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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 33
May 12, 2024 at 1.30pm UK
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Heracles Almelo

Excelsior
4 - 0
Heracles

Parrott (45+3', 66'), Driouech (67', 90+5')
Driouech (68'), Zagre (70'), van Duinen (70')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Sankoh (52'), Hrustic (65'), Vejinovic (70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between SBV Excelsior and Heracles, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 0-3 Nijmegen
Monday, May 6 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heracles 0-5 RKC Waalwijk
Sunday, May 5 at 11.15am in Eredivisie

We said: SBV Excelsior 1-1 Heracles

There is little to choose between the sides and this weekend's clash could easily swing either way. That said, we are backing a share of the spoils with honours even at the end of the 90 minutes. 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 SBV Excelsior win with a probability of 60.48%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 19.67%.

The most likely scoreline for a SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.09%) and 1-0 (7.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.74%), while for a Heracles win it was 1-2 (5.23%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that SBV Excelsior would win this match.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawHeracles
60.48% (6.854 6.85) 19.84% (-1.885 -1.89) 19.67% (-4.97 -4.97)
Both teams to score 62.16% (-0.346 -0.35)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.27% (2.705 2.71)33.73% (-2.707 -2.71)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.44% (3.015 3.02)55.55% (-3.016 -3.02)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.1% (2.817 2.82)10.9% (-2.818 -2.82)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.95% (5.906 5.91)35.05% (-5.906 -5.91)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.76% (-2.679 -2.68)30.24% (2.676 2.68)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.59% (-3.33 -3.33)66.4% (3.326 3.33)
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 60.48%
    Heracles 19.67%
    Draw 19.84%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawHeracles
2-1 @ 9.68% (0.069000000000001 0.07)
2-0 @ 8.09% (0.635 0.64)
1-0 @ 7.3% (-0.205 -0.21)
3-1 @ 7.16% (0.788 0.79)
3-0 @ 5.98% (1.041 1.04)
3-2 @ 4.28% (0.176 0.18)
4-1 @ 3.97% (0.802 0.8)
4-0 @ 3.32% (0.861 0.86)
4-2 @ 2.37% (0.333 0.33)
5-1 @ 1.76% (0.501 0.5)
5-0 @ 1.47% (0.495 0.5)
5-2 @ 1.05% (0.241 0.24)
4-3 @ 0.95% (0.07 0.07)
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 60.48%
1-1 @ 8.74% (-0.941 -0.94)
2-2 @ 5.79% (-0.404 -0.4)
0-0 @ 3.29% (-0.485 -0.49)
3-3 @ 1.71% (-0.057 -0.06)
Other @ 0.32%
Total : 19.84%
1-2 @ 5.23% (-1.011 -1.01)
0-1 @ 3.94% (-0.929 -0.93)
0-2 @ 2.36% (-0.782 -0.78)
2-3 @ 2.31% (-0.353 -0.35)
1-3 @ 2.08% (-0.596 -0.6)
0-3 @ 0.94% (-0.409 -0.41)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 19.67%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Heracles

SBV Excelsior
42.9%
Draw
42.9%
Heracles
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Sep 2, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 4
Heracles
3-1
Excelsior
Limbombe (54'), Hoogma (60'), Sankoh (85')
Willems (82')
Agrafiotis (19')
Lamprou (39'), Zagre (49'), Smeulers (76')
Lamprou (56')
May 21, 2022 7pm
Second Round 2nd Leg
Heracles
1-3
Excelsior
Bakis (28')
Hoogma (56')
Dallinga (47'), Wieffer (63'), Agrafiotis (83')
Horemans (43')
May 18, 2022 5.45pm
Second Round 1st Leg
Excelsior
3-0
Heracles
Azarkan (21'), Dallinga (74'), Driouech (85')

Schoofs (29')
May 12, 2019 1.30pm
Gameweek 34
Heracles
4-5
Excelsior
Dalmau (23', 51', 59'), Duarte (62')
Rossmann (43')
Omarsson (4', 45', 91'), Mattheij (71'), Eckert (89')
Dec 22, 2018 7.45pm
Gameweek 17
Excelsior
0-3
Heracles

Mattheij (85')
Peterson (35'), Kuwas (43'), Osman (66')
Peterson (61')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV20161365204549
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2012533730741
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ20104634211334
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard207492736-925
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2081112535-1025
10Heerenveen2073102136-1524
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II206592428-423
13PEC Zwolle206592329-623
14Groningen205691729-1221
15Heracles204882336-1320
16Sparta RotterdamSparta203891829-1117
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2025132244-2211
18Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910


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