Heracles Almelo
- Heracles Almelo have scored 18 goals in seven Eredivisie home games in 2025/2026, an average of 2.57 per game.
- Heracles are unbeaten in their last three home games (W1, D2).
- Ernest Faber’s new coaching appointment at Heracles seems to have brought about a change in playing style, with the team playing with a lot more speed in transition and pressing higher up the field to try and surprise the opponents.
Heerenveen
- Heerenveen are favourites to win at 2.13 with bookmakers.
- Heerenveen have won one and lost two of their last three away games (W1, L2).
- Heerenveen have a slightly better record away from home, with two wins, two draws and four defeats.
- Heerenveen’s away record shows 12 goals conceded in eight games, so we can expect another high-scoring game when they travel to play Heracles on Saturday.
Head-to-Head
- The head-to-head record between these two sides is fairly even, with Heerenveen having won two, Heracles one and one draw in the last four Eredivisie games between the two.
- Their most recent match-up finished 1-1 in Heerenveen.
Key Players
- Jizz Hornkamp leads the way for Heracles with ten goals in 14 appearances, while Walid Ould-Chikh has been their most reliable supplier with three assists in the last five.
- Jacob Trenskow has been Heerenveen’s primary attacking player with five goals in 16 Eredivisie games this season.
Betting Insights
- Bookmakers list Heerenveen as slight favourites at 2.13.
- The Over 2.5 goals market is incredibly short, so we are going with Underdog Heracles double chance as the best play on this game.
Prediction
With a local rivalry, managerial significance, and both sides needing a win, we predict that this game will be high tempo, open and exciting .
