Almere City FC vs Heracles 1-0: result, September 18, 2026

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Written before the match

Heracles arrive with a perfect record of six wins over the listed matches, contrasted against Almere City FC's F. Druijf, who has recorded six goals and three assists over the listed matches.

Recent form

Almere City FC have enjoyed a strong start, winning four, drawing one, and losing one of their matches. Their most recent outing was a 4:0 win against MVV on 11 September, following a 0:1 loss at home to Jong Ajax on 4 September. F. Druijf has been instrumental, leading the team in goals and assists, while goalkeeper Wessel Speel has kept two clean sheets and made 22 saves over the listed matches. Heracles have opened their campaign in flawless fashion, winning all six of their listed matches. They secured a 3:2 victory against Jong AZ on 11 September, having previously beaten De Graafschap 5:0 on 4 September. J. N'djoli and T. van Gilst have both been prolific, each contributing six goals and one assist over the listed matches, while goalkeeper F. de Keijzer has recorded 14 saves.

Key factors

Heracles have scored 12 goals in the first half across their six listed matches, showing a tendency to start quickly.
Almere City FC have proven clinical after the break, scoring 13 of their 15 listed goals in the second half.
Heracles are averaging 21 shots per match, significantly higher than the 17 shots per match managed by Almere City FC.
Almere City FC have clearly less of the ball on average, while Heracles are seeing slightly more of the ball over their matches.

What to expect

Heracles enter this match with perfect momentum, led by the prolific output of T. van Gilst, who has six goals and one assist over the listed matches. While Almere City FC have shown resilience, particularly through the attacking contributions of F. Druijf with his six goals over the listed matches, the visitors appear to have the edge in form and attacking efficiency. The match looks to lean towards the away side as they seek to maintain their flawless start to the season.

What our records do not hold

There is no head-to-head record available for this fixture, leaving their historical competitive relationship unknown.

Data considered:

recent form
home and away form
rest days
league table
odds
provider statistics
players
match flow
set-up

Team statistics

2Shots on goal3
2Shots off goal17
4Total shots23
0Blocked shots3
1Shots inside box21
3Shots outside box2

Line-ups

Almere City FC 4-2-3-1

Heracles 4-2-3-1

Timeline

80'GoalM. Wasinski (assist: B. Burgering)Almere City FC

Players of the match

8.2Martin WasinskiAlmere City FC
7.9David VicenteHeracles
7.9Maurice WruschHeracles

Player	Minutes	Rating
Martin Wasinski	82	8.2
David Vicente	90	7.9
Maurice Wrusch	77	7.9
Teun Bijleveld	90	7.3
Thomas Bruns	21	7.3
Joey Jacobs	90	7.2
Enzo Cornelisse	90	7.2
Wessel Speel	90	7
Chafik Abbas	90	7
James Lawrence	90	6.9
Mees Hoedemakers	73	6.9
Byron Burgering	30	6.9
Milan de Haan	17	6.7
Damian van Bruggen	8	6.7
Damon Mirani	85	6.7
Manny Rodríguez	85	6.7
Mike te Wierik	10	6.7
Mario Engels	10	6.7
Jamie Jacobs	30	6.6
Djevencio van der Kust	90	6.6
Sem Scheperman	90	6.6
Emanuel Poku	73	6.5
Hamza El Dahri	60	6.5
Marley Dors	90	6.5
Olivier De Nijs	17	6.5
Max Hauswirth	69	6.5
Bas Huisman	60	6.3
Tristan van Gilst	85	6.3
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde	13	6.3
Fabian De Keijzer	90	6.2
Vincent Poppler	10	6.2
Jean-Paul N'Djoli	90	5.9
Malcolm Mateyo	-	-
Joel Van der Wilt	-	-
Twan Van Der Zeeuw	-	-
Job Kalisvaart	-	-
Immanuel Goghli	-	-
Leco Zeevalkink	-	-
Timo Jansink	-	-
Mario Borac	-	-
Mimeirhel Benita	-	-
David Tomić	-	-
Daniel Van Kaam	-	-
Fodé Fofana	-	-