Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

Sparta Rotterdam

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Heracles Almelo

Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 14:30 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'

Charles-Andreas Brym 42' 1–0

1–1 48' Justin Hoogma

1–2 73' Jizz Hornkamp

Y 19' Sem Scheperman

Y 55' Thomas Bruns

Metinho 61' Y

Y 90' Justin Hoogma

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Heracles Almelo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Laurens Gerrets
Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
Assistant 2 Mario Diks

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sparta Rotterdam 11 games · Avg 1.9 goals Heracles Almelo

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2023-12-02 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-05-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-08-21 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Heracles Almelo	H	1–2	L
02 Apr	SBV Vitesse	A	4–1	W
30 Mar	Fortuna Sittard	H	4–0	W
17 Mar	AFC Ajax	H	2–2	D
09 Mar	FC Twente '65	A	1–2	L
02 Mar	AZ	H	1–1	D

Heracles Almelo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Sparta Rotterdam	A	2–1	W
03 Apr	AZ	H	5–0	W
31 Mar	FC Twente '65	A	0–1	L
15 Mar	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–0	W
10 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	0–3	L
03 Mar	Almere City FC	H	2–2	D

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Het Kasteel that hosts another battle between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
10' Pelle Clement, a Netherlands , has 23 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
19' Heracles Almelo player sees a card in front of him.
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Charles-Andreas Brym makes it 1-0.
46' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Sem Scheperman departs to be replaced by Thomas Bruns.
48' A stunning finish from Justin Hoogma — that came from absolutely nowhere!
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' Thomas Bruns catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Metinho on 61 minutes.
66' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Shunsuke Mito by Camiel Neghli on 66 minute.
68' A tactical swap from Heracles Almelo — Mario Engels on, Kelvin Leerdam off on 68 minutes.
73' What a moment for Jizz Hornkamp! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Sparta Rotterdam have won 307 goals from 230 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' The crowd applauds Metinho as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan de Guzman steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
87' Another substitution for Heracles Almelo to replace Jizz Hornkamp by Mohamed Sankoh on 87 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Justin Hoogma.
90' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Mike Eerdhuijzen departs to be replaced by Tijs Velthuis.
1-2 the final result. Sparta Rotterdam will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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Jonathan de Guzman ↑ 83'
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Youri Schoonderwaldt
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Tijs Velthuis ↑ 90'
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Camiel Neghli ↑ 66'
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Rick Meissen ↑ 83'
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Kaylen Reitmaier
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Hamza el Dahri
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Rayvien Rosario ↑ 83'
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Jay den Haan

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sinan Bakis	2
Mario Engels	2
Justin Hoogma	2
Rai Vloet	2
Lennart Thy	2
Delano Burgzorg	1
Bart Vriends	1
Arno Verschueren	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2024-04-02 SBV Vitesse 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2024-03-30 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-03-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2024-03-09 FC Twente '65 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2024-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D

Heracles Almelo Form

2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2024-04-03 Heracles Almelo 5–0 AZ W 2024-03-31 FC Twente '65 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2024-03-15 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2024-03-10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2024-03-03 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Almere City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.49 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Heracles Almelo xG

I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam44% Draw29% Heracles Almelo27%

Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

72%

Draw or Heracles Almelo

56%

Sparta Rotterdam or Heracles Almelo

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam32% Draw48% Heracles Almelo20%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.5%

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%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+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

35% ✓

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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