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Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Sun 8 Dec 2019 · 15:45 UTC Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles AlmeloEredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
  • Referee Thomas Krijt

Head-to-Head

3
6
2
Sparta Rotterdam 11 games · Avg 1.9 goals Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Heracles Almelo H 0–0 D
30 Nov Willem II Tilburg A 0–4 L
24 Nov SBV Vitesse H 2–0 W
09 Nov SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
02 Nov PSV H 2–2 D
27 Oct FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sparta Rotterdam A 0–0 D
30 Nov ADO Den Haag H 4–0 W
23 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
09 Nov VVV Venlo H 6–1 W
02 Nov RKC Waalwijk A 0–2 L
26 Oct PEC Zwolle H 4–0 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Heracles Almelo get us underway at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
  • 5' Dabney dos Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Heracles Almelo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henk Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' Jurgen Mattheij catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
  • 30' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Tim Breukers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Bart Vriends has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mohammed Osman.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Abdou Harroui as he leaves the pitch. Deroy Duarte steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 64' Another change for Sparta Rotterdam made on 64 minute. Mohammed Rayhi leaves to be changed by Laros Duarte.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 74' Abdou Harroui is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heracles Almelo so far.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Sparta RotterdamJoel Piroe on, Halil Dervisoglu off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' Joey Konings has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dabney dos Santos on 85 minute.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Mauro Junior is replaced by Teun Bijleveld.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Joey Konings.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam43% Draw33% Heracles Almelo24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
76%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
57%
Sparta Rotterdam or Heracles Almelo
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam28% Draw57% Heracles Almelo15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.8%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 25% 57%
-0.5 43% 57%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
50%
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
34%

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