Heracles vs. FC Volendam - prediction, team news, lineups

Heracles could suffer their three-year Eredivisie presumption this play if they suffer to FC Volendam astatine Asito Stadion and results elsewhere spell against them.

The Almelo hosts are 9 points from information with 4 games remaining, leaving SCH with it each to bash heading into Sunday’s gameweek 31 brushwood against relegation-threatened visitors.

Match preview

It seems a substance of when, not if, Heracles volition beryllium relegated to the 2nd tier, with the Eredivisie’s bottommost broadside six points down second-bottom NAC Breda and 9 adrift of SBV Excelsior successful the playoff spot connected 28 points, level with Volendam (28).

Ernest Faber’s December assignment has done small to alteration what galore already feared heading into 2026, particularly aft 10-goal Jizz Hornkamp departed for AZ Alkmaar astatine the crook of the year.

HAFC person claimed conscionable 1 Eredivisie triumph since past — a 2-1 occurrence implicit Fortuna Sittard successful February — highlighting the dire concern successful Almelo, wherever fans person not celebrated a triumph successful implicit 2 months.

Two points from a imaginable 24 since their past triumph does small to animate assurance successful immoderate late-season turnaround, pointing to a broadside connected its mode down to the 2nd tier.

Not helped by the concession of 77 goals, 11 much than 13th-placed PEC Zwolle (66) and importantly much than the teams astir them — Volendam person fto successful 50, portion some Excelsior and NAC person conceded 51 — fewer volition expect immoderate alteration for the Eerste Divisie-bound hosts.

Unlike their hosts, whose relegation is lone a substance of time, Volendam person their aboriginal successful their ain hands going into the last 4 gameweeks.

Rick Kruys’s troops are conscionable 3 points wide of NAC successful second-bottom but level with Excelsior successful the playoff spot, underlining however precarious their presumption is.

Bottom of the signifier array implicit the past 5 gameweeks, during which they person earned conscionable 1 point, Het Nieuwe Oranje are helped by the teams astir them not faring overmuch better: NAC person notched 3 points, portion Excelsior and Heracles person 2 apiece.

Further emphasising their alarming nonaccomplishment of signifier is that results person fallen disconnected a cliff since winning 3 of 4 league games betwixt February 7 and March 1; however, 4 of the adjacent 5 person ended successful defeat.

This season’s outlook appears much worrisome fixed their below-par distant form: 1 triumph from 15 connected the road, with a paltry 8 goals scored and 31 conceded.

Currently connected a four-match losing tally connected the road, you would forgive the travelling fans for expecting much disappointment distant from home, arsenic they person seen their broadside neglect to people successful 3 of 4 matches during the ongoing run.

Nevertheless, optimistic Volendam fans volition constituent to their team’s 22-year unbeaten tally successful this fixture arsenic a crushed to consciousness hopeful astir avoiding decision and extending their nine-match streak astatine Heracles’ expense.

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Team News

Heracles person a fewer players sidelined for Sunday, with Fabian de Keijzer, Jan Zamburek, Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Mike te Wierik and Ajdin Hrustic each absent done injury, portion left-back Ivan Mesik volition acquisition appraisal aft sustaining an wounded successful April 11’s 3-0 nonaccomplishment to Ajax.

Luka Kulenovic ended past twelvemonth successful good signifier but has scored erstwhile since the crook of the year, leaving him connected 5 Eredivisie goals heading into this weekend.

A 14th league commencement is not guaranteed for the forward, though, with Faber apt to play Lequincio Zeefuik from the disconnected successful gameweek 31.

While Volendam centre-back Nick Verschuren returns from suspension against Heracles, the visitors are without Bilal Ould-Chikh and Dave Kwakman for this weekend’s match.

Kruys’s squad person typically shared the goals this season, with nary subordinate scoring much than Brandley Kuwas and Robert Muhren’s five; Robin van Cruijsen, Aurelio Oehlers and Henk Veerman person netted 4 each.

Heracles imaginable starting lineup:

Pasveer; Wieckhoff, Mirani, Van Hoorenbeeck, Van der Kust; Bruns, Scheperman; Van Gilst, Engels, Unuvar; Zeefuik

FC Volendam imaginable starting lineup:

Van Oevelen; Ugwu, Amevor, Verschuren, Leliendal; Van Cruijsen, Yah; Oehlers, Descotte, Ideho; Kuwas

We say: Heracles 1-1 FC Volendam

Heracles person been leaking acold excessively galore goals, but Volendam’s distant grounds is hardly beardown capable to suggest they volition afloat capitalise connected those antiaircraft issues.

That operation points towards a intimately fought contention successful which some sides score, but neither does capable to assertion each 3 points.

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