Netherlands - Eerste DivisieAsito StadionData current as of 22 September 2026

Heracles vs Vitesse: match statistics

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Heracles vs Vitesse: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Heracles play Vitesse in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The match date is 26 September 2026. Venue: Asito Stadion.

Current form

Heracles: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Vitesse: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heracles scores 3.43 and concedes 1.43 goals per match. Vitesse scores 1.86 and concedes 1.29. League average: 3.77 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heracles 71%, Vitesse 71%. Over 2.5: Heracles 86%, Vitesse 71%. League level: BTTS 74%, Over 2.5 73%.

xG, shots and style

Heracles has higher xG: 2.36 vs 1.85. Heracles: 21.4 shots per match, Vitesse: 17.3.

Match halves

Heracles: half-time lead 71%, second-half goals 1.71. Vitesse: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Heracles: 31-45+ (8 goals). Vitesse: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eerste Divisie: 3.77 goals per match, BTTS 74%, Over 2.5 73%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.56)
(4.55)
(5.00)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

3.43Goals scored / match1.86
HeraclesVitesse
1.43Goals conceded / match1.29
HeraclesVitesse
55%Average possession49%
HeraclesVitesse
8.29Shots on target / match5.43
HeraclesVitesse

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

21.43Shots per match17.29
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Heracles is 33% better for: last-5 form.

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

Heracles
WWWWL
Season result split
86% W0% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-1
2.57 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-0
Last 5 at home
3-0-0
WWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Vitesse is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Heracles scoring profile: very strong

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

Vitesse scoring profile: very strong

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

24Goals scored (season)13
HeraclesVitesse
10Goals conceded (season)9
HeraclesVitesse
4.86Average goals in match3.14
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Heracles · 1.43 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 71% of matches and wins 86%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Heracles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match1.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match2.22.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.22.0
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

4.01
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
74%
Both teams scored
73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
14%
Clean sheets
2.09
Home goals / match
1.68
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence 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 26 September 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.