With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Heracles fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against FC Emmen.
- Heracles haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- FC Emmen has the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Eredivisie
It's no vacation for neither Heracles nor FC Emmen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
2 - 2 - 6 with 9-21. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for FC Emmen when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. FC Emmen play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Heracles form and stats
Heracles's results here at Stadion Ergilio Hato in the Eredivisie have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. With Heracles having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager F. Wormuth.
The Heracles fans got no joy from their last match, a Eredivisie game also here at Stadion Ergilio Hato: A 0-2 defeat against Vitesse (placed 3rd). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting FC Groningen.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Heracles handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and three defeats.
There will be little rest for Heracles after this match as they are travelling to FC Utrecht for a Eredivisie game in only four days.
Heracles has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, Heracles have conceded 9 goals.
FC Emmen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Emmen, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Eredivisie, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Emmen are desperate to end a 15-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the VVV-Venlo fixture.
The manager D. Lukkien was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground De Oude Meerdijk. Emmen suffered a 1-4 loss to FC Twente (placed 6th). Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus FC Utrecht.
Emmen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and seven defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as FC Emmen are hosting Vitesse in the Eredivisie only four days away.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. FC Emmen have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - one - two (Heracles wins - draws - FC Emmen wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Vloet 7 goals |   M. de Leeuw 5 goals |  M. Araujo Blanco 4 goals |
Heracles missing players
FC Emmen missing players
| Heracles | FC Emmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 26 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 80% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 87% |
| 53% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 67% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 53% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 47% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 73% |
| 20% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 7% |
| 40% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.9 | 14.6 | 20.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 16% | 30% |
- FC Emmen has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen has the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Emmen have yet to win a game.
- Heracles have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Emmen have scored away.
- Heracles 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 | Ajax | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 34 |
| 2 | PSV | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | AZ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Heracles | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 15 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 16 | Willem II | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 9 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -22 | 9 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -21 | 5 |