ADO Den Haag hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 17th position in the Eredivisie table. Visiting Heracles holds 9th place with 32 pts.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
ADO Den Haag form and stats
ADO Den Haag's results here at Cars Jeans Stadion in the Eredivisie have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
An away draw last time out for ADO Den Haag, facing SC Heerenveen in a game that ended 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against PSV with the scoreline 0-3.
Opportunity lost for ADO Den Haag in the SC Heerenveen match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The ADO Den Haag goalkeeper Luuk Koopmans was crucial in the match against SC Heerenveen last time out, making six saves.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how ADO Den Haag have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
ADO Den Haag have scored 11 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. ADO Den Haag have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Heracles form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heracles so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on F. Wormuth, the Heracles manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Heracles are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Eredivisie against Ajax (placed 1st). Prior to that match, the Heracles manager F. Wormuth faced defeat when travelling to VVV-Venlo and losing 0-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Heracles in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Heracles, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Heracles have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Heracles - ADO Den Haag 4-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for ADO Den Haag, three draws and five wins for Heracles. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Dessers 15 goals |   T. Necid 6 goals |  M. Ferreira dos Santos 6 goals |
ADO Den Haag missing players
Heracles missing players
| ADO Den Haag | Heracles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| 50 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 92% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 79% |
| 58% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 42% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 38% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| 46% | 42% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 25% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 25% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 215 | 125 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 112 | 295 |
| 74 | 40 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 36 | 106 |
| 34% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | 34% |
- ADO Den Haag has the most conceded goals in the first half (27)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 45 | 53 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 50 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | PSV | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 45 |
| 5 | Willem II | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Heracles | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -12 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -24 | 27 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -23 | 24 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -19 | 22 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 18 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -32 | 12 |