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Eredivisie | Gameweek 17
Jan 12, 2024 at 7pm UK
Mandemakers Stadion
Heracles Almelo

RKC Waalwijk
1 - 2
Heracles

Kramer (53' pen.)
van den Buijs (90')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Hansson (35' pen.), Engels (59')
Sankoh (21')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Eredivisie clash between RKC Waalwijk and Heracles, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Utrecht 1-1 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, December 16 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: PSV 1-1 Heracles
Sunday, January 7 at 12pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: RKC Waalwijk 1-1 Heracles

With both sides boasting similar amounts of quality and having experienced almost identical campaigns thus far, we anticipate a close and hard-fought encounter on Friday. Given the high stakes in the fight for survival, both will be desperate to avoid defeat on their return to action, and we see a low-scoring draw as the most likely outcome. 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 44.06%. A win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 32.18% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heracles win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.77%) and 0-2 (6.49%). The likeliest RKC Waalwijk win was 2-1 (7.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Heracles in this match.

Result
RKC WaalwijkDrawHeracles
32.18% (-3.183 -3.18) 23.75% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02) 44.06% (3.194 3.19)
Both teams to score 61.1% (-0.979 -0.98)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.18% (-0.855 -0.86)40.81% (0.848 0.85)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.79% (-0.879 -0.88)63.2% (0.872 0.87)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.26% (-2.196 -2.2)24.73% (2.19 2.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.71% (-3.167 -3.17)59.28% (3.16 3.16)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.18% (1.032 1.03)18.81% (-1.038 -1.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.75% (1.699 1.7)50.24% (-1.705 -1.71)
Score Analysis
    RKC Waalwijk 32.18%
    Heracles 44.06%
    Draw 23.75%
RKC WaalwijkDrawHeracles
2-1 @ 7.59% (-0.443 -0.44)
1-0 @ 6.5% (-0.166 -0.17)
2-0 @ 4.54% (-0.425 -0.43)
3-1 @ 3.53% (-0.455 -0.46)
3-2 @ 2.95% (-0.273 -0.27)
3-0 @ 2.11% (-0.352 -0.35)
4-1 @ 1.23% (-0.251 -0.25)
4-2 @ 1.03% (-0.17 -0.17)
Other @ 2.69%
Total : 32.18%
1-1 @ 10.85% (0.08 0.08)
2-2 @ 6.34% (-0.155 -0.16)
0-0 @ 4.65% (0.178 0.18)
3-3 @ 1.64% (-0.094 -0.09)
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 23.75%
1-2 @ 9.07% (0.357 0.36)
0-1 @ 7.77% (0.538 0.54)
0-2 @ 6.49% (0.643 0.64)
1-3 @ 5.05% (0.355 0.36)
0-3 @ 3.62% (0.463 0.46)
2-3 @ 3.53% (0.03 0.03)
1-4 @ 2.11% (0.211 0.21)
0-4 @ 1.51% (0.235 0.24)
2-4 @ 1.47% (0.059 0.06)
Other @ 3.43%
Total : 44.06%

How you voted: RKC Waalwijk vs Heracles

RKC Waalwijk
57.7%
Draw
23.1%
Heracles
19.2%
26
Head to Head
May 11, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 30
RKC Waalwijk
2-0
Heracles
Kramer (20'), Van der Venne (59')
Oukili (76'), Touba (90+1')
Sep 26, 2021 3.45pm
Feb 21, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 23
RKC Waalwijk
3-0
Heracles
John (11'), Daneels (23'), Van der Venne (75')
Touba (35')

Vloet (70'), Fadiga (88')
Oct 17, 2020 5.45pm
Gameweek 5
Heracles
0-1
RKC Waalwijk

Propper (65')
Bakari (26')
Sow (42')
Mar 8, 2020 1.30pm
Gameweek 26
Heracles
4-2
RKC Waalwijk
Van den Buijs (30'), Van der Water (34', 53'), Burgzorg (66')
van den Buijs (14'), Rossmann (59')
Leemans (16' pen.), Tahiri (28')
Meulensteen (41'), Gaari (64'), Delcroix (73')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV1211014093133
2FC UtrechtUtrecht119112011928
3Ajax1182125111426
4Feyenoord1274128131525
5FC Twente1264224111322
6AZ AlkmaarAZ125252314917
7Fortuna SittardSittard125251316-317
8NECNijmegen125161910916
9Willem II124351312115
10Go Ahead Eagles124351520-515
11NAC BredaNAC Breda125071221-915
12Heerenveen124261323-1014
13Groningen123361219-712
14PEC Zwolle123361422-812
15Heracles123361223-1112
16Sparta RotterdamSparta122551218-611
17Almere CityAlmere City12138627-216
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1211101031-214


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