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

Sun 18th Jan, 13:30 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

John van den Brom is aiming for a crucial away win in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his FC Twente side to the Polman Stadion to visit Heracles Almelo and Bas Sibum. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As you can see, our prediction for Sunday's fixture is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Heracles and Twente to score 3 goals or more combined during the standard 90 minutes. 2 goals or less would mean a losing bet but, with statistics below suggesting both teams have goals in them, we think there's good reason to feel confident.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Twente coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Heracles
28%
15/4-
Draw
21%
29/10-
Twente
51%
13/20-
Twente 2-1
9%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
9%
13/2-
Draw 2-2
7%
12/1-
Heracles 2-1
7%
14/1-
Twente 3-1
6%
11/1-
Twente 2-0
6%
8/1-
Twente 1-0
6%
8/1-
Twente 3-2
5%
20/1-
Heracles 1-0
4%
16/1-
Twente 3-0
4%
12/1-
Heracles 3-2
3%
33/1-
Heracles 3-1
3%
33/1-
Twente 4-1
3%
22/1-
Heracles 2-0
3%
28/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
14/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
70%
8/13-
Under 2.5 Goals
30%
5/4-
Home 1st Goal
47%
6/4-
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/15-
No 1st Goal
1%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
68%
8/13-
BTTS - No
32%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
7/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
32%
21/10-
Home/draw
49%
6/5-
Away/draw
72%
2/11-
Home/away
79%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
2/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
7/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
49%
6/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
51%
1/2-
Over 4.5 Goals
29%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
71%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1/14-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
14/1-
Home DNB
43%
11/4-
Away DNB
65%
1/4-
Heracles win to nil
10%
9/1-
Twente win to nil
19%
9/4-
Heracles / Heracles
10%
7/1-
Heracles / Twente
4%
18/1-
Heracles / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / Heracles
8%
9/1-
Draw / Twente
17%
15/4-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Twente / Heracles
2%
33/1-
Twente / Twente
33%
6/4-
Twente / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Heracles have conceded 42 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Heracles have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Twente lay in 6th place on 25 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Twente have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Twente have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heracles
Twente
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1715113146 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3A
l
 
0-2A
May 17
2
Feyenoord1711242135 
l
 
0-7A
Jan 25
Mar 1
d
 
1-1F
3
Ajax178631030 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-3F
Apr 4
4
NEC178541429 
l
 
1-4F
Feb 7
Apr 25
d
 
3-3F
5
Groningen17836327 
May 17
l
 
4-0A
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
6
Twente17674525 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
-
-
7
AZ Alkmaar16745325 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
w
 
1-0F
May 3
8
Utrecht17656523 
Mar 7
l
 
4-0A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
9
Heerenveen17656323 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 5
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
10
S.Rotterdam17728-1323 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 11
May 10
w
 
1-5F
11
Fortuna17638-421 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 21
12
GA Eagles17476-319 
w
 
4-2F
Feb 22
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
13
Excelsior16619-1119 
Mar 20
w
 
1-2A
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
14
PEC Zwolle17548-1719 
w
 
8-2A
May 3
Jan 10
l
 
1-0A
15
Telstar17368-715 
d
 
1-1A
May 10
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
16
FC Volendam17359-1214 
Apr 26
l
 
