Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Sparta Rotterdam
0 – 0
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 8 Dec 2019 · 15:45 UTC Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'
Jurgen Mattheij 22' Y
Y 25' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
Y 55' Mohammed Osman
Deroy Duarte 82' Y
R 90' Joey Konings
Y 90' Robin Propper
Lassana Faye 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie 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

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

3
6
2
Sparta Rotterdam 11 games · Avg 1.9 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
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
Heracles Almelo
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
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' The wait is over. Heracles Almelo get us underway at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Heracles Almelo is showing some good football. However, Heracles Almelo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Jurgen Mattheij is booked for Sparta Rotterdam — Yellow card on 22.
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Orestis Kiomourtzoglou on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Mohammed Osman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Deroy Duarte. He replaces Abdou Harroui on 59 minute.
  • 64' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Mohammed Rayhi has done his job and it is now time for Laros Duarte to step up.
  • 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Bart Vriends is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heracles Almelo tonight.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Halil Dervisoglu is replaced by Joel Piroe.
  • 82' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 85' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 85 minute. Dabney dos Santos leaves to be changed by Joey Konings.
  • 89' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 89 minute. Mauro Junior leaves to be changed by Teun Bijleveld.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Joey Konings argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lennart Thy 2
Sinan Bakis 2
Mario Engels 2
Justin Hoogma 2
Rai Vloet 2
Charles-Andreas Brym 1
Abdou Harroui 1
Shunsuke Mito 1

Head to Head

2019-12-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2019-12-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2019-11-30 Willem II Tilburg 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2019-11-24 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 SBV Vitesse W 2019-11-09 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2019-11-02 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PSV D 2019-10-27 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht L

Heracles Almelo Form

2019-12-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2019-11-30 Heracles Almelo 4–0 ADO Den Haag W 2019-11-23 AFC Ajax 4–1 Heracles Almelo L 2019-11-09 Heracles Almelo 6–1 VVV Venlo W 2019-11-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo L 2019-10-26 Heracles Almelo 4–0 PEC Zwolle W

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.