📏 Form Guide

Heracles Almelo

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Heracles Almelo are hoping to win again after their last result, the 1-2 Eredivisie success versus Excelsior.

In that match, Heracles Almelo had 54% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Heracles Almelo, goals were scored by Walid Ould-Chikh (60') and Luka Kulenović (79'). At the other end, Excelsior got 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Noah Naujoks (8') scored for Excelsior.

Three or more goals per match were seen in 6 of the last 6 meetings where Heracles Almelo have been involved. Their opponents scored 16 times in this period whereas Heracles Almelo amassed a tally of 15. We will have to see whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Go Ahead Eagles

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Go Ahead Eagles come into this match following on from a 2-1 Eredivisie win as they beat Feyenoord in their last outing.

In that game, Go Ahead Eagles had 40% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Go Ahead Eagles, goals were scored by Mats Deijl (13') and Dean James (86'). For their opponents, Feyenoord got 21 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (89') was the scorer for Feyenoord.

Looking at their form, and Go Ahead Eagles have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 7 goals in total. At the back, Go Ahead Eagles certainly have room for improvement.

A look at their previous results shows us that Go Ahead Eagles:

• have not beaten Heracles Almelo when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. Not good at all.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 23/01/2022 tells us that Heracles Almelo have won 2 of these and Go Ahead Eagles 3, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A sum of 20 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them from Heraclieden and 12 created by Trots aan de IJssel. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Eredivisie match day 22 on 08/02/2025 and the score finished Heracles Almelo 4-2 Go Ahead Eagles.

That day, Heracles Almelo managed 50% possession and 24 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorers were Brian De Keersmaecker (39'), Suf Podgoreanu (72'), Damon Mirani (76') and Luka Kulenović (83').

Go Ahead Eagles got 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Mathis Suray (31') and Jakob Breum (82') scored.

The referee was Danny Makkelie.

ℹ️ Team News: Heracles Almelo

Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Knee surgery), Sava-Arangel Cestic (Broken ankle), Yvandro Borges Sanches (unknown injury) and Sem Scheperman (Hamstring injury) will be missing for Heracles Almelo .

We are thinking that Heraclieden look set to kick off with a 4-4-2 system for this game, beginning the first half with Timo Jansink, Mike te Wierik, Damon Mirani, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Ivan Mesik, Bryan Limbombe, Ajdin Hrustic, Jan Zamburek, Walid Ould-Chikh, Luka Kulenovic and Jizz Hornkamp.

ℹ️ Team News: Go Ahead Eagles

Go Ahead Eagles boss Melvin Boel has some current player fitness concerns. Gerrit Nauber (Broken leg), Søren Tengstedt (unknown injury), Jakob Breum (Muscle injury), Pim Saathof (Cruciate ligament tear) and Robbin Weijenberg (Cruciate ligament injury) can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that Trots aan de IJssel will likely elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Jari De Busser, Mats Deijl, Melle Meulensteen, Joris Kramer, Dean James, Calvin Twigt, Y. Salah Rahmouni, Richonell Margaret, Kenzo Goudmijn, Mathis Suray and Milan Smit.

💡 Prediction

It seems to us that Go Ahead Eagles and Heracles Almelo should be able to score more than one goal each in what is shaping up to be a fairly even contest.

An eventful draw is therefore a real possibility, and we are expecting it to be very tight. We’re therefore tipping a great battle with a 2-2 draw when the full-time whistle blows.

Lucas Pereira, 18:05 22/11/2025