Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heracles and Go Ahead Eagles square off against each other at Erve Asito in the opening match of the Eredivisie round 26. The Black and Whites failed to spoil Feyenoord’s party at De Kuip, with the team extending their winless run to four games and they are seen as underdogs in Friday’s clash as well. Jannes Wieckhoff limped off with injury at the weekend, with Navajo Bakboord likely to replace him in the starting line-up.
Rene Hake’s troops, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 1-0 loss to PSV. Go Ahead Eagles are more of a team than Heracles and given their anything but poor display against the league leaders, away triumph should be considered. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Almelo, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the visitors.
Highlighted Team (Heracles):
Heracles is a professional Dutch club based in Almelo. The club was formed back in May 1903 and named after Heracles, the demigod son of Zeus. From 1974 to 1998 the club played under the name of SC Heracles ’74. The Heraclieden’s home colours are black and white, while blue is the dominant colour of their away shirt.
Twente are considered one of the club’s main rivals in the Netherlands. Speaking of the club’s achievements, it has to be noted that Heracles have won two Eredivisie trophies (1926/27, 1940/41). In the 2011/12 season they made it to the Dutch Cup final. Heracles faced PSV in the title game, with the Dutch giants proving to be a big catch for the underdogs.
PSV won the game 3-0. In the 2016/17 season Heracles participated in the Europa League, with the team suffering elimination to Arouca in the third qualifying round. Everton is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 77 goals.