Roda JC Kerkrade vs Heracles Almelo match preview: Even contest expected at Parkstad Limburg Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 11.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parkstad Limburg Stadion (19979 seats)

Heracles Almelo cannot expect any easy points from the home team Roda JC Kerkrade in this Eerste Divisie match. Here's the complete match guide!

Insights:
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (44) in Eerste Divisie

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

4-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Roda JC Kerkrade so far this season.

Happy days for Roda JC Kerkrade in their previous game, a fixture away at ADO Den Haag (placed 17th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Nicolas, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.83 out of 10 in that game. Nicolas topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the home loss against Helmond Sport with the scoreline 0-1.

9 goals have been conceded.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

Playing away, Heracles Almelo, who have the most scored goals (44) in Eerste Divisie, have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season.

Hansson and Schoofs (2) scored in Heracles Almelo's previous match, the home game against TOP Oss that ended 3-0. Schoofs got a match rating of 9.31 in that game, top player of the team. Schoofs scored two goals and hit the woodwork once.

Before that, Heracles secured a home win against NAC Breda with the score 5-1.

Take note that 15 of this club's 16 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.

The Heracles Almelo manager Lammers has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. Heracles Almelo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Heracles Almelo have avoided a loss in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) facing Roda JC Kerkrade.

Top Goalscorers

KerkradeD. Vente
D. Vente
13 goals
Heracles AlmeloE. Hansson
E. Hansson
9 goals
Heracles AlmeloN. Laursen
N. Laursen
7 goals

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

Heracles Almelo missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade Heracles Almelo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 4 8 16
7 4 1 Won W 3 5 12
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
6 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
26 14 4 Scored S 7 17 44
22 9 1 Conceded C 6 12 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 94%
31% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 50%
25% 43% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 31%
56% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
25% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 44%
19% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 12% 6%
 
5.6 5.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5 6.3
4.7 5.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.4 3.6
1.8 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.8 12.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.2 12.1
5.4 5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.5 5.5
30% 40% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 50%
 
8.1 7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 9.8 8.8
4.1 3.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.5 3.2
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Heracles Almelo's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Heracles Almelo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most clean sheets (7) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (44) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the the best goal difference (+24) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • Roda JC Kerkrade 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 16 12 1 3 44 20 8 7 1 0 27 8 8 5 0 3 17 12 24 37
2 PEC Zwolle 16 11 2 3 40 19 8 4 2 2 18 13 8 7 0 1 22 6 21 35
3 MVV Maastricht 16 10 3 3 30 22 9 7 2 0 23 8 7 3 1 3 7 14 8 33
4 FC Eindhoven 16 8 5 3 28 20 8 5 3 0 19 8 8 3 2 3 9 12 8 29
5 Almere City 16 8 2 6 23 21 8 5 1 2 15 9 8 3 1 4 8 12 2 26
6 VVV-Venlo 16 7 4 5 24 25 8 2 3 3 8 10 8 5 1 2 16 15 -1 25
7 Jong AZ 16 7 3 6 26 21 8 5 2 1 18 8 8 2 1 5 8 13 5 24
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 16 7 3 6 26 22 7 4 1 2 14 9 9 3 2 4 12 13 4 24
9 Willem II 16 6 6 4 23 19 7 3 2 2 8 7 9 3 4 2 15 12 4 24
10 Jong Ajax 16 5 6 5 30 28 8 3 3 2 19 11 8 2 3 3 11 17 2 21
11 De Graafschap 16 6 3 7 25 25 8 4 2 2 13 8 8 2 1 5 12 17 0 21
12 Jong PSV 16 5 5 6 25 25 8 4 0 4 12 11 8 1 5 2 13 14 0 20
13 FC Den Bosch 16 6 1 9 26 31 9 4 0 5 15 16 7 2 1 4 11 15 -5 19
14 Telstar 16 4 7 5 15 23 8 2 3 3 8 15 8 2 4 2 7 8 -8 19
15 NAC Breda 16 5 3 8 21 29 8 3 2 3 9 9 8 2 1 5 12 20 -8 18
16 FC Dordrecht 16 4 4 8 21 27 8 3 1 4 13 15 8 1 3 4 8 12 -6 16
17 ADO Den Haag 16 4 4 8 19 26 8 2 2 4 12 13 8 2 2 4 7 13 -7 16
18 TOP Oss 16 5 1 10 18 29 8 3 1 4 11 13 8 2 0 6 7 16 -11 16
19 Helmond Sport 16 5 0 11 13 30 8 3 0 5 10 13 8 2 0 6 3 17 -17 15
20 Jong Utrecht 16 2 3 11 13 28 8 2 2 4 6 8 8 0 1 7 7 20 -15 9

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.