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Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 14:30 UTC Het Kasteel 9,743 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Thomas Robinet
0–2 10' Boyd Reith og
Camiel Neghli 49' 1–2
Pelle Clement 55' 2–2

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City FCEredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Assistant 1 Mario Diks
  • Assistant 2 Jari de Koning (Netherlands)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Almere City FC H 2–2 D
05 Oct PSV A 1–2 L
28 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
21 Sep RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
15 Sep Go Ahead Eagles H 1–2 L
31 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 2–2 D
04 Oct Willem II Tilburg H 0–1 L
29 Sep PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
22 Sep FC Twente '65 H 0–5 L
15 Sep Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D
31 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sparta Rotterdam kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 8' Goal! Thomas Robinet scores his 17 goal in 328 matches.
  • 10' What a strike from Boyd Reith! The score is 1-1.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Olij, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Almere City FC is showing some good football. However, Almere City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 230 games and scored 307 goals.
  • 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Junior Kadile on 32.
  • 33' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Djevencio van der Kust is hanging Mike Kleijn on the field on 33 minute.
  • 35' The whistle greets Rick Meissen as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Young.
  • 36' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Sparta Rotterdam seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' Sensational shot from Camiel Neghli. Sparta Rotterdam is back in the lead.
  • 52' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kornelius Hansen is hanging Junior Kadile on the field on 52 minute.
  • 55' What a strike from Pelle Clement! The score is 3-1.
  • 60' Alex Carbonell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anas Tahiri on 60 minute.
  • 65' Anas Tahiri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 72' Another change for Sparta Rotterdam made on 72 minute. Joshua Kitolano leaves to be changed by Metinho.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Adi Nalic. He replaces Thom Haye on 73 minute.
  • 78' The travelling Almere City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' The whistle greets Kayky as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Nassoh.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a card for Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Logan Delaurier-Chaubet made 391 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Almere City FC. Logan Delaurier-Chaubet is replaced by Ruben Providence.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Mike Eerdhuijzen. He receives a card.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.47 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Almere City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam42% Draw27% Almere City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
69%
Draw or Almere City FC
58%
Sparta Rotterdam or Almere City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam29% Draw46% Almere City FC25%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% 61%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
27%
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
24%

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