Willem II Tilburg vs Heracles Almelo Best odds and tips

Willem II Tilburg are 16th in the Eredivisie 2024/2025 table with 25 points from 31 matches. The appointment of Kristof Aelbrecht as head coach on May 1, 2025 has done little to improve their form, with the club winless in their last five Eredivisie matches (1 draw, 4 losses). Their last two games at home have ended in defeat and the club’s crisis looks set to continue in this game against Heracles Almelo.

Heracles Almelo have been much more solid since Erwin van de Looi took charge in December 2023, but the club have failed to pick up momentum on the road in the Eredivisie. Almelo are 12th in the table with 35 points from 31 games, which should be enough to keep them out of the relegation dogfight, but they come into this game on the back of consecutive defeats. They stunned AZ Alkmaar 1-0 at home a few weeks ago, but have since lost to both FC Groningen and Feyenoord. Heracles have won only two of their last 15 Eredivisie away games and have taken just one point from their last two road games.

Willem II are the 1.60 favourites to win this game, with Heracles 6.25 underdogs, which seems like a bit of a mismatch to us. The hosts are certainly the more positive side, preferring to take the game to the opposition and try to dominate the tempo. But Heracles are a more defensive unit that are happy to sit back and let the opposition come onto them, changing shape to try and frustrate their opponents before hitting them on the break. This is a classic clash of styles that could turn into a chess match, with patience and errors likely to decide the outcome.