
Willem II vs Heracles 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Willem II 0, Heracles Almelo 1. Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Bruns with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Willem II 0, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 51': Goal! Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 2. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels replaces Jizz Hornkamp.
- 70': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Willem II. Amar Fatah replaces Amine Lachkar.
- 73': Substitution, Willem II. Mickaël Tirpan replaces Jeremy Bokila.
- 81': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Daniël van Kaam replaces Thomas Bruns.
- 81': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jan Zamburek replaces Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 83': Substitution, Willem II. Youssuf Sylla replaces Erik Schouten.
- 83': Substitution, Willem II. Patrick Joosten replaces Emilio Kehrer.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff replaces Juho Talvitie.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 2.
Game Information
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,500
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+10 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 5 | 15 | 0 |
+9 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 12 | 1 |
+6 | Ajax Amsterdam | 5 | 11 | 0 |
+5 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Statistics
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WIL![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 6 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
16 | SHOTS | 9 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
292 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
359 | Passes | 419 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
22 | Crosses | 18 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
65 | Long Balls | 61 |
39 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
18 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
12 | Interceptions | 6 |
40 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
40 | Clearances | 27 |
Willem II (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
4 | Erik Schouten |
6 | Boris Lambert |
22 | Rob Nizet |
33 | Tommy St. Jago |
9 | Kyan Vaesen |
8 | Jesse Bosch |
34 | Amine Lachkar ![]() |
18 | Jeremy Bokila |
16 | Ringo Meerveld |
11 | Emilio Kehrer |
Heracles Almelo (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fabian De Keijzer (GK) |
24 | Ivan Mesik |
4 | Damon Mirani |
14 | Brian De Keersmaecker |
39 | Mats Rots |
2 | Mimeirhel Benita ![]() |
17 | Thomas Bruns |
29 | Suf Podgoreanu |
23 | Juho Talvitie |
9 | Jizz Hornkamp |
19 | Luka Kulenovic |
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