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De Graafschap vs Heracles: Dutch Championship Match Prediction
De Graafschap will host Heracles in the 1/8 finals of the Dutch Cup on January 16. Will the hosts be able to play a strong match and knock out a more prestigious opponent from the tournament, or will the visitors justify their status as favorites and get a ticket to the quarterfinals? In the betting tip, we assessed the prospects of each team and chose the most reliable bets. Which choice will be successful?
Command Analysis
De Graafschap
NetherlandsCurrent form
De Graafschap represents the second strongest division of the Netherlands, where before the start of the season it was considered one of the obvious contenders for a ticket to the playoffs. So far, Jan Vreman team justifies this status and occupies the fifth line in the table with 32 points, but at the same time it is already 1-point behind the second Excelsior and the chances of fighting for a direct ticket to the Eredivisie are very small. In the last round, De Graafschap lost 1:2 to Volendam away, thus suffering its third defeat in a row in the championship.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vevers and Van Gilst are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- De Graafschap has lost three of his last four matches.
- De Graafschap has scored in 11 of his 12 home games this season
Tentative line-up: Smits - Hernani, Willemsen, Hillen, Schoppema - Najah, Van den Haar, Warmrdam - Marcal, Seuntjens, El Kadiri.
Heracles
NetherlandsCurrent form
Before the start of the season, Heracles was considered one of the obvious candidates for relegation from the Eredivisie, inferior in the selection of players to many competitors. However, for now, Erwin Van de Looy team looks quite decent and occupies 15th place in the table with 15 points, two points ahead of the transitional matches zone, but still having a match in hand. In the last round, Heracles drew 1:1 with Sparta, thus extending the series without victories in all tournaments to seven matches and failing to break away in the table from a direct competitor.
Disqualifications and injuries
Laursen, Cestich and Bultman are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Heracles have not won in their last seven matches – three defeats and four draws
- In the last 10 matches, Heracles have won nine victories over De Graafschap
Estimated line-up: De Keyser – Milani, Mesik, Mirani, Wickhoff – De Keersmaeker, Schepperman, Engels, Sand, Talvitie – Hornkamp.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:3
Three of De Graafschap last eight home games have ended with this scoreline
16.75Bet on De Graafschap to score in the first half
In De Graafschap last two matches, this bet was successful
1.85Bet "Heracles" will score in the first half
In the last two matches of Heracles this bet was successful
1.79Tip and bets
De Graafschap is not a favourite for objective reasons, but will certainly strive to give the opponent a serious fight on their home field – the hosts have nothing to lose and will certainly play in their traditional attacking style. It is obvious that the visitors have little chance of keeping a clean sheet, but Heracles has an advantage in terms of player selection and will also clearly strive only for victory – the match will certainly be productive.
We believe that the match will be productive. Betting Tip - total over three goals . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.75
Bet on the outcome
De Graafschap has looked, to put it mildly, unconvincing lately – the last three matches of the championship were lost. The hosts are in a clear decline and Harakles will undoubtedly strive to take advantage of this and get a ticket to the quarterfinals. The visitors definitely have a chance of success – they have a significant advantage in class, and in the last ten head-to-head meetings De Graafschap only managed to remain undefeated once, it makes sense to give preference to the favorite.
Bet - Asian handicap (0) on Heracles. This bet is offered for 1.81
Bet on corners
De Graafschap will probably spend a lot of time attacking at home, but Heracles are quite capable of responding, there should be plenty of corners
Bet - total over 9.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.69
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