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

Sun 26th Apr, 13:30 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

the Polman Stadion masses welcome FC Volendam's fans on Sunday afternoon, as Ernest Faber's Heracles Almelo face Rick Kruijs's side in the Eredivisie. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds from leading bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Heracles or FC Volendam are in the kind of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heracles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Heracles
48%
2.00
5%
-
Draw
25%
3.70
1%
-
FC Volendam
28%
3.30
8%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
7.50-
Heracles 1-0
10%
11.00
10%
-
Heracles 2-1
9%
9.00
6%
-
Heracles 2-0
8%
12.00
9%
-
FC Volendam 1-0
7%
15.00-
FC Volendam 2-1
7%
12.00
8%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
17.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
12.00-
Heracles 3-1
5%
15.00
15%
-
Heracles 3-0
4%
19.00
12%
-
FC Volendam 2-0
4%
19.00
10%
-
Heracles 3-2
3%
21.00-
FC Volendam 3-1
3%
23.00
12%
-
FC Volendam 3-2
2%
26.00
10%
-
Heracles 4-1
2%
29.00
12%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
1.57-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
2.35-
Home 1st Goal
52%
1.73
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.10
7%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
17.00-
BTTS - Yes
55%
1.53-
BTTS - No
45%
2.38-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3.50
3%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.33
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
5.50
8%
-
Home/draw
72%
1.33
3%
-
Away/draw
52%
1.80
6%
-
Home/away
75%
1.29
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1.17-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
2.38-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1.53-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4.33-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1.20-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.07-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.03-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
17.00-
Home DNB
65%
1.50
4%
-
Away DNB
45%
2.50
5%
-
Heracles win to nil
25%
4.33
15%
-
FC Volendam win to nil
14%
7.00
13%
-
Heracles / Heracles
26%
3.20
7%
-
Heracles / FC Volendam
3%
26.00
10%
-
Heracles / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Heracles
15%
5.50-
Draw / FC Volendam
10%
8.00
6%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
6.50-
FC Volendam / Heracles
4%
21.00-
FC Volendam / FC Volendam
15%
5.50
8%
-
FC Volendam / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
-
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 21 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Heracles have conceded 77 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 13 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Heracles have played 15 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 32 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

FC Volendam lay in 14th place on 28 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. FC Volendam have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

FC Volendam have played 15 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 0.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heracles
FC Volendam
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV3024244474 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-3A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
2
Feyenoord3016772155 
l
 
0-7A
l
 
4-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
3
NEC3015962454 
l
 
1-4F
l
 
4-1A
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-0A
4
Twente30141151953 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
5
Ajax30131252051 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
6
AZ Alkmaar3014610748 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
7
Utrecht30128101344 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1F
8
Heerenveen3012810344 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-1F
May 3
d
 
1-1A
9
Groningen3012612542 
May 17
l
 
4-0A
w
 
3-2A
l
 
3-0A
10
S.Rotterdam3012612-1442 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
11
GA Eagles3081210536 
w
 
4-2F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
12
Fortuna3010614-1136 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
13
PEC Zwolle3081012-2034 
w
 
8-2A
May 3
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2A
14
FC Volendam307716-1928 
Apr 26
l
 
3-0A
-
-
15
Excelsior307716-2028 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2A
May 10
16
Telstar306915-1327 
d
 
1-1A
May 10
May 17
d
 
2-2A
17
NAC3051015-2125 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
18
Heracles305421-4319 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
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
4
FC Volendam have lost 4 consecutive away league games
9
Heracles have not won in 9 consecutive league games
5
FC Volendam have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Heracles 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
9
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
FC Volendam 14TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for FC Volendam of late. It has been 5 Eredivisie games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday afternoon against Heracles Almelo.

Heracles 18th FC Volendam 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Heracles will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that FC Volendam will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Heracles’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-43
FC Volendam have scored 43% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
2.1
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Heracles
PG (predicted goals)
FC Volendam
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
HER
VOL
1%
better
view stats
Games scored17
19
Failed to score13
11
Scored first8
8
Goals scored34
31
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
HER
VOL
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
28
Clean sheets2
2
Conceded first21
21
Goals conceded77
50
Avg. goals conceded2.6
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded12
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against21%
13%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+15%

Heracles v FC Volendam Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29567
I MesíkL. KulenovićA Hrustic I Mesík
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Mesík DEF292
7
-
D Mirani DEF293
6
-
A Hrustic  MID2616
5
-
L. Kulenović FWD2653
-
T Gilst MID241
2
-
T Bruns MID241
3
-
J Žambůrek MID231
5
-
A Hoorenbeeck DEF222
4
-
M Benita DEF22
5
-
W Ould-Chikh MID2114
3
-
B Limbombe FWD2113
1
-
M Wierik DEF201
2
-
M Engels FWD2012
3
1
J Wieckhoff DEF18
3
-
D Kust DEF172
1
-
S Scheperman MID1311
2
-
T Jansink GLK12
-
L Zeefuik FWD122
4
-
Y Sanches FWD112
-
R Pasveer GLK10
-
E Ahlstrand MID101
-
N Ünüvar FWD91
1
-
F Keijzer GLK8
-
R. Bozinovski MID6
1
-
S Cestic DEF4
-
J. Tijink DEF1
-
J Reine-Adélaïde MID1
-
S. Blokhuis FWD1
-
FC Volendam Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30545
K OevelenB KuwasD. KwakmanY. Leliendal
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Oevelen GLK30
1
-
Y. Leliendal DEF2911
5
-
A. Oehlers FWD2941
1
-
M. Amevor DEF2811
3
1
B Kuwas FWD2853
4
-
N. Verschuren DEF271
5
-
O Kökcü MID2712
2
-
R Mühren FWD2751
-
P. Ugwu DEF25
1
-
J. Ideho FWD2511
4
-
R. van Cruijsen MID2243
5
-
N. Bukala MID2221
4
-
G. Yah MID203
2
-
H Veerman FWD2042
-
A Plat MID16
1
-
D Payne DEF15
1
-
A Meijers DEF11
-
A Descotte FWD1021
2
-
D. Kwakman MID94
1
-
J Bacuna MID9
-
B Ould-Chikh FWD81
-
B. Pauwels FWD6
-
S Esajas DEF3
-
K. Wong-A-Soij FWD3
-
L. Blondeau DEF2
-
M. Mau-Asam MID1
-
J. Tielemans FWD1
-