Netherlands - Eerste DivisieData current as of August 31, 2026

Heracles vs De Graafschap: match statistics

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Heracles vs De Graafschap: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Heracles plays De Graafschap in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The game is scheduled for September 4, 2026.

Recent form

Heracles has 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. De Graafschap has 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.25 points per game.

Scoring records

Heracles scores 4.00 goals per game and allows 1.75. De Graafschap scores 1.25 and allows 3.00. Games in this league average 3.85 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Heracles's games and 100% of De Graafschap's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 75%, compared with league averages of 78% for BTTS and 75% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heracles has the higher season xG average, 2.46 to 1.86 per game. Heracles takes 21.5 shots per game, while De Graafschap takes 18.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Heracles leads at halftime in 100% of its games and scores 1.75 goals per game after halftime. De Graafschap leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.25 after halftime.

When the teams score

Heracles's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). For De Graafschap, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eerste Divisie games average 3.85 goals. Both teams score in 78% of games, and 75% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

HeraclesDe Graafschap
4Goals scored / game1.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap
1.75Goals allowed / game3
HeraclesDe Graafschap
56%Average possession57%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
9.75Shots on target / game4.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

21.5Shots per game18.5
HeraclesDe Graafschap
9.75Shots on target4.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap
18.6%Shot conversion6.8%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
56%Possession57%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
2.46xG for1.86
HeraclesDe Graafschap
1.29xG against1.65
HeraclesDe Graafschap

Shooting quality

Heracles: DominantDe Graafschap: Dominant
HeraclesDe Graafschap
Accuracy (shots on target)45%23%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Heracles is 1100% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / game - Heracles · 0.25 pts / game - De Graafschap

Heracles
WWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 4.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 2.46Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
De Graafschap
DLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W25% R75% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 75%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Heracles is 220% better for: goals scored per game.

4 goals / game - Heracles · 1.25 goals / game - De Graafschap

Heracles is 71% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.75 goals / game - Heracles · 3 goals / game - De Graafschap

Heracles scoring profile: very strong

Heracles scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 meczów), while De Graafschap keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 meczów).

De Graafschap scoring profile: very strong

De Graafschap scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 meczów), while Heracles keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)5
HeraclesDe Graafschap
7Goals conceded (season)12
HeraclesDe Graafschap
5.75Average goals per game4.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap
16Goals scored (last 5)5
HeraclesDe Graafschap
7Goals conceded (last 5)12
HeraclesDe Graafschap

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
100%2 goals25%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
100%3 goals0%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
50%4 goals0%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
50%2 goals75%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
25%3 goals50%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0%4 goals50%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

78%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0%BTTS in both halves25%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
100%Scored in both halves25%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS75%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
100%BTTS - last 5100%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
75%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Heracles is 300% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

3 pts / game - Heracles · 0.75 pts / game - De Graafschap

Heracles - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
De Graafschap - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per game (1st half)0.75
HeraclesDe Graafschap
2.25Goals scored (1st half)1
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0Goals conceded (1st half)1.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap
2.25Average goals (1st half)2.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap
100%Clean sheet before half-time0%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0%No goal before half-time0%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per game (2nd half)0.5
HeraclesDe Graafschap
1.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.25
HeraclesDe Graafschap
1.75Goals conceded (2nd half)1.75
HeraclesDe Graafschap
3.5Average goals (2nd half)2
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0%Clean sheet after half-time50%
HeraclesDe Graafschap
0%No goal after half-time75%
HeraclesDe Graafschap

Heracles - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
12
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+1.8

Allows 1.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

De Graafschap - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
3
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heracles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.25
Goals scored / game2.31.8
Goals allowed / game0.01.8
Average goals per game2.33.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%100%
3 goals25%75%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+90
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 9
De Graafschap - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.750.50
Goals scored / game1.00.3
Goals allowed / game1.31.8
Average goals per game2.32.0
1 goal100%50%
2 goals100%50%
3 goals25%50%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal0%75%
Goal difference-1-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Heracles
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
7
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
4
1
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

De Graafschap
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

5.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
3.5 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
130%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Heracles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
207%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

De Graafschap

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.96
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
155%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eerste Divisie).

Teams vs league

HeraclesLigaDe Graafschap
Average goals per game 5.753.85 4.25
Both teams scored 100%78% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%75% 75%
Clean sheets 0%11% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%85% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%88% 50%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.85
Average goals per game
78%
Both teams scored
75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
11%
Clean sheets
1.93
Home goals / game
1.93
Away goals / game
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
65%
2 goals
35%
3 goals
15%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Heracles and De Graafschap play?

Heracles face De Graafschap on September 4, 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Heracles vs De Graafschap?

Heracles score 4.00 goals per game on average and De Graafschap 1.25. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.85 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 75% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Heracles's matches and 100% of De Graafschap's.

What form are Heracles and De Graafschap in?

Over the last 5 games Heracles have a 4-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and De Graafschap 0-1-3 (0.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Heracles vs De Graafschap?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Heracles vs De Graafschap: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.