Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Heracles Almelo 1st with 85 points, ADO Den Haag 12th with 51, 34 apart. ADO Den Haag's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Per game in the league, ADO Den Haag were scoring 1.34 and conceding 1.5, Heracles Almelo 2.71 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
24 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — ADO Den Haag 6, draws 5, Heracles Almelo 13, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The recent editions have closed up — 2.2 goals per game over the last five against 3.25 all-time.
Cars Jeans Stadion in Den Haag staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,023. Heracles Almelo led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.