3-0A
Apr 10
d
 
1-1F
17
Heracles174211-1814 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
18
NAC173410-1013 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Jan 30
UEFA Champions League
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UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Twente have drawn 5 consecutive away league games
6
Twente have not lost in 6 consecutive away league games
Heracles 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heracles0 - 3Heerenveen
Heracles1 - 1Telstar
Heracles4 - 2GA Eagles
Heracles8 - 2PEC Zwolle
Heracles0 - 7Feyenoord
Heracles3 - 0S.Rotterdam
Heracles1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Heracles1 - 4NEC
Heracles1 - 2NEC
Heracles1 - 4Feyenoord
Heracles1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Heracles2 - 1Twente
Heracles4 - 2PEC Zwolle
Heracles4 - 2GA Eagles
Heracles1 - 1Groningen
Heracles1 - 1Utrecht
Heracles1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Heracles2 - 2Fortuna
Heracles2 - 2Waalwijk
Heracles2 - 0NAC
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
51
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHeracles0 - 3Heerenveen
AHeracles3 - 4PSV
HHeracles1 - 1Telstar
AHeracles1 - 1Fortuna
HHeracles4 - 2GA Eagles
AHeracles2 - 1Excelsior
HHeracles8 - 2PEC Zwolle
AHeracles0 - 3FC Volendam
HHeracles0 - 7Feyenoord
AHeracles1 - 2Twente
HHeracles3 - 0S.Rotterdam
AHeracles1 - 2NAC
HHeracles1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
AHeracles0 - 4Groningen
AHeracles0 - 2Ajax
HHeracles1 - 4NEC
AHeracles0 - 4Utrecht
HHeracles1 - 2NEC
AHeracles1 - 4PSV
AHeracles2 - 1Willem II
Twente 6TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Feyenoord1 - 1Twente
Utrecht1 - 1Twente
FC Volendam1 - 1Twente
Groningen1 - 1Twente
NEC3 - 3Twente
S.Rotterdam1 - 5Twente
Excelsior1 - 0Twente
Heerenveen1 - 2Twente
PEC Zwolle1 - 0Twente
AZ Alkmaar3 - 2Twente
Ajax2 - 0Twente
S.Rotterdam0 - 2Twente
PEC Zwolle1 - 1Twente
Heracles2 - 1Twente
Groningen1 - 1Twente
Heerenveen3 - 3Twente
GA Eagles2 - 2Twente
NAC2 - 1Twente
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Twente
PSV6 - 1Twente
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATwente1 - 1Feyenoord
HTwente2 - 0GA Eagles
ATwente1 - 1Utrecht
HTwente1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
ATwente1 - 1FC Volendam
HTwente0 - 0Telstar
ATwente1 - 1Groningen
HTwente2 - 3Ajax
ATwente3 - 3NEC
HTwente2 - 1Heracles
HTwente3 - 2Fortuna
ATwente5 - 1S.Rotterdam
HTwente2 - 2NAC
ATwente0 - 1Excelsior
ATwente2 - 1Heerenveen
HTwente0 - 2PSV
ATwente0 - 1PEC Zwolle
ATwente2 - 3AZ Alkmaar
HTwente2 - 2NEC
ATwente0 - 2Ajax
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Heracles have not lost to Twente in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Heracles since 2015
Heracles
Twente
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
7 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
0 / 7
HER
3
D
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heracles
Heracles2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Heracles2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Heracles2 - 0
League games at Twente since 2016
Twente
Heracles
Goals: Scored
19
6
Games: Scored
9 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
0 / 9
HER
1
D
1
TWE
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Twente
Twente2 - 1
Twente5 - 0
Twente1 - 0
Twente1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Heracles
Twente2 - 1
Twente1 - 0
Twente4 - 0
Goal Statistics
Heracles 17th Twente 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
2.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Heracles will score 1 or more goals
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Twente will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+24
Heracles have scored 24% more goals at home than predicted
-5
Twente’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Heracles
PG (predicted goals)
Twente
1.5
2.1
Attack rating
HER
TWE
10%
better
view stats
Games scored11
13
Failed to score6
4
Scored first5
10
Goals scored26
26
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
13
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
12
Avg. XG for1.4
2.1
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
HER
TWE
33%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
14
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first12
6
Goals conceded44
21
Avg. goals conceded2.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded12
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against21%
19%
Avg. XG against2
1.2
KickOff rating
+33%

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

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171065
D MiraniJ HornkampA Hrustic I Mesík
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Mirani DEF173
3
-
I Mesík DEF162
5
-
A Hrustic  MID166
4
-
L. Kulenović FWD1643
-
B Limbombe FWD1613
1
-
T Bruns MID151
-
J Žambůrek MID151
5
-
J Hornkamp FWD14101
2
1
M Wierik DEF131
2
-
T Gilst FWD13
2
-
M Engels FWD132
2
1
A Hoorenbeeck DEF121
-
W Ould-Chikh MID1114
1
-
Y Sanches FWD112
-
D Kust DEF10
1
-
M Benita DEF10
3
-
T Jansink GLK9
-
J Wieckhoff DEF9
1
-
F Keijzer GLK8
-
S Scheperman MID71
1
-
J. Tijink DEF1
-
J Reine-Adélaïde MID1
-
Twente Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17636
L UnnerstallR WolfswinkelB RooijR Pröpper
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Unnerstall GLK17
-
M Rots DEF1722
2
-
B Rooij DEF1723
3
1
T Belt MID1721
2
-
R Wolfswinkel FWD176
2
-
D Rots FWD1742
2
-
R Pröpper DEF16
6
-
R Zerrouki MID1611
2
-
K Hlynsson MID1632
1
1
A Verschueren MID161
1
-
S. Ørjasæter FWD143
2
-
M Pjaca FWD1211
1
-
S Lammers FWD92
-
T Booth FWD9
-
S. Lamkin DEF8
-
M Bruns DEF81
-
N Ünüvar FWD82
2
-
B Kuipers DEF7
-
R. Nijstad DEF61
-
M Kjölö MID5
-
D Weidmann MID5
1
-
L. Vennegoor of Hesselink FWD3
-
G. Martinho Peixoto DEF1
1
-