Heracles - RKC Waalwijk predictions

The online bookies marked Heracles as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put RKC Waalwijk winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

The away team’s chances of winning this Saturday are dubious at best. They are the clear underdogs in a matchup with Heracles, and the fact that they’re the visiting team isn’t making things any easier.

The hosts return home after an away defeat (FC Utrecht) which saw them defy the odds a bit. Online bookmakers expected them to get destroyed but Heracles held their ground in the first half and only went down with a minimal goal difference after the break.

RKC Waalwijk are coming on the back of a harsh loss to NEC. Even though RKC Waalwijk were the hosts in this matchup, they never had much of a shot in terms of the balance for power. They held NEC off in the first half, but the favourites steamrolled their way to a decisive 0:3 win before the end.

Heracles have been struggling to keep the ball out of their net lately. For instance, their previous 3 Eredivisie matches were marked by more than 5 goals conceded in total.

With 7 goals in their own net over the last 3 fixtures, RKC Waalwijk's backline has much to be wished for

RKC Waalwijk’s campaign got off to a rocky start this season, with them landing in the relegation zone after 13 matches. They’re 2 points away from getting out, but earning any points this Saturday will be extremely challenging. Most betting predictions see them as the underdogs, and their confidence probably took a hit as well.

These two teams met in the previous season, and things went quite poorly for Heracles. They lost the game to a considerable goal difference. However, the 1.85 betting odds for a home win make it clear that the teams’ forms are quite different this time around.

The visitors have to contend with several injuries. Michiel Kramer, Yanick van Osch, Juan Familio-Castillo are the players that will be missing, which makes the RKC Waalwijk lineup somewhat weaker than usual. This is made far worse because they were considered undergods going in either way.

An Over 3.5 Goals bet is easily the smartest choice for this fixture, consider in the teams’ respective histories. It’s a considerably more probable outcome than it seems, so the 2.30 odds are great value.