Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.
- Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Heracles Almelo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Referee Mario Diks
- Referee Bas Nijhuis
- Referee Rens Bluemink
- Referee Martijn Vos
- Referee Ralf van Vlokhoven (Netherlands)
12 games this season
🟨 4.2/game
⚽ 13.9 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (11 games)
27%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 8 G | 2 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | 1 A |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Sparta Rotterdam have kicked off against Heracles Almelo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 10' Noah Fadiga, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Heracles Almelo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 242 games and scored 329 goals.
- 22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rai Vloet.
- 27' The travelling Heracles Almelo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 28' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Adil Auassar by Emanuel Emegha on 28 minute.
- 33' It looks surprising Heracles Almelo does not make any changes. Mats Knoester has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' A goal from the Netherlands international Bart Vriends! He fires home on 40 to make it 1-0!
- 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 50' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' Vito van Crooij picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 58' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 63' Dirk Abels needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 68' A tactical swap from Heracles Almelo — Ismail Azzaoui on, Nikolai Laursen off on 68 minutes.
- 70' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Vito van Crooij has done his job and it is now time for Mario Engels to step up.
- 75' Netherlands international Delano Burgzorg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
- 77' Delano Burgzorg adds to his 0 season tally! Heracles Almelo lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 82' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heracles Almelo backline.
- 83' Tom Beugelsdijk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bryan Smeets on 83 minute.
- 87' Mohamed Amissi is replacing Bilal Basacikoglu for the Heracles Almelo side.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Noah Fadiga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Vito van Crooij ↓ Mario Engels 70'
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 9
-
10
Bryan Smeets ↓ Tom Beugelsdijk 83'
- 8
-
6
Adil Auassar ↓ Emanuel Emegha 28'
-
7
Sven Mijnans ↓ Laurent Jans 70'
- 3
- 1
Bench
- 20
- 16
-
14
Tom Beugelsdijk ↑ 83'
-
17
Mario Engels ↑ 70'
-
12
Laurent Jans ↑ 70'
- 30
- 18
-
19
Emanuel Emegha ↑ 28'
- 13
- 15
Coach
Henk Fraser
Heracles Almelo Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 23
- 7
- 14
- 26
- 10
- 11
-
9
Sinan Bakis ↓ Delano Burgzorg 68'
- 13
- 6
- 3
Bench
- 34
-
18
Ismail Azzaoui ↑ 68'
- 28
-
37
Delano Burgzorg ↑ 68'
-
30
Mohamed Amissi ↑ 87'
- 12
- 17
- 4
- 8
- 27
- 22
- 20
Coach
Frank Wormuth
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Sparta Rotterdam Form
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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.