Betting prediction and preview: Heracles Almelo fancied to be better team when visiting TOP Oss

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 17.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Frans Heesen Stadion (4700 seats)

Having a home game feels safe and friendly for TOP Oss, but Heracles Almelo are fully intent and capable to win. Who wins?

Insights:
  • TOP Oss have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Eerste Divisie

Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an energetic game!

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TOP Oss form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, TOP Oss have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 8 defeats from 14 games.

The TOP Oss club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Frans Heesen Stadion: A 2-3 defeat against ADO Den Haag (placed 12th). The first loss after going undefeated through three league rounds. Midfielder Gündüz was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.54 (out of ten) in that game. Gündüz served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Jong Ajax.

TOP has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the TOP Oss defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When TOP hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Jong Utrecht, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, Jong PSV, Helmond Sport and Jong Ajax), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

The visitors are W8-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Heracles Almelo, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The Heracles Almelo goalkeeper Michael Brouwer is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 272 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cicilia and Azzaoui scored in Heracles's previous match, the home game against Jong AZ that ended 2-0. Schoofs, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.82. Schoofs served one assist, hit one key pass and won 13 of 21 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus ADO Den Haag at their stadium, the result 3-0.

Take note that 22 of this club's 28 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Heracles Almelo's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 14 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Heracles Almelo in these games.

Head 2 Head

Heracles Almelo - TOP Oss 3-0 was the score in these participants' latest H2H game, played this season. Schoofs likes to play against TOP and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.

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

TOP Oss missing players

Heracles Almelo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
TOP Oss Heracles Almelo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
9 5 1 Won W 3 8 19
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
16 8 3 Lost L 1 5 6
33 20 4 Scored S 8 27 78
49 22 10 Conceded C 5 18 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 96%
68% 71% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 79% 79%
25% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 46%
18% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 29%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 50%
25% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 39%
29% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 14% 11%
 
3.8 3.6 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.6 5.8
5.3 4.9 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 4
1.8 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.8 8.8 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 11.4 12.5
2.9 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.7 5.7
41% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 41% 49%
 
13.1 13.9 21 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 8.4 8.8
5.5 6 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.9 3
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Heracles Almelo have scored more than double the goals of TOP Oss.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • TOP Oss have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • TOP Oss haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 20 3 5 78 32 14 10 2 2 45 17 14 10 1 3 33 15 46 63
2 Heracles Almelo 28 19 3 6 78 32 14 11 2 1 51 14 14 8 1 5 27 18 46 60
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 28 14 6 8 44 37 14 5 5 4 18 14 14 9 1 4 26 23 7 48
5 FC Eindhoven 28 13 6 9 42 40 14 8 3 3 29 17 14 5 3 6 13 23 2 45
6 Willem II 28 12 8 8 46 33 14 8 2 4 23 14 14 4 6 4 23 19 13 44
7 NAC Breda 28 13 4 11 47 46 14 8 2 4 25 15 14 5 2 7 22 31 1 43
8 MVV Maastricht 28 12 5 11 52 52 14 9 3 2 33 16 14 3 2 9 19 36 0 41
9 Jong AZ 28 11 7 10 48 46 14 7 5 2 31 19 14 4 2 8 17 27 2 40
10 De Graafschap 28 11 6 11 46 38 14 7 2 5 21 14 14 4 4 6 25 24 8 39
11 Telstar 28 10 9 9 28 39 14 5 4 5 16 21 14 5 5 4 12 18 -11 39
12 ADO Den Haag 28 10 8 10 34 40 14 5 4 5 20 20 14 5 4 5 14 20 -6 38
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 11 4 13 38 39 14 6 2 6 21 20 14 5 2 7 17 19 -1 37
14 Jong PSV 28 8 8 12 43 48 14 5 2 7 23 24 14 3 6 5 20 24 -5 32
15 Helmond Sport 28 9 5 14 26 43 14 7 2 5 20 16 14 2 3 9 6 27 -17 32
16 TOP Oss 28 9 3 16 33 49 14 5 1 8 20 22 14 4 2 8 13 27 -16 30
17 Jong Ajax 28 6 10 12 45 54 14 4 5 5 27 20 14 2 5 7 18 34 -9 28
18 FC Den Bosch 28 8 3 17 37 69 14 6 2 6 24 25 14 2 1 11 13 44 -32 27
19 FC Dordrecht 28 7 5 16 31 48 14 4 2 8 18 23 14 3 3 8 13 25 -17 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 28 20 3 5 78 32 14 10 2 2 45 17 14 10 1 3 33 15 46 63
2 Heracles Almelo 28 19 3 6 78 32 14 11 2 1 51 14 14 8 1 5 27 18 46 60
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 28 14 6 8 44 37 14 5 5 4 18 14 14 9 1 4 26 23 7 48
5 FC Eindhoven 28 13 6 9 42 40 14 8 3 3 29 17 14 5 3 6 13 23 2 45
6 Willem II 28 12 8 8 46 33 14 8 2 4 23 14 14 4 6 4 23 19 13 44
7 NAC Breda 28 13 4 11 47 46 14 8 2 4 25 15 14 5 2 7 22 31 1 43
8 MVV Maastricht 28 12 5 11 52 52 14 9 3 2 33 16 14 3 2 9 19 36 0 41
9 Jong AZ 28 11 7 10 48 46 14 7 5 2 31 19 14 4 2 8 17 27 2 40
10 De Graafschap 28 11 6 11 46 38 14 7 2 5 21 14 14 4 4 6 25 24 8 39
11 Telstar 28 10 9 9 28 39 14 5 4 5 16 21 14 5 5 4 12 18 -11 39
12 ADO Den Haag 28 10 8 10 34 40 14 5 4 5 20 20 14 5 4 5 14 20 -6 38
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 11 4 13 38 39 14 6 2 6 21 20 14 5 2 7 17 19 -1 37
14 Jong PSV 28 8 8 12 43 48 14 5 2 7 23 24 14 3 6 5 20 24 -5 32
15 Helmond Sport 28 9 5 14 26 43 14 7 2 5 20 16 14 2 3 9 6 27 -17 32
16 TOP Oss 28 9 3 16 33 49 14 5 1 8 20 22 14 4 2 8 13 27 -16 30
17 Jong Ajax 28 6 10 12 45 54 14 4 5 5 27 20 14 2 5 7 18 34 -9 28
18 FC Den Bosch 28 8 3 17 37 69 14 6 2 6 24 25 14 2 1 11 13 44 -32 27
19 FC Dordrecht 28 7 5 16 31 48 14 4 2 8 18 23 14 3 3 8 13 25 -17 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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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.