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Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 18:00 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles AlmeloEredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Referee Ralf van Vlokhoven (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
15 Aug FC Utrecht A 0–4 L
16 May SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
13 May FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
07 May SBV Vitesse H 3–0 W
02 May FC Groningen A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
14 Aug PSV H 0–2 L
16 May AZ A 0–5 L
13 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
08 May FC Twente '65 A 1–1 D
01 May VVV Venlo 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' That's the starting whistle at Sparta Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Giacomo Quagliata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Heracles Almelo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Adil Auassar exits the field as Emanuel Emegha enters on 28.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Bart Vriends puts Sparta Rotterdam on the lead.
  • 45' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' 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.
  • 53' Sparta Rotterdam receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mica Pinto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Ismail Azzaoui comes on to replace Nikolai Laursen.
  • 70' Mario Engels is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vito van Crooij at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Delano Burgzorg makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Heracles Almelo are in front.
  • 82' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact .
  • 83' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Bryan Smeets departs to be replaced by Tom Beugelsdijk.
  • 87' Mohamed Amissi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bilal Basacikoglu at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Noah Fadiga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Heracles Almelo.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam48% Draw29% Heracles Almelo23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
77%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
52%
Sparta Rotterdam or Heracles Almelo
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam32% Draw51% Heracles Almelo17%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
43%
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
26%

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