In a weekend match in week 32, on Saturday May 7th, Heracles will travel to Tilburg to battle Willem II in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Willem II sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against PSV. Ritsu Doan struck first for PSV in the 2nd minute on a feed from Philipp Max, then Cody Gakpo added another in the 31st minute. Willem II looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while heracles is fresh off their 1-1 draw against FC Twente. Noah Fadiga scored the first goal for Heracles in the 36th minute, but Gijs Smal got the equalizer for FC Twente in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning FC Twente a comeback draw. Heracles is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Willem II and Heracles last played eachother at the Polman Stadion on the 2nd of October. Heracles won by a score of 3 to 2. Rai Vloet scored the first goal for Heracles in the 41st minute on a penalty, then Delano Burgzorg added another in the 53rd minute.
Sinan Bakış has been the most prolific scorer on Heracles in the last five matches with two goals. For Willem II, their top scorers are Elton Kabangu and Che Nunnely, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Miquel Nelom is unavailable to play for Willem II, while Janis Blaswich, Kaj Sierhuis, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou and Elias Oubella are unavailable to play for Heracles.