Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on January 24th, 2025

Heracles Almelo and FC Utrecht will meet each other in a football match counting for Eredivisie on January 24th, 2025, Friday at 19:00h (UTC), in Netherlands, check the Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht will occur

The game will be played in the small Polman Stadion stadium, in the city of Almelo, with a capacity for 12500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025

The Eredivisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.24 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.01 goals per match played.

Heracles Almelo last match

Heracles Almelo comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Almere City, valid for the Eredivisie, ended with a 0-2. The team coached by E. van de Looi lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 3.30, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Heracles Almelo. Despite this, the good appearances of Jizz Hornkamp deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

FC Utrecht last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Utrecht, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the AZ team with a final score of 0-0.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.40.

Heracles Almelo vs FC Utrecht h2h

FC Utrecht was in 3rd place in the Eredivisie while Heracles Almelo was in 12th place, the last time these teams faced each other. FC Utrecht team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Heracles Almelo used in the match.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 08-11-2024, in a match of the 2024/2025 season of the Eredivisie, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for FC Utrecht.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

The FC Utrecht team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Heracles Almelo team, which won only 2 matches.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie leaderboard now

Heracles Almelo joins the match with 18 points. They rank in 14th place in the Eredivisie, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 4 games, losing 8, and scoring 6 draws.

This means that FC Groningen team, in 15th place, is close behind in the 20th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Heracles Almelo analysis

Currently, in the Eredivisie, Heracles Almelo sums 21 goals for and a total of 34 goals against, after 19 rounds played.

With an average ball possession of 43.78% per game in the current league, Heracles Almelo cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against FC Utrecht they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Heracles Almelo

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Luka Kulenović. Heracles Almelo owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 7 goals in this season.

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The FC Utrecht team with 40 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 12 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 20th round, the team has, over Feyenoord team who is in the position 4, 4 points in advantage.

FC Utrecht analysis

After 19 rounds, FC Utrecht has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 36 goals for and 29 conceded.

FC Utrecht has been inconsistent in their recent matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1. They need to find more consistency in their performances if they want to challenge for the top positions in the league.

Although FC Utrecht average number of shots towards the opponent's goal is not the best, but the accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent. With only 4.42 shots per game, the team averages 1.89 goals. In other words, over 40% of the shots on goal end up in the net.

This is a top 5 team in the Eredivisie that wants to keep up with the good performances!

The chances of an opposing team beating FC Utrecht are low, with the latter having a balance of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws when playing away in the Eredivisie.

FC Utrecht is a more offensive team than Heracles Almelo, having 1846 attacks vs. 1650 from Heracles Almelo, having scored 36 times, in comparison, Heracles Almelo converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from FC Utrecht

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Paxten Aaronson. The Midfielder scored 5 goals in the current season, helping FC Utrecht to achieve victory in several disputes.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Heracles Almelo is Luka Kulenović, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Utrecht is Paxten Aaronson, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Heracles Almelo 1.56 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team FC Utrecht 2.11 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.66 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.05 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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