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Heerenveen v Heracles, Eredivisie, Sun, 20 Dec 2020: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Sun, 20 Dec 2020

HeerenveenHome
12Full time, half-time 0–1
HeraclesAway

Heracles won by 1 goal.

LDDLLLeague form, oldest to newestLWDDL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Abe Lenstra Stadion. Photo: Udo Ockema, CC BY 2.5, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Heerenveen have 5 scored home results and Heracles 6 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Heerenveen at home: 2.00 points per match (5 measured matches); Heracles away: 0.33 points per match (6 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Heerenveen scored 1.80 per home match (5 measured matches); Heracles scored 0.50 away (6). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.60 per club appearance across 226 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 3 of 11 pooled club appearances (27.3%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Heerenveen: 2 wins; Heracles: 2 wins; draws: 2.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01
Second half11

The match in numbers

HeerenveenHeracles
  • 16Shots8
  • 2Shots on target2
  • 6Corners3
  • 10Fouls12
  • 1Yellow cards2
  • 1Red cards0

From shots to goals

Heerenveen

  • Shots16
  • On target2
  • Goals1

13% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Heracles

  • Shots8
  • On target2
  • Goals2

25% of shots on target, 100% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

6 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

2
Heerenveen wins
2
Draws
2
Heracles wins
Goals / meeting
3.67
22 goals in 6 meetings
Both scored
83%
5 of 6 meetings
Over 1.5
100%
6 of 6 meetings
Over 2.5
67%
4 of 6 meetings
Over 3.5
33%
2 of 6 meetings
Heerenveen clean sheets
17%
1 of 6 meetings
Heracles clean sheets
0%
0 of 6 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.50
6 with corner data
Cards / meeting
2.50
6 with card data
  1. Heerenveen v HeraclesSat, 21 Dec 2019 · Eredivisie 2019-201–1HT 0–0
  2. Heracles v HeerenveenSun, 4 Aug 2019 · Eredivisie 2019-200–4HT 0–3
  3. Heracles v HeerenveenFri, 19 Apr 2019 · Eredivisie 2018-192–1HT 1–1
  4. Heerenveen v HeraclesSun, 16 Sept 2018 · Eredivisie 2018-193–5HT 1–1
  5. Heracles v HeerenveenSun, 1 Apr 2018 · Eredivisie 2017-181–2HT 0–2
  6. Heerenveen v HeraclesSat, 19 Aug 2017 · Eredivisie 2017-181–1HT 0–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Heerenveen at homeLLLDWW
Heracles awayLWWWLD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Heerenveen at home, Heracles away
  • 41%
    Both teams scored
    League 56%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 91%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 95%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 79%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 82%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 59%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 57%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 26%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 38%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 18%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.6
    Avg total goals
    League 3.01
    17 + 17 matches
  • 71%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 74%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 32%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 35%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 10.1
    Corners per match
    League 9.66
    17 + 17 matches
  • 71%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 61%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 49%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 44%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 39%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.9
    Cards per match
    League 2.85
    17 + 17 matches
  • 29%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 30%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 15%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 17%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Heerenveen at home, Heracles away
Heerenveen (home)Heracles (away)
12Position9
DLLDLLast 5, oldest to newestWLLDL
17Played17
1.35Points per match0.94
35%Win %24%
1.29Scored / match0.76
1.06Conceded / match2.18
2.35Avg total goals2.94
41%Both scored41%
47%Clean sheets18%
24%Failed to score47%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

HeerenveenHeracles
  • 0.591st half scored / match0.29
  • 0.651st half conceded / match0.65
  • 0.712nd half scored / match0.47
  • 0.412nd half conceded / match1.53
  • 41%Leading at half-time24%
  • 82%1st half over 0.559%
  • 35%1st half over 1.529%
  • 82%2nd half over 0.588%
  • 24%2nd half over 1.559%
  • 24%Scored in both halves12%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Heerenveen at home, Heracles away, this season.

Goals

HeerenveenHeracles
  • 1.29Scored / match0.76
  • 1.06Conceded / match2.18
  • 2.35Match total / match2.94
  • 77%Scored 1+53%
  • 29%Scored 2+24%
  • 53%Conceded 1+82%
  • 41%Conceded 2+59%
  • 77%Match over 1.582%
  • 53%Match over 2.565%
  • 18%Match over 3.535%

Shots and xG

HeerenveenHeracles
  • 12.18Shots for7.29
  • 11.94Shots against14.29
  • 4.12On target for2.24
  • 3.18On target against5.65
  • 11%Shot conversion11%

Corners

HeerenveenHeracles
  • 4.47Corners for3.76
  • 5.88Corners against6.18
  • 10.35Match total9.94
  • 77%Over 7.577%
  • 77%Over 8.565%
  • 53%Over 9.547%
  • 47%Over 10.541%
  • 41%Over 11.529%

Cards

HeerenveenHeracles
  • 0.94Cards for1.76
  • 1.41Cards against1.71
  • 2.35Match total3.47
  • 35%Over 2.582%
  • 24%Over 3.535%
  • 12%Over 4.518%
  • 6%Over 5.518%
  • 10.06Fouls committed10.06

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
7Groningen34350
8Sparta Rotterdam34147
9Heracles34-1144
10Twente34-241
11For Sittard34-841
12Heerenveen34-639
13Zwolle34-938
14Willem II34-2831
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