FC Utrecht 2-0 Heracles Almelo: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 11 December 2016

Result

FC Utrecht 2-0 Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie · Sunday 11 December 2016, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Utrecht 2-0 Heracles Almelo: match report

FC Utrecht won against Heracles Almelo 2-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 11 December 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

FC Utrecht's goals came from an own goal by Mike te Wierik (32') and Sébastien Haller (85', penalty). Heracles Almelo did not score.

Discipline: FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards; Heracles Almelo received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 8th on 22 points from 15 and Heracles Almelo 10th on 18 points from 15. FC Utrecht went on to finish that season 4th with 72 points, and Heracles Almelo 10th with 43.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Heracles Almelo in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bram Castro of Heracles Almelo (8.0), ahead of Ramon Leeuwin (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Utrecht wins, 5 draws and 2 for Heracles Almelo.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Own goal · Mike te WierikFC Utrecht · 1-0
  • 52'Yellow card · Sofyan AmrabatFC Utrecht
  • 59'Yellow card · R. LeeuwinFC Utrecht
  • 78'Yellow card · Samuel ArmenterosHeracles Almelo
  • 85'Penalty goal · Sébastien HallerFC Utrecht · 2-0
  • 90'Red card · Tim BreukersHeracles Almelo

Head-to-head

9 meetings: FC Utrecht 2, draws 5, Heracles Almelo 2.

Team news

FC Utrecht line-up (4-3-1-2)

David Jensen, Ramon Leeuwin, Willem Janssen, Robin Van der Meer, Giovanni Troupée, Yassin Ayoub, Rico Strieder, Nacer Barazite, Sofyan Amrabat, Richairo Zivkovic, Sébastien Haller

Heracles Almelo line-up (5-3-2)

Bram Castro, Tim Breukers, Mike te Wierik, Robin Pröpper, Robin Gosens, Justin Hoogma, Lerin Duarte, Thomas Bruns, Joey Pelupessy, Brahim Darri, Kristiano Samuel Armenteros