the best goal difference (+16) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle 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 Heracles Almelo 19 14 2 3 56 23 9 8 1 0 35 9 10 6 1 3 21 14 33 44
2 PEC Zwolle 18 13 2 3 44 21 10 6 2 2 22 15 8 7 0 1 22 6 23 41
3 MVV Maastricht 18 10 4 4 33 26 10 7 3 0 25 10 8 3 1 4 8 16 7 34
4 FC Eindhoven 19 9 6 4 31 24 9 5 3 1 19 10 10 4 3 3 12 14 7 33
5 Almere City 19 10 2 7 30 25 9 6 1 2 19 10 10 4 1 5 11 15 5 32
6 VVV-Venlo 19 9 5 5 29 27 10 3 4 3 11 12 9 6 1 2 18 15 2 32
7 Willem II 19 8 6 5 28 21 9 4 2 3 10 9 10 4 4 2 18 12 7 30
8 Jong AZ 18 8 4 6 30 23 10 5 3 2 21 12 8 3 1 4 9 11 7 28
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 18 7 3 8 27 26 8 4 1 3 15 12 10 3 2 5 12 14 1 24
10 Jong PSV 19 6 6 7 31 31 9 4 1 4 14 13 10 2 5 3 17 18 0 24
11 NAC Breda 19 7 3 9 25 32 10 4 2 4 11 11 9 3 1 5 14 21 -7 24
12 Jong Ajax 19 5 8 6 34 33 10 3 4 3 21 14 9 2 4 3 13 19 1 23
13 Graafschap 19 6 4 9 28 32 10 4 2 4 14 13 9 2 2 5 14 19 -4 22
14 Telstar 18 5 7 6 17 25 9 3 3 3 9 15 9 2 4 3 8 10 -8 22
15 ADO Den Haag 19 5 5 9 21 30 9 2 3 4 12 13 10 3 2 5 9 17 -9 20
16 FC Den Bosch 19 6 1 12 27 37 10 4 0 6 16 20 9 2 1 6 11 17 -10 19
17 FC Dordrecht 19 5 4 10 23 36 9 3 1 5 13 16 10 2 3 5 10 20 -13 19
18 Helmond Sport 19 6 1 12 15 32 9 4 0 5 11 13 10 2 1 7 4 19 -17 19
19 FC Oss 18 5 2 11 18 30 9 3 1 5 11 14 9 2 1 6 7 16 -12 17
20 Jong Utrecht 19 4 3 12 19 32 9 2 2 5 6 10 10 2 1 7 13 22 -13 15

Read more about Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.