Heracles - Vitesse predictions

Heracles are expected to win here, but we can’t call such betting predictions completely foolproof. Vitesse may surprise us yet, and even a tie game seems a decent possibility from where we’re standing.

From the present perspective, the situation is evident. Considering the strength of Heracles and the fact that Vitesse are given 3.52 odds to win, it is clear that anything but a home win would be a remarkable surprise.

Heracles’s crushing away defeat in the last round was painful but predictable. Hopes were up for their fans at half-time as they maintained an unlikely lead, but it all came crashing down in the second half, ending in a 3:1 loss in an away game at NEC .

Previously in the Eredivisie, Vitesse recorded an HT/FT home defeat with a considerable 0:2 goal difference. Most bookies saw them as the clear underdogs before kick-off, though, so the fact that they were trounced is hardly surprising.

Looking over the home team’s recent record, we can see a worrying trend. They’ve conceded more than 5 goals over the past 3 matches alone, indicating problems in their defensive lineup.

Vitesse fans have a lot of cause for concern – with 6 concessions in their latest 3 away games, their track record seems to indicate a tendency to underperform in away games.

Vitesse will need to make a hard turn to avoid disaster this season, and they’ll need to do it soon. Though there’s a good chunk of the season still ahead of them, the upcoming matchups are not exactly favourable.

The last time we saw these two squads play against each other was earlier in this Eredivisie season. Heracles narrowly lost. With the home-field advantage on their side this time, however, most bookies see them as the favourites.

The odds being what they are, remember that they were priced with various injuries in mind. The hosts reported that Sava-Arangel Cestic, Ruben Roosken, Nikolai Laursen, Navajo Bakboord will have to sit this one out, while Vitesse will have to make do without Miliano Jonathans, Melle Meulensteen, F. Fofana, M. Tielemans.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1.82 odds offered at Pncl.