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Heracles Almelo v Fortuna Sittard : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 20:00 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

Danny Buijs pays counterpart Erwin van de Looi a visit on Saturday night in the Eredivisie, as their Fortuna Sittard and Heracles Almelo teams face each other at the Polman Stadion. All of the key stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Heracles and Fortuna will score a minimum of 2 between them during 90 minutes. It's a prediction based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 77%. The bookies have it available at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heracles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Heracles
44%
8/5
4%
13/8
5%
Draw
26%
12/512/5
3%
Fortuna
30%
13/8
3%
13/8
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
Heracles 1-0
10%
15/2
11%
7/1
6%
Heracles 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
Fortuna 1-0
8%
15/2
15%
7/1
6%
Heracles 2-0
8%
11/1
8%
10/1
Fortuna 2-1
7%
9/18/1
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
17%
15/2
15%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
25%
11/1
9%
Fortuna 2-0
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Heracles 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Heracles 3-0
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
Fortuna 3-1
3%
20/116/1
13%
Heracles 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Fortuna 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Fortuna 3-0
2%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
19/20
8%
10/11
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
17/20
8%
4/5
8%
Home 1st Goal
51%
5/6
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/5
8%
3/4
5%
BTTS - No
46%
19/20
7%
1/1
5%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
4/1
5%
19/5
11%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
10/3
BTTS - Away Win
15%
9/2
10%
19/5
4%
Home/draw
70%
4/910/21
3%
Away/draw
56%
1/210/21
3%
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7
3%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/2
7%
9/4
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
12/5
13%
9/4
13%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
3/10
4%
3/10
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
1%
1/10
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
1%
1/40
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/18
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
15/2
15%
Home DNB
62%
5/6
2%
17/20
3%
Away DNB
48%
5/6
4%
17/20
3%
Heracles win to nil
23%
10/3
4%
-
Fortuna win to nil
16%
7/2
10%
-
Heracles / Heracles
19%
10/3
8%
3/1
3%
Heracles / Fortuna
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
Heracles / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Heracles
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Fortuna
14%
5/1
8%
19/4
4%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Fortuna / Heracles
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Fortuna / Fortuna
19%
7/216/5
Fortuna / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
bet365
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Heracles have conceded 24 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Heracles have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Fortuna lay in 9th place on 18 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Fortuna have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Fortuna have played 7 away games, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heracles
Fortuna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1413013939 
l
 
1-3F
May 14
l
 
1-3A
May 4
2
Ajax1310211732 
l
 
3-4F
Feb 16
Feb 9
l
 
5-0A
3
Utrecht131012731 
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
May 18
Dec 22
4
Feyenoord148511829 
May 4
Dec 14
Apr 13
d
 
1-1F
5
Twente148421528 
Mar 30
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 6
6
AZ Alkmaar147251123 
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 16
7
NAC14617-819 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 31
May 11
l
 
1-0A
8
GA Eagles14536-318 
Feb 9
l
 
4-1F
Jan 10
w
 
0-2F
9
Fortuna 14536-418 
Dec 7
Mar 9
-
-
10
NEC14518716 
May 18
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-3A
Jan 19
11
Willem II14446-116 
d
 
1-1F
May 11
Apr 27
d
 
0-00-0
12
PEC Zwolle14437-915 
Mar 2
l
 
3-0A
Jan 26
l
 
3-1F
13
Groningen14437-1015 
Dec 21
Apr 27
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
14
Heerenveen14437-1315 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
15
Heracles 14347-1213 
-
-
Mar 9
Dec 7
16
S.Rotterdam14257-811 
Jan 11
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 30
d
 
1-1A
17
Waalwijk141310-216 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 6
Dec 14
Mar 2
18
Almere City141310-256 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 19
w
 
3-0F
May 14
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Fortuna have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Heracles 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Fortuna 9TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Heracles since 2019
Heracles
Fortuna
Goals: Scored
12
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
HER
3
D
1
FOR
1
League games at Fortuna since 2018
Fortuna
Heracles
Goals: Scored
8
5
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
HER
2
D
1
FOR
2
Goal Statistics
Heracles 15th Fortuna 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Heracles will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Fortuna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Heracles’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-42
Fortuna have scored 42% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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Heracles
PG (predicted goals)
Fortuna
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
HER
FOR
10%
better
view stats
Games scored8
10
Failed to score6
4
Scored first8
7
Goals scored14
15
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
HER
FOR
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
8
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded26
19
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+14%

Heracles v Fortuna Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14524
F KeijzerL. KulenovićR RooskenR Roosken
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Keijzer GLK14
1
-
I Mesík DEF14
3
-
M Benita DEF141
1
-
D Mirani DEF141
-
M Engels FWD1431
2
-
R Roosken DEF132
4
-
D Kaam MID131
1
-
S. ’t Zand MID13
1
-
B Keersmaecker MID1331
2
1
S Podgoreanu FWD121
1
-
J. Talvitie FWD121
-
L. Kulenović FWD105
-
J Hornkamp FWD91
2
-
J Bruijn MID8
-
J Žambůrek MID6
-
S Scheperman MID6
2
-
T Bruns MID61
1
-
J Hoogma DEF4
-
J Wieckhoff DEF4
-
B Limbombe FWD4
-
L Milani DEF3
1
-
G. Sambo FWD2
-
Fortuna Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14334
M BranderhorstK PetersonM DijksM. Aiko
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Branderhorst GLK14
1
-
S Adewoye DEF141
2
-
L Rosier MID1421
3
-
R Fosso MID14
2
-
I Pinto DEF131
-
R Guth DEF131
2
1
A Halilovic MID1321
2
-
S Bastien MID132
-
M. Aiko FWD131
4
-
S Ottele DEF12
1
-
J Mitrovic FWD121
-
A Erceg FWD12
3
-
K Peterson FWD1131
1
-
M Dijks DEF103
-
J Dahlhaus MID10
-
D Grujcic DEF6
-
A Cruz MID6
-
U Embaló FWD2
-
M Robberechts FWD2
-
L. Tunjic MID1
-