Heracles will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Vitesse.
- Heracles haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It should be mentioned that Vitesse play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Vitesse on artifical turf are 7 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 14 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 24-16. You can compare this with overall results below.
Heracles form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for Heracles at their home stadium (Stadion Ergilio Hato) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Heracles, their manager F. Wormuth and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Happy days for Heracles in their previous game, a Eredivisie match away at FC Groningen (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the game before, an away victory match versus SC Heerenveen with a 2-1 scoreline.
The victory against FC Groningen came after Adrián Szőke's winning goal. The Heracles manager F. Wormuth was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 75th minute.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Heracles, as the Eredivisie home game vs FC Emmen is only three days away.
The Heracles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Heracles have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Vitesse form and stats
As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, Vitesse have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far. Vitesse has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There might be some fixture complaints from Vitesse as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Eredivisie match against AZ Alkmaar (1-3). Before that, Vitesse secured a home win against Feyenoord with the score 1-0.
After this away game Vitesse return home for a Eredivisie game against FC Utrecht. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Vitesse have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Vitesse have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Vitesse - Heracles 3-0, played this season. Heracles-Vitesse H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Heracles two wins, Vitesse five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Vloet 7 goals |   O. Darfalou 6 goals |  L. Openda 6 goals |
Heracles missing players
Vitesse missing players
| Heracles | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 24 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.7 | 14.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 16.6 | 15 |
| 3.1 | 4.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 34% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 33% |
- Heracles haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vitesse have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vitesse 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 | 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 | Feyenoord | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 29 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Heracles | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 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 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Willem II | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 9 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -22 | 9 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 5 |