Feyenoord VS Heracles Almelo Match Prediction
2018-02-18
13:30:00
Feyenoord
VS
Heracles Almelo
Our Prediction Tip
Feyenoord will win this match.
2018-02-1813:30:00 Feyenoord will win this match.
Feyenoord continue to be firmly in control of this fixture with Heracles after they won for the fifth time running in December in the cup. They now have 17 wins, six draws, and four losses. Here's a look at the last five results:
Dec 21, 2017: Feyenoord 3-1 Heracles (Dutch Cup)
Sep 9, 2017: Heracles 2-4 Feyenoord
May 5, 2017: Feyenoord 3-1 Heracles
Aug 21, 2016: Heracles 0-1 Feyenoord
Apr 20, 2016: Heracles 2-2 Feyenoord
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Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Feyenoord are at 1/7 to win, a draw is at 13/2, and a Heracles win is at 16/1.
Feyenoord will start the weekend's Eredivisie fixture list in fourth place on 39 points now. They are level with PEC now, but they are eight back of AZ for third place, showing how hard they have had it this season to try and make it back to European football for a third season running. They have lost two of the last three matches and have only seven points from the last 15 on offer as well.
Heracles are down in 11th place with 27 points now. They are a full ten ahead of Roda as well as ten points back of Vitesse in seventh place, so they are looking to be headed for a routine mid-table type of finish. They have just one win in their last five matches, though it was their last match. They have only five points in the last five matches.
At home, Feyenoord are doing decently well without being majorly impressive like last year when they were crowned champions. They have 21 points from 11 matches, losing just twice. They have really picked it up of late to win four of their last five and to gather 13 points from those matches. Heracles have been the league's worst away side so far, surprisingly, given their position in mid-table. They have a paltry three points- to be level on points with Sparta Rotterdam- and have not won a single match on the road. They have two points, though from their last five matches, showing small improvement.
A no for both teams to score, via Ladbrokes, is set at 7/10.
Feyenoord have rarely dropped points to Heracles, and that has certainly been the case over the course of the last few seasons. Two wins over them already this season points toward a clear winner.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst has injuries to winger Sam Larsson and center back Mats Knoester that will keep them out. Left back Ridgeciano Haps also looks like he could miss out. The man that replaced him, Tyrell Malacia will be suspended for a red card, as will winger Basil Basacikoglu.
Feyenoord looked to be on their way toward at least a possible point last weekend before they fell apart and picked up those two red cards and squandered a lead. The man that had given them that lead was midfielder Tonny Vilhena, who remains in sparkling form. The young Dutchman has been at the top of his game this term, and he could just be set to seal a move. He has scored seven Eredivisie goals thus far, with three coming in the last five matches.
Feyenoord have two losses and three wins in their last five matches:
3-1 loss at Vitesse
3-0 home win vs Groningen
1-0 loss at VVV
2-0 home win vs PSV (Dutch Cup)
3-1 home win vs ADO
John Stegeman will be missing Dario van der Buijs, Jeff Hardeveld, Bart van Hintum, and Lerin Duarte due to injury concerns.
While Stegeman has not gotten the same amount of production in terms of goals from winger Bradley Kuwas this season, he has found another source. That man has been Vincent Vermeij, who has combined very well with the aforementioned man. Vermeij leads the team with eight goals so far, but it is Kuwas who has supplied a great deal of those with nine assists. That includes the assist for his winner last weekend over Willem II.
Heracles have a win, two losses, and two draws in their last five matches:
1-0 home win vs Willem II
6-1 loss at NAC
1-1 home draw vs NAC
3-3 draw at Groningen
1-2 home loss vs PSV
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