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Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie | Gameweek 15
Dec 18, 2021 at 7pm UK
Polman Stadion
Groningen

Heracles
4 - 2
Groningen

Basacikoglu (32'), Laursen (34'), Kiomourtzoglou (87'), Kasanwirjo (89' og.)
Rente (44'), Fadiga (77')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Strand Larsen (9'), Postema (78')
te Wierik (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Heracles and Groningen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Heracles 1-2 Groningen

Groningen have been hard to beat of late having lost just one of their last 11 games, in stark contrast to Heracles, who have lost eight times in that span. We fancy the away team to emerge victorious, narrowly edging out their hosts by the odd goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Heracles win with a probability of 43.23%. A win for Groningen had a probability of 32.17% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heracles win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.7%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest Groningen win was 1-2 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.5%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Heracles would win this match.

Result
HeraclesDrawGroningen
43.23%24.6%32.17%
Both teams to score 58.12%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.26%44.74%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.9%67.1%
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.22%20.78%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.56%53.43%
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.36%26.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.12%61.87%
Score Analysis
    Heracles 43.23%
    Groningen 32.17%
    Draw 24.59%
HeraclesDrawGroningen
2-1 @ 9.04%
1-0 @ 8.7%
2-0 @ 6.83%
3-1 @ 4.73%
3-0 @ 3.58%
3-2 @ 3.13%
4-1 @ 1.86%
4-0 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.23%
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 43.23%
1-1 @ 11.5%
2-2 @ 5.98%
0-0 @ 5.54%
3-3 @ 1.38%
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.59%
1-2 @ 7.61%
0-1 @ 7.32%
0-2 @ 4.84%
1-3 @ 3.36%
2-3 @ 2.64%
0-3 @ 2.14%
1-4 @ 1.11%
Other @ 3.16%
Total : 32.17%

How you voted: Heracles vs Groningen

Heracles
40.0%
Draw
20.0%
Groningen
40.0%
15
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2021 3.30pm
Gameweek 20
Heracles
1-0
Groningen
Burgzorg (24')

da Cruz (46')
Dec 23, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 14
Groningen
0-1
Heracles

Dammers (52')
Szoke (78')
May 10, 2020 1.30pm
Aug 31, 2019 6.45pm
Gameweek 5
Groningen
1-2
Heracles
Warmerdam (47')
Absalem (45'), Itakura (50')
Van der Water (29'), Czyborra (62')
Merkel (55')
Jan 19, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Groningen
3-0
Heracles
Memisevic (12' pen.), Bruns (74', 78')
Zeefuik (81'), Handwerker (82')

Rossmann (93')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV23164371264552
2Ajax21163245182751
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2312744236643
4Feyenoord22117446262040
5AZ AlkmaarAZ22124638211740
6FC Twente21106544301436
7Go Ahead Eagles2210574034635
8Groningen2376102232-1027
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2383122641-1527
10Fortuna SittardSittard2275102940-1126
11Heerenveen2275102641-1526
12NECNijmegen2173113230224
13PEC Zwolle2266102634-824
14Willem II2366112634-824
15Heracles225982839-1124
16Sparta RotterdamSparta2348111933-1420
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2245133145-1417
18Almere CityAlmere City2134141243-3113


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