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Eredivisie | Gameweek 9
Oct 8, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Emmen

Sparta
3 - 1
Emmen

van Crooij (13'), Vriends (82'), Engels (90+5')
Abels (21'), Lauritsen (47'), Verschueren (90+1'), Engels (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Romeny (51')
Araujo (61'), Assehnoun (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Sparta Rotterdam and Emmen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 2-2 Sparta
Sunday, October 2 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Emmen 0-0 Heerenveen
Sunday, October 2 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 Emmen

Emmen have been toothless in attack all season long and have scored the fewest number of goals in the Eredivisie so far. While we expect them to get on the scoresheet here, we are also backing Sparta to narrowly come away with all three points in the end. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sparta Rotterdam win with a probability of 40.25%. A win for Emmen had a probability of 33.16% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (7.12%). The likeliest Emmen win was 0-1 (9.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sparta Rotterdam would win this match.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawEmmen
40.25% (0.066000000000003 0.07) 26.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 33.16% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)
Both teams to score 51.78% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.92% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)53.08% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.34% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)74.66% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.09% (0.031999999999996 0.03)25.91% (-0.034000000000002 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.1% (0.042999999999999 0.04)60.9% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Emmen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.89% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)30.11% (0.044 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.75% (-0.058 -0.06)66.25% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 40.24%
    Emmen 33.16%
    Draw 26.59%
Sparta RotterdamDrawEmmen
1-0 @ 10.53% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.54% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.12% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.85% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.2% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.31% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-1 @ 1.3% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.08% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 40.24%
1-1 @ 12.64%
0-0 @ 7.8% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 5.13% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.59%
0-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0089999999999986 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.59% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.62% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.25% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.05% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
1-4 @ 0.91% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 33.16%

How you voted: Sparta vs Emmen

Sparta Rotterdam
89.5%
Draw
10.5%
Emmen
0.0%
19
Head to Head
Mar 5, 2021 7pm
Emmen
1-1
Sparta
De Leeuw (90+6' pen.)
Verrips (78'), Laursen (90+4')
Duarte (43')
Kharchouch (90+3')
Dec 4, 2020 7pm
Sparta
2-1
Emmen
Duarte (22'), Harroui (58')
Gravenberch (80')
Araujo (52')
Pena (5'), Jansen (6'), Ben Moussa (79')
Mar 1, 2020 3.45pm
Sparta
5-1
Emmen
Joosten (2'), Rayhi (29'), Vriends (32'), Araujo (81' og.), Harroui (86')
De Leeuw (54')
Ben Moussa (37'), Chacon (75')
Dec 15, 2019 11.15am
Emmen
2-0
Sparta
Pena (18' pen.), De Leeuw (29' pen.)
Veendorp (37')

Auassar (50'), Dervisoglu (86')
May 20, 2018 1.30pm
Sparta
1-3
Emmen
Spierings (28')
Fischer (43'), Vriends (70'), Dervisoglu (84')
Dougall (87')
Chacon (38'), Jansen (59'), Bannink (66')
Loen (39')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV20161365204549
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2012533730741
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ20104634211334
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard207492736-925
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2081112535-1025
10Heerenveen2073102136-1524
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II206592428-423
13PEC Zwolle206592329-623
14Groningen205691729-1221
15Heracles204882336-1320
16Sparta RotterdamSparta203891829-1117
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2025132244-2211
18Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910


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