Vitesse 2-1 Heracles Almelo: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 12 December 2021

Result

Vitesse 2-1 Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie · Sunday 12 December 2021, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

Vitesse · Heracles Almelo · Eredivisie predictions

Vitesse 2-1 Heracles Almelo: match report

Vitesse defeated Heracles Almelo 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 12 December 2021. The half-time score was 1-1.

Nikolai Laursen opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Vitesse's goals came from Loïs Openda (31') and Loïs Openda (49', penalty). Heracles Almelo scored through Nikolai Laursen (22').

Discipline: Vitesse received 2 yellow cards; Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Vitesse were 7th on 26 points from 15 and Heracles Almelo 15th on 14 points from 15. Vitesse went on to finish that season 6th with 57 points, and Heracles Almelo 16th with 34.

Vitesse lined up in a 3-5-2 and Heracles Almelo in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Loïs Openda of Vitesse (8.4), ahead of Eli Dasa (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Vitesse wins, 0 draws and 0 for Heracles Almelo.

Going into the match Vitesse's last five read W-D-L-W-W and Heracles Almelo's L-L-L-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Nikolai LaursenHeracles Almelo · 0-1
  • 31'Goal · Loïs OpendaVitesse · 1-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Luca de la TorreHeracles Almelo
  • 49'Penalty goal · Loïs OpendaVitesse · 2-1
  • 56'Yellow card · M. ManhoefVitesse
  • 72'Yellow card · Thomas BuitinkVitesse
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Lucas SchoofsHeracles Almelo

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Vitesse 2, draws 0, Heracles Almelo 0.

Team news

Unavailable

Vitesse line-up (3-5-2)

Jeroen Houwen, Danilho Doekhi, Riechedly Bazoer, Jacob Rasmussen, Eli Dasa, Matus Bero, Sondre Tronstad, Daan Huisman, Maximilian Wittek, Thomas Buitink, Loïs Openda

Heracles Almelo line-up (3-4-2-1)

Janis Blaswich, Marco Rente, Lucas Schoofs, Mats Knoester, Noah Fadiga, Luca de la Torre, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Giacomo Quagliata, Nikolai Laursen, Elias Sierra, Kaj Sierhuis