Utrecht vs Heracles Betting Tips & Predictions

After a 1-1 draw in the first leg between the sides on Thursday night, there is everything to play for as Utrecht and Heracles go head-to-head for a place in next year’s Europa League.

Thomas Bruns opened the scoring for Heracles, but Utrecht equalised shortly after half-time through Rico Strieder, leaving the tie finely poised for the second leg. The second league game between the sides in the regular Eredivisie season also ended in a 1-1 draw, but at home Utrecht certainly have the edge in the recent meetings between these clubs.

Utrecht have won on seven of the last eight times Heracles have visited Stadion Galgenwaard, including a 4-2 victory in the just-finished Eredivisie season. Utrecht finished a place and two points above Heracles in the final Eredivisie table and are understandably narrow favourites to go on and win this game.

The last nine games Heracles have played has seen both teams score and with Utrecht playing at home, they are a safe bet to get on the scoresheet so that is the angle that could be exploited for this game. We are expecting goals with both teams needing to win outright to ensure a place in next season’s Europa League.

For our free betting tips and predictions we are therefore tipping Over 1/5 Goals at HT at 11/8 with Betfair. These two teams are closely matched, so our correct score tip is a 2-2 Draw, priced at 12/1 with Betfair.