Jong Utrecht vs Heracles AlmeloPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Jong Utrecht arrive on a run of four straight defeats, a 1-3 to Vitesse and a 1-2 at MVV in the league, plus heavy preseason losses, 1-5 to Borussia Dortmund II and 1-2 to Werder Bremen II. Heracles Almelo, by contrast, arrive in excellent attacking form, a 3-2 win over Den Bosch after a wild 4-3 away win at Venlo, having already shown similar numbers in preseason with a 2-1 win over Groningen. Goals keep piling up early in this Eerste Divisie season, 3.80 on average per match, and the head to head record backs up a history lopsided toward Heracles Almelo, with scorelines such as the 6-1 in 2023 and the 4-0 in 2020. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.