VVV Venlo vs Heracles

3 - 4

🕒 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Covebo Stadion - De Koel - 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

VVV Venlo 3 · Heracles 1

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	0%
Draws	50%
Away wins	50%

Team Overview

VVV Venlo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

12 / 6

Avg: 3.00 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

13 / 6

Avg: 3.25 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eerste Divisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.25

PPG

2.25

3.00

3.25

1.50

100%

O2.5

75%

BTTS

75%

25%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

VVV Venlo rank3rd

Heracles rank1st

VVV Venlo points15

Heracles points18

VVV Venlo: #3 · 15 pts · GD +8

1 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heracles: #1 · 18 pts · GD +14

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VVV Venlo last 5 home

W W W L

Points9/12

Weighted index90

Goals12-6

Record3-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heracles last 5 away

L W W W

Points9/12

Weighted index60

Goals13-6

Record3-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

VVV Venlo trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 50%

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

VVV Venlo score at home100%

VVV Venlo clean sheet at home25%

Heracles score away75%

Heracles clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

VVV Venlo score first25%

VVV Venlo win after scoring first100%

Heracles score first50%

Heracles win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VVV Venlo 50% · Heracles 0%

Avg first goal minute: VVV Venlo 16.0' · Heracles 39.0'

Vs league average

VVV Venlo score at home3.00 vs 2.11

VVV Venlo concede at home1.50 vs 1.67

Heracles score away3.25 vs 1.67

Heracles concede away1.50 vs 2.11

VVV Venlo score 42% above league average, while Heracles score 94% above league average.

Defensive side: VVV Venlo are 10% below league average at home, and Heracles are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3

Avg goals6.33

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 5.50 goals on average across the last 2.

VVV Venlo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Heracles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' C. Abbas

21' ↑↓

↑↓

21' ⇄ J. Reine-Adélaïde

1st substitution · For: D. van der Kust

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. van Gilst

Penalty

43'

43' E. Zuliani

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

David Vicente

Normal Goal

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. Abbas

2nd substitution · For: T. Bruns

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Görlich

1st substitution · For: M. Davis

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Thomas Janssen

2nd substitution · For: P. Heise

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

J. N'djoli

Normal Goal · Assist: T. van Gilst

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Odriss

3rd substitution · For: R. Vullers

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Zandbergen

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Schalk

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Lars de Blok

4th substitution · For: Tijn Joosten

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Tristan Schenkhuizen

5th substitution · For: D. Hendrix

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

D. Zandbergen

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hendrix

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

D. Hendrix

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Heise

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ T. van Gilst

3rd substitution · For: M. Engels

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Hauswirth

4th substitution · For: M. te Wierik

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ D. Mirani

5th substitution · For: D. van Oorschot

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

J. N'djoli

Normal Goal · Assist: D. van der Kust

90+3'

90+3' M. te Wierik

VVV Venlo vs Heracles 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heracles beat VVV Venlo 4-3 on Friday, 07 August 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Martin Van den Kerkhof. It was played at Covebo Stadion - De Koel -.

First half: C. Abbas received a yellow card for Heracles at 11'. Heracles made their 1st substitution at 21', with J. Reine-Adélaïde replacing D. van der Kust. Heracles took the lead at 38' when T. van Gilst scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. E. Zuliani received a yellow card for VVV Venlo at 43'. Heracles extended the lead at 45' when David Vicente scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 65', with C. Abbas replacing T. Bruns. VVV Venlo made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Görlich replacing M. Davis. VVV Venlo made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Thomas Janssen replacing P. Heise. Heracles extended the lead at 71' when J. N'djoli scored, with the assist credited to T. van Gilst, making the score 0-3. VVV Venlo made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Odriss replacing R. Vullers. VVV Venlo reduced the deficit at 78' when D. Zandbergen scored, with the assist credited to A. Schalk, making the score 1-3. VVV Venlo made their 4th substitution at 82', with Lars de Blok replacing Tijn Joosten. VVV Venlo made their 5th substitution at 82', with Tristan Schenkhuizen replacing D. Hendrix. VVV Venlo reduced the deficit at 83' when D. Zandbergen scored, with the assist credited to D. Hendrix, making the score 2-3. VVV Venlo leveled the score at 86' when D. Hendrix scored, with the assist credited to P. Heise, making the score 3-3. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 87', with T. van Gilst replacing M. Engels. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 88', with M. Hauswirth replacing M. te Wierik. Heracles made their 5th substitution at 88', with D. Mirani replacing D. van Oorschot. Heracles took the lead at 88' when J. N'djoli scored, with the assist credited to D. van der Kust, making the score 3-4. M. te Wierik received a yellow card for Heracles at 90+3'.

VVV Venlo used 5 substitutions while Heracles used 5 substitutions. VVV Venlo got 1 yellow card, while Heracles got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

VVV Venlo vs Heracles Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

07 Aug 2026 VVV Venlo vs Heracles 3 - 4

2022-2023 Season

10 Feb 2023 VVV Venlo vs Heracles 3 - 1 09 Sep 2022 Heracles vs VVV Venlo 5 - 3