Netherlands - Eerste DivisieAsito StadionData current as of September 22, 2026

Heracles vs Vitesse: match statistics

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Heracles vs Vitesse: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Heracles plays Vitesse in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026. Venue: Asito Stadion.

Recent form

Heracles has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Vitesse has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Heracles scores 3.43 goals per game and allows 1.43. Vitesse scores 1.86 and allows 1.29. Games in this league average 3.77 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Heracles's games and 71% of Vitesse's. The Over 2.5 rates are 86% and 71%, compared with league averages of 74% for BTTS and 73% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heracles has the higher season xG average, 2.36 to 1.85 per game. Heracles takes 21.4 shots per game, while Vitesse takes 17.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Heracles leads at halftime in 71% of its games and scores 1.71 goals per game after halftime. Vitesse leads at halftime in 29% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Heracles's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). For Vitesse, it is minutes 16-30 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eerste Divisie games average 3.77 goals. Both teams score in 74% of games, and 73% 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

(1.56)
(4.55)
(5.00)

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.

3.43Goals scored / game1.86
HeraclesVitesse
1.43Goals allowed / game1.29
HeraclesVitesse
55%Average possession49%
HeraclesVitesse
8.29Shots on target / game5.43
HeraclesVitesse

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

21.43Shots per game17.29
HeraclesVitesse
8.29Shots on target5.43
HeraclesVitesse
16%Shot conversion10.7%
HeraclesVitesse
55%Possession49%
HeraclesVitesse
2.36xG for1.85
HeraclesVitesse
1.09xG against1.54
HeraclesVitesse

Shooting quality

Heracles: DominantVitesse: Attacking
HeraclesVitesse
Accuracy (shots on target)39%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.34

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 33% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Heracles · 1.8 pts / game - Vitesse

Heracles
WWWWL
Season result split
86% W0% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-1
2.57 pts / game · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-0
Last 5 at home
3-0-0
WWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.12Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Vitesse
LWWLW
Season result split
57% W14% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-2
1.86 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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 84% better for: goals scored per game.

3.43 goals / game - Heracles · 1.86 goals / game - Vitesse

Vitesse is 11% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.43 goals / game - Heracles · 1.29 goals / game - Vitesse

Heracles scoring profile: very strong

Heracles scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Vitesse keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 games).

Vitesse scoring profile: very strong

Vitesse scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Heracles keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

24Goals scored (season)13
HeraclesVitesse
10Goals conceded (season)9
HeraclesVitesse
4.86Average goals per game3.14
HeraclesVitesse
17Goals scored (last 5)9
HeraclesVitesse
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
HeraclesVitesse

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal71%
HeraclesVitesse
86%2 goals57%
HeraclesVitesse
86%3 goals43%
HeraclesVitesse
43%4 goals14%
HeraclesVitesse

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal100%
HeraclesVitesse
43%2 goals14%
HeraclesVitesse
14%3 goals14%
HeraclesVitesse
0%4 goals0%
HeraclesVitesse

* 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.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time29%
HeraclesVitesse
0%BTTS in both halves0%
HeraclesVitesse
86%Scored in both halves43%
HeraclesVitesse

BTTS and goal count

71%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
HeraclesVitesse
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
HeraclesVitesse
60%BTTS - last 560%
HeraclesVitesse

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

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
HeraclesVitesse
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
HeraclesVitesse
29%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
HeraclesVitesse

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
HeraclesVitesse
86%Min. 2 goals after half-time71%
HeraclesVitesse
57%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
HeraclesVitesse

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 60% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.29 pts / game - Heracles · 1.43 pts / game - Vitesse

Heracles - half-time state
71% leading14% draw14% trailing
Vitesse - half-time state
29% leading57% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.29Points per game (1st half)1.43
HeraclesVitesse
1.71Goals scored (1st half)0.86
HeraclesVitesse
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
HeraclesVitesse
2Average goals (1st half)1.29
HeraclesVitesse
86%Clean sheet before half-time57%
HeraclesVitesse
14%No goal before half-time43%
HeraclesVitesse

After half-time (2nd half)

1.57Points per game (2nd half)1.57
HeraclesVitesse
1.71Goals scored (2nd half)1
HeraclesVitesse
1.14Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
HeraclesVitesse
2.86Average goals (2nd half)1.86
HeraclesVitesse
29%Clean sheet after half-time43%
HeraclesVitesse
14%No goal after half-time43%
HeraclesVitesse

Heracles - second-half results

43% W29% D29% L
16
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at halftime in 71% of games and wins 86%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Vitesse - second-half results

43% W29% D29% L
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding197%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 57%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 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 game2.002.00
Goals scored / game1.81.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game2.22.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+7+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 9
Vitesse - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.22.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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
4
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
8
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
6
1
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Vitesse
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
3
0
16-30
3
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
3
2
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

4.01
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.4 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
71%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
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.
+1.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Vitesse

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* 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

HeraclesLigaVitesse
Average goals per game 4.863.77 3.14
Both teams scored 71%74% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 86%73% 71%
Clean sheets 14%14% 0%
Goal before half-time 86%80% 71%
Goal after half-time 100%86% 86%

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

3.77
Average goals per game
74%
Both teams scored
73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
14%
Clean sheets
2.09
Home goals / game
1.68
Away goals / game
+24%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
59%
2 goals
35%
3 goals
19%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Heracles and Vitesse play?

Heracles face Vitesse on September 26, 2026 in Eerste Divisie at Asito Stadion. 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 Vitesse?

Heracles score 3.43 goals per game on average and Vitesse 1.86. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.77 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 73% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Heracles's matches and 71% of Vitesse's.

What form are Heracles and Vitesse in?

Over the last 5 games Heracles have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Vitesse 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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