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

Sat 6th Dec, 19:00 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

Heracles Almelo are in Eredivisie action on Saturday evening, as Bas Sibum aims to beat Anthony Correia and his Telstar side at the Polman Stadion. Eredivisie statistics are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. You can view it all, with graphics and the best odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

Our prediction for Saturday's match is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Heracles and Telstar to score 3 goals or more combined during the regulation 90 mins. 2 goals or fewer would mean the time doesn't win but, with stats below suggesting there are goals in both sides, we think it looks like a great bet.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heracles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Heracles
46%
2.10-
Draw
22%
3.50-
Telstar
32%
3.20-
Draw 1-1
9%
7.00-
Heracles 2-1
9%
9.00-
Telstar 2-1
7%
12.00-
Draw 2-2
7%
11.00-
Heracles 1-0
6%
11.00-
Heracles 3-1
6%
15.00-
Heracles 2-0
6%
12.00-
Telstar 1-0
5%
15.00-
Heracles 3-2
4%
21.00-
Telstar 3-1
4%
23.00-
Telstar 2-0
4%
19.00-
Telstar 3-2
4%
26.00-
Heracles 3-0
4%
21.00-
Draw 0-0
3%
15.00-
Heracles 4-1
3%
29.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
1.60-
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
2.30-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.73-
Away 1st Goal
47%
2.10-
No 1st Goal
2%
15.00-
BTTS - Yes
68%
1.50-
BTTS - No
32%
2.50-
BTTS - Home Win
29%
3.60-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.00-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
5.50-
Home/draw
68%
1.36-
Away/draw
54%
1.70-
Home/away
78%
1.29-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1.17-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
5.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
2.38-
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
1.53-
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
4.33-
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
1.20-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
9.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1.07-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.03-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
15.00-
Home DNB
62%
1.53-
Away DNB
47%
2.38-
Heracles win to nil
18%
4.33-
Telstar win to nil
12%
7.00-
Heracles / Heracles
25%
3.25-
Heracles / Telstar
3%
26.00-
Heracles / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Heracles
15%
5.50-
Draw / Telstar
11%
7.50-
Draw / Draw
13%
6.50-
Telstar / Heracles
4%
21.00-
Telstar / Telstar
16%
5.00-
Telstar / Draw
6%
13.00-
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn zero and won 3. Heracles have conceded 33 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Heracles have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Telstar are in 18th position in the Eredivisie on 10 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Telstar have conceded 22 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heracles
Telstar
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1311112434 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 21
w
 
0-2F
2
Feyenoord139131728 
l
 
0-7A
Jan 25
Nov 30
Feb 21
3
AZ Alkmaar13733524 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 14
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
4
NEC136341121 
l
 
1-4F
Feb 7
Dec 13
May 2
5
Utrecht13625620 
Mar 7
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
6
Ajax13553420 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
7
Groningen13625020 
May 17
l
 
4-0A
Apr 4
l
 
2-0A
8
Twente13454217 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
Feb 14
d
 
0-00-0
9
Heerenveen14455-117 
Dec 20
Apr 4
l
 
2-3A
Mar 14
10
Fortuna13526-217 
Feb 1
Nov 29
l
 
1-3A
Mar 7
11
S.Rotterdam13526-1017 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 11
Apr 23
l
 
1-0A
12
GA Eagles13445-116 
w
 
4-2F
Feb 21
w
 
4-2F
Feb 7
13
PEC Zwolle14446-1216 
w
 
8-2A
May 2
l
 
0-2A
Jan 31
14
FC Volendam13355-414 
Apr 23
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2F
May 17
15
Excelsior13418-1113 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
Jan 16
16
NAC13337-712 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
Feb 28
Dec 20
17
Heracles13409-1412 
-
-
May 10
Dec 6
18
Telstar13247-710 
Dec 6
May 10
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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
Heracles 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
1
Lost
13
Telstar 18TH
6 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
3
Conceded
7
Games: Scored
2 / 6
Conceded
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
Failed to score
4 / 6
W
1
D
1
Lost
4
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
8 / 13
Conceded
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
Failed to score
5 / 13
W
2
Draw
4
Lost
7
Goal Statistics

Telstar's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Heracles Almelo have conceded in each of their last 6 Eredivisie outings. A PG of 1.6 for A. Correia's side suggests that run should continue.

Heracles 17th Telstar 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Heracles will score 1 or more goals
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Telstar will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+42
Heracles have scored 42% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Telstar’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
0.5
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Heracles
PG (predicted goals)
Telstar
1.9
1.6
Attack rating
13%
better
HER
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score5
5
Scored first5
5
Goals scored21
15
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for16
11
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
HER
27%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded35
22
Avg. goals conceded2.7
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded12
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
7
Conversion rate against23%
14%
Avg. XG against2
2
KickOff rating
+27%

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

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13763
I MesíkJ HornkampA Hrustic I Mesík
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Mesík DEF131
3
-
D Mirani DEF133
2
-
L. Kulenović FWD1333
-
A Hrustic  MID126
3
-
J Žambůrek MID121
3
-
B Limbombe FWD1213
1
-
T Bruns MID111
-
J Hornkamp FWD1171
1
1
Y Sanches FWD102
-
M Wierik DEF91
-
T Gilst FWD9
-
M Engels FWD9
2
1
F Keijzer GLK8
-
J Wieckhoff DEF8
1
-
A Hoorenbeeck DEF81
-
D Kust DEF8
1
-
M Benita DEF7
2
-
W Ould-Chikh MID712
-
S Scheperman MID71
1
-
T Jansink GLK5
-
J. Tijink DEF1
-
J Reine-Adélaïde MID1
-
Telstar Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13333
R. Koeman Jr.S. HetliG OfferhausG Offerhaus
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Koeman Jr. GLK13
1
-
G Offerhaus DEF133
3
-
N Rossen MID131
-
T. Noslin MID131
2
-
J Hardeveld  MID1312
1
-
P Brouwer FWD1322
1
-
D. Koswal DEF12
3
-
D Mertens MID12
2
-
M. Zonneveld FWD1212
1
-
S. Hetli FWD123
2
-
J Kamp MID1131
2
-
T. Owusu MID102
-
K Tejan FWD1011
1
-
D Bakker DEF91
-
D Malone DEF9
-
N. Ogidi Nwankwo DEF8
1
-
A. Lechkar MID7
1
-
S. Hagedoorn FWD7
-
M Hamdaoui FWD4
1
N. Nwankwo MID2
-