About Match
Heracles Almelo go into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; VVV-Venlo sit 7th on 9 — a 6-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 4.2/1.4 for Heracles Almelo and 2.6/1.8 for VVV-Venlo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.95. VVV-Venlo would climb to 12 points with a win and up to 3rd (other results held equal).
Heracles Almelo enter with five wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Heracles Almelo hold 15 points of 15 and VVV-Venlo 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 9 Heracles Almelo wins, 7 for VVV-Venlo, 2 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 72% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 61% of the meetings.
Asito Stadion in Almelo, capacity 13,500, hosts the game.