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Excelsior v Heracles Almelo : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 15:30 BST, Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam

It's an away match for Bas Sibum's Heracles Almelo side on Saturday afternoon, as they visit the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion for a Eredivisie tie with Ruben den Uil's Excelsior. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from leading bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both Excelsior and Heracles's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.17.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Excelsior
60%
17/20
5%
19/20
5%
Draw
23%
31/10
9%
29/10
4%
Heracles
18%
27/10
8%
5/2
6%
Excelsior 1-0
12%
17/2
14%
7/1
16%
Excelsior 2-0
11%
9/1
17%
17/2
14%
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
6/1
Excelsior 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
14/1
12%
11/1
8%
Excelsior 3-0
7%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Heracles 1-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Excelsior 3-1
6%
12/111/1
Heracles 2-1
5%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
4%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Excelsior 4-0
3%
33/122/1
12%
Excelsior 4-1
3%
28/120/1
Heracles 2-0
3%
20/114/1
Excelsior 3-2
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Heracles 3-1
1%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
13/20
8%
8/13
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
6/5
8%
23/20
10%
Home 1st Goal
56%
4/64/6
3%
Away 1st Goal
39%
5/4
7%
13/10
2%
No 1st Goal
4%
14/1
12%
11/1
BTTS - Yes
49%
8/13
8%
3/5
7%
BTTS - No
51%
6/5
12%
6/5
10%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
5/2
3%
12/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
16%
15/4
10%
7/2
7%
BTTS - Away Win
8%
5/1
9%
9/2
10%
Home/draw
82%
2/7
3%
3/10
2%
Away/draw
40%
10/11
2%
5/6
5%
Home/away
77%
2/9
2%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/5
3%
1/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
10/3
13%
16/5
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
13/8
17%
6/4
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/9
8%
10/21
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
7/2
13%
17/5
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
2/11
3%
2/11
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/1
25%
15/2
21%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/16
2%
1/16
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/401/50
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
14/1
12%
11/1
8%
Home DNB
76%
4/9
4%
4/9
4%
Away DNB
34%
13/8
5%
8/5
8%
Excelsior win to nil
35%
11/4
13%
-
Heracles win to nil
9%
6/1-
Excelsior / Excelsior
27%
2/1
6%
19/10
6%
Excelsior / Heracles
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Excelsior / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Excelsior
16%
4/1
9%
4/1
5%
Draw / Heracles
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
Draw / Draw
13%
11/219/4
Heracles / Excelsior
4%
20/116/1
Heracles / Heracles
14%
5/1
9%
17/4
5%
Heracles / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Excelsior have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Eredivisie league table. Excelsior are unbeaten in 1 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 1 games. Excelsior are winless in the 1 games they have played against teams below them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 15 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Excelsior have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 4 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Heracles are in 18th position in the Eredivisie on 6 points having played 11 matches so far this season. Heracles have a terrible away record they have lost every game and didn't score in 4 games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 0 and won 2. Heracles have conceded 32 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Excelsior
Heracles
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Feyenoord119112028 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 14
l
 
0-7A
Jan 25
2
PSV119111928 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 10
Feb 28
Dec 13
3
AZ Alkmaar117311124 
Feb 14
Dec 14
l
 
1-2A
Mar 14
4
Ajax11551620 
Feb 1
Nov 22
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
5
Groningen11614219 
Dec 5
May 2
May 17
l
 
4-0A
6
Utrecht11515516 
Apr 23
l
 
4-1A
Mar 7
l
 
4-0A
7
S.Rotterdam11515-916 
l
 
0-1A
May 17
w
 
3-0F
Jan 11
8
NEC11434715 
Apr 4
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-4F
Feb 7
9
Twente11434215 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
10
Heerenveen11353014 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
Dec 19
Apr 4
11
GA Eagles11344013 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Nov 22
Feb 21
12
Fortuna11416-413 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Feb 1
Nov 29
13
NAC11335-512 
Nov 29
Feb 7
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
14
FC Volendam11245-510 
May 10
w
 
1-2F
Apr 23
l
 
3-0A
15
Excelsior11317-1110 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 8
16
PEC Zwolle11236-149 
Dec 20
Apr 11
w
 
8-2A
May 2
17
Telstar11227-78 
Jan 16
d
 
2-2A
Dec 6
May 10
18
Heracles11209-176 
Nov 8
Mar 21
-
-
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Heracles have lost 7 consecutive away league games
7
Heracles have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Excelsior 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Heracles 18TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Excelsior since 2016
Excelsior
Heracles
Goals: Scored
10
9
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
EXC
2
D
1
HER
2
League games at Heracles since 2015
Heracles
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
13
8
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
EXC
1
D
2
HER
2
Goal Statistics
Excelsior 15th Heracles 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Excelsior will score 1 or more goals
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Heracles scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Excelsior’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-35
Heracles have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Excelsior
PG (predicted goals)
Heracles
1.8
0.9
Attack rating
0%
better
EXC
HER
view stats
Games scored8
6
Failed to score3
5
Scored first6
4
Goals scored10
15
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for10
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
28%
better
EXC
HER
view stats
Games conceded9
10
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded21
32
Avg. goals conceded1.9
2.9
Avg. shots/game conceded12
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
4
Conversion rate against16%
23%
Avg. XG against2
2.1
KickOff rating
+28%

Excelsior v Heracles Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11213
C WidellG RegtR MeissenI Bronkhorst
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Meissen DEF111
1
-
I Bronkhorst DEF11
3
-
C Widell DEF11
-
A Carlén MID111
3
-
G Regt FWD1121
2
-
D Fernandes FWD1111
-
A Zagre DEF101
2
1
M Duinen FWD101
1
-
S Gassel GLK9
-
I Yegoian MID911
-
S Wlodarczyk FWD92
-
N Naujoks MID8
1
-
S Mitrovic FWD7
-
L Schouten DEF51
-
C. Nadje MID5
1
-
J. Armantrading FWD5
1
-
S. Hendrikx DEF4
1
N. Martens DEF41
-
S. Middendorp MID4
-
D. Yun FWD41
-
Z. Booth FWD3
-
C Raatsie GLK2
-
S Janssen DEF2
-
M Tielemans MID2
-
T. Holla GLK1
-
N. Groen FWD1
-
Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11643
I MesíkJ HornkampA Hrustic A Hrustic 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Mesík DEF111
2
-
D Mirani DEF111
2
-
L. Kulenović FWD1111
-
A Hrustic  MID104
3
-
J Žambůrek MID101
2
-
Y Sanches FWD102
-
B Limbombe FWD1013
1
-
T Bruns MID91
-
J Hornkamp FWD96
1
1
F Keijzer GLK8
-
T Gilst FWD8
-
M Wierik DEF71
-
M Benita DEF7
2
-
J Wieckhoff DEF7
-
S Scheperman MID71
1
-
M Engels FWD7
2
1
A Hoorenbeeck DEF61
-
D Kust DEF6
1
-
W Ould-Chikh MID51
-
T Jansink GLK3
-
J. Tijink DEF1
-
J Reine-Adélaïde MID1
-