This Friday, Heracles Almelo and sc Heerenveen will be the first two teams to start round seven of the Eredivisie. The teams are both in the middle of the Eredivisie rankings and have collected almost the same number of points. Heracles Almelo will play against the team from Heerenveen in their own Erve Asito Stadium. Who will be the strongest next Friday? Compare the bookmakers with each other and play along via VoetbalGokken.nl!
Erwin van de Looi (Heracles Almelo coach): “We are getting more and more opportunities”
Heracles Almelo won last weekend against NEC Nijmegen and that did a lot of good for coach Erwin van de Looi. It was the first three points of the season for the Heracles. The coach thinks that the level of his team is increasing. “More and more players are returning and hopefully they will be top fit soon. We are getting more and more opportunities. It is great that experienced guys like Kelvin Leerdam and Justin Hoogma are getting fitter and also that Jizz Hornkamp is back in the group after a long time. We have to make more of a difference up front. All statistics were in our favor, but we were not able to express it in goals and that is what football is all about,” says Van de Looi.
“We have respect for the opponent”
Next Friday, Heracles will play against sc Heerenveen in their own Erve Asito Stadium. Then Van de Looi’s team will have to be on their toes again. “We respect the opponent. The match against sc Heerenveen is completely different from last weekend. I expect that we will have more of the ball again on Friday and then we will have to show courage and look for depth again,” says Van de Looi.
Robin van Persie (coach sc Heerenveen): “This should bring belief”
Just like Heracles Almelo, sc Heerenveen also won their match last weekend. The Frisian team defeated FC Groningen in their own Abe Lenstra Stadium. The derby win gives the team of trainer Robin van Persie energy. “The biggest advantage is that we played so consistently. Before this, we sometimes played well for a half, but against FC Groningen we played at a high level from the first to the last minute. It was a confirmation of what I already knew. This should give me faith,” says Van Persie.
“We can build on this”
Van Persie enjoys his team and players who help other players to improve. “In my eyes, you are a really good player if you make the people around you play better. That makes me very happy, look at how Brouwers, Nicolaescu and Hopland did that. We can build on that,” Van Persie concludes.
Statistics
In the Eredivisie, sc Heerenveen is in eleventh place. Van Persie’s team has seven points. Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles also have seven points, but are just above the Frisian team. Heracles is in thirteenth place. Van de Looi’s team has six points and must tolerate NEC Nijmegen, which also has six points, just ahead of them.
Head 2 Head
On April 14 this year, Heracles and Heerenveen played a match against each other for the last time. On that day, the match was also played in Almelo and sc Heerenveen won 0-2 against the Heraclieten. The Frisian team was also too strong for Heracles in Heerenveen last season. In the Abe Lenstra Stadium, the score was 3-0 for the Superfriezen. The last time Heracles won at home against sc Heerenveen was on January 23, 2021. It was 1-0 for Heracles then.
Current form Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo took three points in the match against NEC Nijmegen. Last weekend, Van de Looi’s team visited Nijmegen where the Heraclieten managed to win 1-2 against NEC. It was the first three points that Heracles raked in. A week earlier, a point was won against Almere City FC (0-0), and against Willem II Heracles managed to keep a point in Almelo. The away match against Sparta at Het Kasteel was also good for a point (0-0).
Current form sc Heerenveen
On September 14, sc Heerenveen got a good beating from AZ Alkmaar. The current number two of the Eredivisie won 9-1 in Alkmaar against sc Heerenveen. Van Persie’s team did not have a pleasant return journey. The midweek match against FC Twente was also not won, although the damage was somewhat more manageable. In Enschede, the Tukkers won 2-0. Last weekend, sc Heerenveen made up for a lot by winning the Derby of the North in front of their home crowd. FC Groningen was defeated 2-1 by Van Persie’s team.
Rag basket
Heracles Almelo is missing two midfielders from its selection: Sem Scherperman and Jan Zamburek, who are injured.
SC Heerenveen player Amara Conde will not be in the match against Heracles Almelo due to an injury.
Prediction Heracles Almelo – SC Heerenveen
Of VoetbalGokken.nl forecast can help you make the winning bet at the Dutch bookmakers. At VoetbalGokken.nl you will find reliable bookmakers where you can bet on Eredivisie football both in the pre-phase and live. We predict that Heracles and Heerenveen will share the points in the Asito Stadium.
Our bet is a 1-1 draw between the Heraclieten and Superfriezen. Are you also going to the bookmakers for a draw or do you have another bet in mind? Discover what your predictions could be worth at the Dutch bookmakers on VoetbalGokken.nl!
Odds for Heracles Almelo – SC Heerenveen
The Dutch bookmakers scale the pre-odds for the match Heracles – Heerenveen the highest for a draw. In the 1×2 game system, the odds for a draw are scaled at a maximum of 3.67 times the stake.
Will Heracles Almelo win? Then the odds are slightly higher than for a victory of sc Heerenveen. If the Heraclieten win, the bookmakers will pay out up to 2.68 times the stake that was deposited on the team winning in Almelo.
If SC Heerenveen wins, the odds will go up to a maximum of 2.43 times the stake, which is also a good odd to place a bet on.
2024-09-25 00:18:38