About Match
In the standings it is Almere City 5th on 10 points, Heracles Almelo 1st on 15 — separated by 5. Scoring rates set the scale: Almere City 2.2 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Heracles Almelo 4.2 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.95. A win here leaves Almere City on 13 points and up to 2nd, other results permitting.
Heracles Almelo come in having won five on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Almere City, 3 by Heracles Almelo, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
Yanmar Stadion in Almere stages the fixture, a ground that holds 4,501.