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Heracles Almelo vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Heracles Almelo
1 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 11 Jan 2025 · 15:30 UTC Erve Asito 12,010 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 52' Shunsuke Mito
Justin Hoogma 90+1' 1–1
Damon Mirani 15' Y
Y 29' Mike Eerdhuijzen
Juho Talvitie 30' Y
Y 45' Marvin Young
Suf Podgoreanu 70' Y
YR 90' Marvin Young

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 6
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 SBV Excelsior 2 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Go Ahead Eagles 2 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 2 1
14 PEC Zwolle 2 1
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
6
3
Heracles Almelo 11 games · Avg 1.9 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-08-11 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo 2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2023-12-02 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-05-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D
14 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–5 L
07 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–2 D
01 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
23 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D
08 Nov FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
22 Dec AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
15 Dec NEC A 1–1 D
07 Dec NAC Breda H 0–2 L
30 Nov PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
24 Nov AZ H 1–2 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
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Heracles Almelo and Sparta Rotterdam is underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heracles Almelo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Damon Mirani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 15.
  • 20' Heracles Almelo are deployed in a 4-1-2-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Sparta Rotterdam's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Mike Eerdhuijzen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 30' Heracles Almelo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' The travelling Sparta Rotterdam supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Marvin Young picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boyd Reith is hanging Said Bakari on the field on 45 minute.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Lorenzo Milani as he leaves the pitch. Justin Hoogma steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 51' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' Shunsuke Mito has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 57' Algeria international Camiel Neghli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heracles Almelo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Suf Podgoreanu is hanging Juho Talvitie on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Heracles Almelo make a change. Shiloh 't Zand trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Limbombe on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Suf Podgoreanu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff is replaced by Mimeirhel Benita.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Camiel Neghli is replaced by Djevencio van der Kust on 86 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Marvin Young. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Rick Meissen on, Arno Verschueren off on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-08-11 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo 2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2023-12-02 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-05-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam

Heracles Almelo Form

2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-14 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–2 Heracles Almelo L 2024-12-07 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2024-12-01 AZ 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2024-11-23 Heracles Almelo 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D 2024-11-08 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-22 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2024-12-15 NEC 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-07 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 NAC Breda L 2024-11-30 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2024-11-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 AZ L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or Sparta Rotterdam 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
69%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
61%
Heracles Almelo or Sparta Rotterdam
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo26% Draw50% Sparta Rotterdam24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 0
2.7%

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% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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