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- Competition: Eredivisie
- Date: 24th January, 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 CET
- Venue: Erve Asito
FC Utrecht travel to Heracles on Friday evening and hope to close the gap on league leaders PSV Eindhoven to three points in order to continue fighting for the Eredivisie title.
The away side are unbeaten in their last two games, having secured an impressive 2-1 win over Feyenoord and a 0-0 draw with AZ last weekend. They have won seven out of a possible eight away games in the Eredivisie this season and are unbeatable on away soil so far.
The hosts have fared slightly better in recent weeks, winning two games in a row in both the cup and the league. However, they are still stuck in the relegation battle before they regain some more momentum.
Heracles vs FC Utrecht Betting Tips: FC Utrecht to Win
As Eredivisie league standings suggest, FC Utrecht are in a much better position than Heracles, indicating their superiority performance wise this season. The away side are also unbeaten in the last three games (2W 1D) and have lost just once in the last eight matches in all competitions.
Heracles, even though they have won two Eredivisie games in a row, are not on the same level as Heracles this season, as they are currently just four points above the relegation zone. Perhaps it will not be easy for FC Utrecht, but we expect them to win, as they still have not lost a single game away from home this season.
Heracles Almelo vs Utrecht Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Utrecht
1 : 0
Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie
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Utrecht
1 : 0
Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie
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Heracles Almelo
1 : 3
Utrecht
Eredivisie
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Heracles Almelo
1 : 0
Utrecht
Eredivisie
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Utrecht
1 : 0
Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie
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Utrecht
2 : 0
Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie
Heracles team news
The home team have three players unavailable for selection due to injuries, with Luka Kulenovic being one of the major absentees (7 league goals this season).
Last matches of Heracles Almelo
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Almere City
0 : 2
Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie
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De Graafschap
0 : 2
Heracles Almelo
KNVB Beker
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Heracles Almelo
1 : 1
Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie
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Bochum
1 : 0
Heracles Almelo
Club Friendlies 3
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Heracles Almelo
1 : 0
NEC Nijmegen
KNVB Beker
Heracles Almelo lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Fabian de Keijzer
Defenders
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3
Jannes Wieckhoff
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4
Damon Mirani
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24
Ivan Mesík
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39
Mats Rots
Midfielders
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32
Sem Scheperman
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14
Brian De Keersmaecker
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17
Thomas Bruns
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29
Suf Podgoreanu
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8
Mario Engels
Forwards
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9
Jizz Hornkamp
FC Utrecht team news
FC Utrecht have as many as five players injured ahead of this game. Noah Ohio is the most noticeable absentee, as he has four goals to his name this season in Eredivisie.
Last matches of Utrecht
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Utrecht
0 : 0
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie
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RKC Waalwijk
1 : 2
Utrecht
KNVB Beker
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Feyenoord
1 : 2
Utrecht
Eredivisie
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Utrecht
2 : 5
Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie
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AFC
0 : 8
Utrecht
KNVB Beker
Utrecht lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Vasilis Barkas
Defenders
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2
Siebe Horemans
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3
Mike van der Hoorn
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24
Nick Viergever
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16
Souffian El Karouani
Midfielders
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14
Zidane Iqbal
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21
Paxten Aaronson
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26
Miliano Jonathans
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20
Yoann Cathline
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18
Jens Toornstra
Forwards
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91
Sébastien Haller
Three reasons we expect FC Utrecht to Win
- FC Utrecht are undefeated in their last 3 games in all competitions (2W 1D)
- FC Utrecht are currently sitting third in the league standings, whereas Heracles are only 14th
- FC Utrecht have won the last 3 head-to-head encounters against Heracles and are still unbeaten away from home in Eredivisie this season
Main prediction Heracles Almelo - Utrecht
Utrecht to win
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Heracles Almelo & Utrecht current standing in Eredivisie
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | PSV | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 62 - 18 | +44 | 46 |
2 | Ajax | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 - 17 | +24 | 45 |
3 | FC Utrecht | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 - 29 | +7 | 40 |
4 | Feyenoord | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 - 24 | +18 | 36 |
5 | FC Twente | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 - 25 | +14 | 34 |
6 | AZ | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 - 19 | +14 | 34 |
7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 - 28 | +7 | 31 |
8 | Fortuna Sittard | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 - 32 | -6 | 25 |
9 | NAC Breda | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 23 - 32 | -9 | 25 |
10 | SC Heerenveen | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 - 35 | -14 | 24 |
11 | NEC Nijmegen | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 - 25 | +3 | 23 |
12 | Willem II | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 - 26 | -2 | 23 |
13 | PEC Zwolle | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 - 28 | -9 | 20 |
14 | Heracles Almelo | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 - 34 | -13 | 18 |
15 | FC Groningen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 - 28 | -13 | 17 |
16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 - 28 | -12 | 14 |
17 | Almere City | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 - 39 | -29 | 10 |
18 | RKC Waalwijk | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 - 44 | -24 | 8 |