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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 25 Oct 2020 · 13:30 UTC Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Jeffrey Fortes 20' Y
Y 32' Marco Rente
Y 49' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
Adil Auassar 54' R
Y 69' Rai Vloet
Deroy Duarte 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Martijn Vos
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
18 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
04 Oct AZ H 4–4 D
26 Sep PEC Zwolle A 0–4 L
19 Sep SBV Vitesse A 0–2 L
13 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
17 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 0–1 L
03 Oct SBV Vitesse A 0–3 L
27 Sep PSV H 1–1 D
20 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 0–4 L
13 Sep ADO Den Haag H 2–0 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
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sparta Rotterdam gets underway.
  • 5' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Marco Rente has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Jeffrey Fortes is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 25' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Rente on 32 minutes.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Wormuth will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teun Bijleveld made 233 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' GOAL! Abdou Harroui scores on 47.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Orestis Kiomourtzoglou. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Adil Auassar on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Heracles Almelo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teun Bijleveld is hanging Lucas Schoofs on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Sven Mijnans comes on to replace Mario Engels.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rai Vloet.
  • 74' Kasper Lunding gets the nod from Heracles Almelo. He replaces Silvester van der Water and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' GOAL! Rai Vloet scores on 75. Assisted by Kasper Lunding
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Deroy Duarte argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Aaron Meijers comes on to replace Deroy Duarte.
  • 86' 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.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Abdou Harroui 1
Shunsuke Mito 1
Delano Burgzorg 1

Head to Head

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

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2020-10-18 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2020-10-04 Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 AZ D 2020-09-26 PEC Zwolle 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-09-19 SBV Vitesse 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax L

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2020-10-17 Heracles Almelo 0–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2020-10-03 SBV Vitesse 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-09-27 Heracles Almelo 1–1 PSV D 2020-09-20 Willem II Tilburg 4–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-09-13 Heracles Almelo 2–0 ADO Den Haag W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam44% Draw29% Heracles Almelo27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
73%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
56%
Sparta Rotterdam or Heracles Almelo
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam31% Draw49% Heracles Almelo20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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