FC Volendam vs Heracles prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-09-22 14:30.
FC Volendam goes into this round as the only Eredivisie club yet to win any points in the competition. Young Australian World Cup player Garang Kuol scored his first goal in Volendam orange last week, but was unable to prevent his team from losing a fourth consecutive game, all of which saw them concede multiple goals. Kuol is representative of the most youthful squad in the league, with an average age of just 21.8, so there is plenty of potential for improvement.
That average would have been even lower if the club didn’t have 34-year-old Robert Mühren as the focal point of their attack. For example, his colleagues Lequincio Zeefuik and Ezechiel Fiemawhle are both just 18 years old, whilst the club also recently strengthened their squad with 25-year-old former Sittard left-back George Cox. In any case, one cannot use history to determine whether Heracles Almelo is the opposition against whom Volendam break their duck, because this will be the first meeting since 2009.
Heracles’ opening four games went quite well, conversely. The champions of the second tier last season have scored in all four games for two wins and two defeats. Just as he was last season, Emil Hansson has so far been their most productive player with a goal and two assists. On the other flank, Abdenego Nankishi scored his first Eredivisie goal as a substitute last week.
There is no club in the Eredivisie with such a wide selection as Heracles. After they transferred youth players Diego van Oorschot and Stijn Bultman to the first team squad this summer, they have 30 players on their books. With Michiel Brouwer, Thomas Bruns and Marko Vejinović, the club boasts three players in their thirties with a rich history at the club and the ability to lead the way. Together, the three of them have represented Heracles nearly 450 times!
Players to watch: All three of Volendam's goals this season came via an assist from Bilal Ould-Chikh, whilst Heracles player Mario Engels has already scored a goal and an assist in the Eredivisie this season.
Hot streak: Volendam conceded goals in each of their last eight matches.