Eredivisie preview: Can FC Twente edge out victory against Heracles?

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Fri 20.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Grolsch Veste (30205 seats)

The Eredivisie league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 4th and 13th respectively.

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FC Twente form and stats

FC Twente must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Eredivisie games here at venue.

FC Twente's last game was hosting FC Utrecht (placed 8th) and winning 3-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at SC Heerenveen that finished 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FC Twente handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W0-D2-L1.

Goals decide football matches and FC Twente are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the FC Twente defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Heracles form and stats

Four points from two away games for Heracles, meaning one draw and one victory in the Eredivisie so far.

Heracles play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting FC Groningen (placed 14th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Vitesse.

We have checked recent matches where Heracles have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W2-D1-L4.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Heracles has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 FC Twente victories, 1 draw and 2 Heracles wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

H. Vučkič
4 goals
Aitor Cantalapiedra
3 goals
K. Nakamura
2 goals

FC Twente missing players

Heracles missing players

FC Twente Heracles
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
5 3 1 Played 0 2 5
2 1 0 Won 0 1 1
3 2 1 Drew 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 2
10 7 3 Scored 0 3 4
6 5 3 Conceded 0 2 9
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 67% 100% Over 2.5 0% 50% 40%
60% 67% 100% Over 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 33% 100% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
80% 100% 100% BTTS 0% 100% 60%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 40%
 
3.6 3.3 9 Corners For (avg) 0 8.5 6.6
4.8 5.3 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 4.5 3.6
1.4 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of FC Twente's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Heracles's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Twente have not yet lost a game.
  • FC Twente have scored more than double the goals of Heracles.
  • Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Heracles have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Heracles have not yet lost a game away.
  • Heracles have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Heracles have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Heracles haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
FC Twente Last season Heracles
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   18 36
25 12   Won   4 15
5 2   Drew   3 3
8 5   Lost   11 18
72 31   Scored   19 61
39 17   Conceded   39 73
97% 95%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
74% 53%   Over 1.5   94% 92%
55% 47%   Over 2.5   72% 72%
34% 32%   Over 3.5   28% 44%
16% 16%   Over 4.5   11% 31%
53% 42%   BTTS   56% 56%
37% 42%   Clean Sheets   11% 17%
13% 21%   Failed To Score   33% 28%
 
5.8 6.6   Corners For (avg)   4.3 5.3
4.7 3.7   Corners Against (avg)   5.8 5.3
1.7 1.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.9 1.9
2 1   Red Cards   1 4
Key stats last season:
  • Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heracles have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Heracles haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

FC Twente
All Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
03-08-19 ER FC Twente 1 - 1 PSV
10-08-19 ER FC Groningen 1 - 3 FC Twente
18-08-19 ER FC Twente 3 - 3 RKC Waalwijk
24-08-19 ER SC Heerenveen 0 - 0 FC Twente
01-09-19 ER FC Twente 3 - 1 FC Utrecht
15-09-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 14:45 FC Twente
20-09-19 ER FC Twente 18:00 Heracles
29-09-19 ER Feyenoord 14:45 FC Twente
05-10-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 17:45 FC Twente
19-10-19 ER FC Twente 17:45 Willem II
Heracles
All Eredivisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
04-08-19 ER Heracles 0 - 4 SC Heerenveen
11-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 1 - 1 Heracles
18-08-19 ER Heracles 0 - 2 PSV
24-08-19 ER Heracles 1 - 1 Vitesse
31-08-19 ER FC Groningen 1 - 2 Heracles
15-09-19 ER Heracles 12:30 Willem II
20-09-19 ER FC Twente 18:00 Heracles
29-09-19 ER AZ 14:45 Heracles
05-10-19 ER Heracles 16:30 FC Emmen
20-10-19 ER Feyenoord 14:45 Heracles

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Vitesse 5 3 2 0 10 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 6 11
2 Ajax 4 3 1 0 15 4 1 1 0 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 10 4 11 10
3 PSV 4 3 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 6 2 6 10
4 FC Twente 5 2 3 0 10 6 3 1 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 9
5 Willem II 5 3 0 2 8 7 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 9
6 Sparta Rotterdam 5 2 2 1 11 10 2 1 0 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 8
7 AZ Alkmaar 4 2 1 1 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 7
8 FC Utrecht 5 2 1 2 10 9 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 7
9 SC Heerenveen 5 1 3 1 6 4 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 6
10 Feyenoord 4 1 3 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
11 ADO Den Haag 5 2 0 3 8 9 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 6
12 VVV-Venlo 5 2 0 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 1 0 2 3 6 -4 6
13 Heracles 5 1 2 2 4 9 3 0 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 -5 5
14 FC Groningen 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 -2 4
15 PEC Zwolle 5 1 1 3 7 12 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 1 0 2 4 7 -5 4
16 FC Emmen 5 1 0 4 4 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 7 -7 3
17 Fortuna Sittard 4 0 2 2 4 9 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 5 -5 2
18 RKC Waalwijk 5 0 1 4 5 14 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 1 1 4 6 -9 1

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