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Heracles Almelo vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Heracles Almelo
1 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 15:45 UTC Erve Asito HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Sinan Bakis 57' Y
Sinan Bakis 58' Y
Y 84' Laros Duarte

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Sam Droge
  • Referee Mark Janssen (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
6
3
Heracles Almelo 11 games · Avg 1.9 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-12-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
13 Mar ADO Den Haag A 2–1 W
07 Mar PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
27 Feb FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D
21 Feb RKC Waalwijk A 0–3 L
13 Feb AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
13 Mar RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
09 Mar VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
05 Mar FC Emmen A 1–1 D
28 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 0–2 L
21 Feb AFC Ajax A 2–4 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Heracles Almelo welcome Sparta Rotterdam for this crunch clash at Erve Asito.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heracles Almelo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' It’s high time Henk Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Heracles Almelo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sparta Rotterdam backline.
  • 30' Heracles Almelo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sparta Rotterdam's shape.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Erve Asito. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' It’s a booking for Heracles Almelo player. Sinan Bakis gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' Brilliant from the ! Lennart Thy makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 58.
  • 58' A moment of madness from Sinan Bakis on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heracles Almelo will be frustrated.
  • 63' The Heracles Almelo bench stirs into life. Delano Burgzorg is withdrawn and Orestis Kiomourtzoglou gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Deroy Duarte comes on to replace Bryan Smeets.
  • 71' Kasper Lunding is replacing Lucas Schoofs for the Heracles Almelo side.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. Heracles Almelo in their trying to find a way past Sparta Rotterdam's compact .
  • 81' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Laros Duarte.
  • 87' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Adil Auassar is withdrawn and Sven Mijnans gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sinan Bakis 2
Mario Engels 2
Justin Hoogma 2
Rai Vloet 2
Lennart Thy 2
Arno Verschueren 1
Joshua Kitolano 1
Jizz Hornkamp 1

Head to Head

2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-12-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo Form

2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-03-13 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2021-03-07 Heracles Almelo 2–1 PEC Zwolle W 2021-02-27 Heracles Almelo 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2021-02-21 RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2021-02-13 Heracles Almelo 0–2 AFC Ajax L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-03-13 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-03-09 VVV Venlo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-03-05 FC Emmen 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-02-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-02-21 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or Sparta Rotterdam 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo39% Draw30% Sparta Rotterdam31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
70%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
61%
Heracles Almelo or Sparta Rotterdam
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo26% Draw51% Sparta Rotterdam23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.