Match Info

Eerste Divisie - Round 1

Date: 7 August 2026, Friday

Location: Seacon - De Koel (Venlo)

Referee: van den Kerkhof M. (Ned)

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	VVV-Venlo		Heracles Almelo

	1	X	2
	3.2	3.75	2.01	Watch
	2.70	3.50	2.25
	3.2	3.7	2.02	Watch
	3.28	3.87	2.05
	3.06	3.78	2.11	Watch
	3.1	3.8	2.08
	3.19	3.74	2.05	Watch
	3.1	3.65	2.07
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.1 ↑ (2.88)	3.72 ↑ (3.65)	2.08 ↓ (2.22)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 5.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

VVV-Venlo
30.1%

Draw
25.1%

Heracles Almelo
44.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

32.4%

25.6%

42%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

VVV-Venlo has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.3%)

Heracles Almelo has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
17.6%	0%	82.4%

VVV Venlo - Heracles Almelo Predictions

Users Predictions: 17 users predict this event. Venlo will win (votes: 3 - 17.6%). Heracles will win (votes: 14 - 82.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Heracles: 64.3% – 100%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Heracles (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
13. Schoonderwaldt Y. (G) 21. Gorlich L. 4. Clancy E. 33. Blancquart G. 5. de Blok L. 24. Odriss M. 10. Schalk A. 38. Schenkhuizen T. 7. Zuliani E. 9. Zandbergen D. (C) 19. Janssen T.	1. de Keijzer F. (G) 15. Vicente D. 3. Borac M. 4. Mirani D. 25. Manny 17. van Gilst T. 32. Scheperman S. (C) 11. Reine-Adelaide J. 7. Abbas C. 27. N'djoli J. 18. Hauswirth M.
Substitutes
31. Davis M. 1. Doornbusch T. (G) 35. el Anbri Y. 16. Heise P. 43. Hendrix D. 45. Horsten J. 15. Joosten T. 22. Taylan Z. (G) 47. van Grootel M. 3. Verheij L. 14. Vullers R.	10. Bruns T. 35. Bultman S. 8. Engels M. 22. Hamamioglu T. 16. Jansink T. (G) 23. te Wierik M. 6. Tomic D. 5. van der Kust D. 26. van Kaam D. 30. van Oorschot D. 14. Wrusch M. 33. Zeevalkink L. (G)
Coaches
Dijkhuizen M.	Heilmann V.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 2)
11', Abbas C. 🟨,
21', Reine-Adelaide J. ↓, van der Kust D. ↑,
38', 0 - 1, van Gilst T. (Penalty Awarded),
43', Zuliani E. 🟨,
45', 0 - 2, Vicente D. ⚽,
2nd Half (3 - 2)
65', Abbas C. ↓, Bruns T. ↑,
68', Gorlich L. ↓, Davis M. ↑,
68', Janssen T. ↓, Heise P. ↑,
71', 0 - 3, N'djoli J. ⚽, van Gilst T. (A),
75', Odriss M. ↓, Vullers R. ↑,
78', 1 - 3, Zandbergen D. ⚽, Schalk A. (A),
82', de Blok L. ↓, Joosten T. ↑,
82', Schenkhuizen T. ↓, Hendrix D. ↑,
83', 2 - 3, Zandbergen D. ⚽, Hendrix D. (A),
86', 3 - 3, Hendrix D. ⚽, Heise P. (A),
87', van Gilst T. ↓, Engels M. ↑,
88', Hauswirth M. ↓, te Wierik M. ↑,
88', Mirani D. ↓, van Oorschot D. ↑,
88', 3 - 4, N'djoli J. ⚽, van der Kust D. (A),
90+3', te Wierik M. 🟨,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Venlo won 3.

Heracles may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.

There will not play in Heracles: Borges Sanches Y. (Knee Injury) Kulenovic L. (Red Card)

In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Venlo won 5 matches, drew 1 match, lost 7 matches, and goals 19:31. (average 1.5:2.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Venlo won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 13:8. (average 1.9:1.1).

Outrights of Dutch Eerste Divisie for now

Heracles: 36.1% Venlo: 7.38%

Standings

Main

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Heracles	10	8	1	1	31:12	19	25
3	Venlo	10	7	0	3	26:14	12	21

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- VVV-Venlo
Club Friendly
01.08.26	VVV-Venlo - Eupen	2:3 ✺
25.07.26	VVV-Venlo - Fortuna Köln	0:1 ✺
18.07.26	VVV-Venlo - Leuven B	2:1 ✺
04.07.26	VVV-Venlo - Borussia Mönchengladbach II	3:2 ✺
Dutch Eerste Divisie
24.04.26	VVV-Venlo - Almere City	3:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.7 LLWWW
- Heracles Almelo
Club Friendly
24.07.26	Heracles Almelo - Excelsior	1:4 ✺
08.07.26	Heracles Almelo - Groningen	2:1 ✺
Dutch Eredivisie
17.05.26	Heracles Almelo - Groningen	1:2 ✺
10.05.26	Telstar - Heracles Almelo	3:0 ✺
03.05.26	Zwolle - Heracles Almelo	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.5 LWLLL

Latest Head to Head

Dutch Eerste Divisie
10.02.23	VVV-Venlo - Heracles Almelo	3:1
09.09.22	Heracles Almelo - VVV-Venlo	5:3
Dutch Eredivisie
01.05.21	Heracles Almelo - VVV-Venlo	4:0
07.11.20	VVV-Venlo - Heracles Almelo	3:2
14.02.20	VVV-Venlo - Heracles Almelo	1:0
09.11.19	Heracles Almelo - VVV-Venlo	6:1
22.02.19	VVV-Venlo - Heracles Almelo	0:1

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