Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Eredivisie. Thankfully the previous game, versus FC Utrecht, was also a home game here at Erve Asito. The away team is better rested.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not FC Dordrecht's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf FC Dordrecht have performed like this: Played 23 matches resulting in 6 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 35-52 (scored/conceded).
Heracles form and stats
Action has already taken place for Heracles in KNVB Beker as they have defeated RKC Waalwijk to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Heracles's KNVB Beker journey ended in the 2nd round.The story so far in the Eredivisie for Heracles at their home stadium (Erve Asito) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Heracles's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus FC Utrecht. 0-0 away at Sparta Rotterdam before that.
Everyone expects Heracles to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found eight games: 5 home wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Heracles have won with at least two goals margin 4 times in similar situations.
There will be little rest for Heracles after this match as they are travelling to SC Heerenveen for a Eredivisie game in only three days.
Heracles can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 22 times. Heracles have conceded 12 in these home matches.
FC Dordrecht form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated MVV Maastricht in order to reach 2nd Round of KNVB Beker. FC Dordrecht was sent out of KNVB Beker in the 1st round last season.FC Dordrecht have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 1-2-6 (9 played).
FC Dordrecht play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Jong PSV. A loss against SC Cambuur was the result prior to that, in a Eerste Divisie home game.
FC Dordrecht are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found twelve matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 1 win, 3 draws and 8 defeats. Of the defeats, 2 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the FC Dordrecht manager Cláudio Braga as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against NAC Breda.
FC Dordrecht have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that FC Dordrecht concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 1 - 1 - 0 (Heracles wins - draws - FC Dordrecht wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Dessers 11 goals |  Mauro Júnior 6 goals |   Marques 6 goals |
Heracles missing players
FC Dordrecht missing players
| Heracles | FC Dordrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 47 | 31 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 27 | 57 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 7 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 315 | 195 | Total Shots | T S | 106 | 270 | ||
| 118 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 116 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 37 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 31 | 41 |
| 3 | Willem II | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | PSV | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Feyenoord | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Vitesse | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Heracles | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -19 | 18 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 16 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 15 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 42 |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 39 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Jong Utrecht | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Almere City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | NEC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Telstar | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | FC Den Bosch | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -11 | 22 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 16 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | FC Oss | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -20 | 15 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 14 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 11 |