ADO Den Haag vs Heracles Predictions

• Both teams scored in just 2 of Den Haag’s last 6 matches.
• Both teams scored in just 1 of Heracles last 6 matches.
• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 5 of Heracles’ last 6 matches.
• Den Haag have only won 2 of their 12 home games in the Eredivisie.

Heracles beat Ajax last time out so confidence is bound to be high

Den Haag drew 2-2 away at Heerenveen last weekend while Heracles surprised everyone by beating the league leaders Ajax 1-0 in Almelo, so the gap between the two clubs increased to 14pts ahead of Saturday’s clash. Neither team can claim to be in form but with two wins and four defeats, it’s the visitors Heracles that head into this weekends’ match as the slight form favourites, as Den Haag have lost three, drawn two, and won just one of their last six outings.

Heracles have won three of their last six matches against Den Haag but only one team has scored in the pairs’ last two encounters and two of Den Haag’s and only one of Heracles’ last six matches have seen both teams score, so you can start to see just why we have backed Heracles to claim a 1-0 win this weekend.

Den Haag concede an average of 1.42 goals per home game but Heracles only score an average of 0.75 goals per away game, which is why we have backed a 1-0 win for the visitors and why we expect Saturday’s clash to be low-scoring. 67% of Den Haag’s home games have produced under 2.5 goals as have 75% of Heracles’ away trips and only 42% of the hosts’ home matches have seen both teams score.

Den Haag have really struggled for wins this season

The hosts have a poor scoring record at home, failing to score in 42% of the matches played in front of their own fans, while Heracles have kept clean sheets in 25% of their league games this season, which adds further weight to our prediction for a narrow away win this Saturday.

Exactly 1-goal has been scored in 17% of Den Haag’s home games and 25% of Heracles away trips, so both of these teams are accustomed to a final scoreline of 1-0 this season. Den Haag have lost via a 1-goal margin four times so far this season and Heracles have won by that very same margin on three separate occasions.

We’re confident that we won’t see both teams score in Saturday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Heracles. The visitors are the slight form favourites and have outplayed Den Haag so far this season, which is why we have backed Heracles to win. However, the hosts don’t win many games at home and the visitors haven’t won many on the road, so we are still expecting a tight and tense ninety minutes.