Football preview: Heracles Almelo odds-on when Telstar arrive

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Erve Asito (13500 seats)

A quick look at the Eerste Divisie standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Check out our Heracles Almelo - Telstar guide!

Insights:
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (66) in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Eerste Divisie

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 12 Eerste Divisie games here at Erve Asito for Heracles Almelo. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Heracles Almelo, who played 1-1 against Willem II. That match was also played at this venue (Erve Asito). Laursen (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Laursen hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting MVV Maastricht and winning 2-0.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 20 of the 25 latest league matches with this club has contained at least three goals.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Heracles is on fire here. A stunning 42 from 12 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Telstar form and stats

Playing away, Telstar have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Telstar are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Telstar played 1-1 against Jong PSV in their previous match. Kotte, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Kotte won 6 of 7 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Jong Utrecht.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's most recent 12 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Telstar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. 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 newest logged meeting involving both these teams is the Telstar - Heracles Almelo 0-3 played not long ago this season. Head to head statistics (for the last four meetings): Heracles Almelo won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and Telstar managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zero.

Top Goalscorers

Heracles AlmeloE. Hansson
E. Hansson
14 goals
Heracles AlmeloN. Laursen
N. Laursen
10 goals
Heracles AlmeloK. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
K. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
10 goals

Heracles Almelo missing players

Telstar missing players

Heracles Almelo Telstar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
16 9 2 Won W 1 4 9
3 2 1 Drew D 1 5 9
6 1 0 Lost L 2 3 7
66 42 11 Scored S 3 10 26
32 14 3 Conceded C 6 10 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
96% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 58% 60%
80% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 40%
48% 58% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 16%
28% 42% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
56% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 44%
32% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 36%
12% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 32%
 
6.1 6.7 9 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 3.8 4.4
3.9 3.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.6 4.2
1.5 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.3 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.1 13.8 17 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7 8.5
5.3 6.5 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.2
50% 54% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 32%
 
8.8 9.1 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 9.5 9.6
3.1 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.5 3.7
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 more than double the goals of Telstar.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (42) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (66) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+34) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Telstar have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have the most matches under the total-line (15) 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 PEC Zwolle 25 18 3 4 60 27 13 9 2 2 32 17 12 9 1 2 28 10 33 57
2 Heracles Almelo 25 16 3 6 66 32 12 9 2 1 42 14 13 7 1 5 24 18 34 51
3 Almere City 25 13 4 8 36 29 13 7 3 3 23 14 12 6 1 5 13 15 7 43
4 VVV-Venlo 25 12 6 7 39 36 12 4 5 3 14 13 13 8 1 4 25 23 3 42
5 Willem II 25 11 7 7 40 27 12 7 2 3 19 10 13 4 5 4 21 17 13 40
6 FC Eindhoven 25 11 6 8 36 35 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 4 3 6 12 23 1 39
7 MVV Maastricht 24 11 5 8 46 41 12 8 3 1 30 13 12 3 2 7 16 28 5 38
8 Jong AZ 25 11 5 9 43 39 13 7 4 2 29 17 12 4 1 7 14 22 4 38
9 Telstar 25 9 9 7 26 30 13 5 4 4 16 20 12 4 5 3 10 10 -4 36
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 24 10 4 10 34 32 12 6 2 4 20 16 12 4 2 6 14 16 2 34
11 NAC Breda 24 10 4 10 37 38 12 6 2 4 18 12 12 4 2 6 19 26 -1 34
12 ADO Den Haag 25 9 7 9 31 35 13 5 4 4 20 17 12 4 3 5 11 18 -4 34
13 Jong PSV 25 8 7 10 39 40 12 5 1 6 19 19 13 3 6 4 20 21 -1 31
14 Graafschap 24 7 6 11 34 38 12 5 2 5 17 14 12 2 4 6 17 24 -4 27
15 FC Dordrecht 25 7 5 13 29 40 12 4 2 6 18 18 13 3 3 7 11 22 -11 26
16 FC Den Bosch 25 8 2 15 37 52 13 6 1 6 24 25 12 2 1 9 13 27 -15 26
17 Helmond Sport 25 7 5 13 21 41 12 5 2 5 15 16 13 2 3 8 6 25 -20 26
18 Jong Ajax 24 5 10 9 38 43 12 3 5 4 22 16 12 2 5 5 16 27 -5 25
19 TOP Oss 25 7 3 15 28 45 13 5 1 7 18 19 12 2 2 8 10 26 -17 24
20 Jong Utrecht 24 4 5 15 22 42 12 2 3 7 7 13 12 2 2 8 15 29 -20 17

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.