ALMELO, Netherlands (Interstat) — Heracles opened its Eredivisie campaign with a 2-1 victory over Fortuna Sittard on Sunday at Erve Asito.

Ajdin Hrustic gave the hosts the lead in the 26th minute, but Fortuna Sittard equalized 11 minutes later through Kaj Sierhuis. Heracles reclaimed the advantage just before halftime when Alèc Van Hoorenbeeck scored in the 44th minute, assisted by substitute Justin Hubner. The second half saw five yellow cards but no further goals.

The result confirmed the pre-match projection from Interstat, which gave Heracles a 57.1% probability to win. Heracles begins the season at 1-0-0, while Fortuna Sittard starts 0-0-1.