Heracles will battle it out with FC Utrecht in this Eredivisie game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!
Heracles have less rest than FC Utrecht in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a KNVB Beker game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Telstar, was also a home game here at Stadion Ergilio Hato. The away team is better rested.
FC Utrecht play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for FC Utrecht when playing on artifical turf are 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 26 goals and conceded 25 times in these games.
Heracles form and stats
Heracles, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Eredivisie, have collected 4 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 1-1-1.
Heracles's previous game was a KNVB Beker match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Telstar. The home side are looking to build on that result. 1-1 away at Sparta Rotterdam before that.
Heracles are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. From these home matches, Heracles have conceded only 2 goals.
FC Utrecht form and stats
FC Utrecht are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eredivisie, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Utrecht has drawn their two previous away games.
FC Utrecht play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting FC Dordrecht. Before that, Utrecht secured a home win against FC Twente with the score 2-1.
As you can tell from the result, the match against FC Dordrecht was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
It's early days yet, but FC Utrecht has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Heracles wins - draws - FC Utrecht wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Heracles missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| Heracles | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | 55 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 24 | 84 |
| 19 | 14 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 12% | 27% |
- FC Utrecht has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Eredivisie
- FC Utrecht has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Eredivisie
- FC Utrecht have not yet lost a game.
- FC Utrecht have yet to win a game away.
- Heracles has the fewest scored goals (4) in Eredivisie
- Heracles has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Eredivisie
- Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Heracles 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 | Ajax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | PSV | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Willem II | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | Heracles | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 5 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 2 |