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Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 11, 2024 at 11.15am UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Heracles Almelo

Sparta
0 - 0
Heracles


Metinho (45'), Rijsdijk (90+1')
FT

't Zand (39')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sparta 2-1 NAC Breda
Saturday, August 3 at 12pm in Club Friendlies 3
Last Game: Groningen 2-0 Heracles
Friday, August 2 at 5pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Heracles

Sparta have failed to win their last four competitive home games against Heracles, but they have seen three of those matches finish all square, and we think that they could play out another draw in Sunday's league opener. 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 68.87%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 13.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.68%) and 1-0 (8.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.27%), while for a Heracles win it was 1-2 (3.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawHeracles
68.87% (0.034999999999997 0.03) 17.81% (-0.041 -0.04) 13.31% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Both teams to score 54.66% (0.172 0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.42% (0.215 0.21)36.58% (-0.217 -0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.27% (0.231 0.23)58.73% (-0.23500000000001 -0.24)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.37% (0.063000000000002 0.06)9.63% (-0.066999999999998 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.83% (0.15299999999999 0.15)32.17% (-0.156 -0.16)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.48% (0.145 0.14)39.52% (-0.148 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.79% (0.135 0.13)76.2% (-0.13800000000001 -0.14)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 68.87%
    Heracles 13.31%
    Draw 17.81%
Sparta RotterdamDrawHeracles
2-0 @ 10.42% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
2-1 @ 9.68% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-0 @ 8.91% (-0.068999999999999 -0.07)
3-0 @ 8.13% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 7.55% (0.017 0.02)
4-0 @ 4.76% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-1 @ 4.42% (0.023000000000001 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.5% (0.022 0.02)
5-0 @ 2.23% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
5-1 @ 2.07% (0.017 0.02)
4-2 @ 2.05% (0.019 0.02)
5-2 @ 0.96% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 4.22%
Total : 68.87%
1-1 @ 8.27% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-2 @ 4.49% (0.015 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.81% (-0.04 -0.04)
3-3 @ 1.08% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 17.81%
1-2 @ 3.84% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-1 @ 3.53% (-0.024 -0.02)
0-2 @ 1.64% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.39% (0.01 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.19% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 13.31%

How you voted: Sparta vs Heracles

Sparta Rotterdam
80.8%
Draw
11.5%
Heracles
7.7%
26
Head to Head
Apr 6, 2024 3.30pm
Gameweek 29
Sparta
1-2
Heracles
Brym (42')
Metinho (61')
Hoogma (48'), Hornkamp (73')
Scheperman (19'), Bruns (55'), Hoogma (90+8')
Dec 2, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 14
Heracles
0-1
Sparta

Ouahim (44')
Kitolano (62')
May 15, 2022 1.30pm
Gameweek 31
Heracles
1-3
Sparta
Bakis (83')
Verschueren (45+1'), Thy (69'), Engels (79')
Aug 21, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 2
Sparta
1-1
Heracles
Vriends (39')
van Crooij (52')
Burgzorg (76')
Vloet (21'), Fadiga (90+4')
Mar 21, 2021 3.45pm
Gameweek 27
Heracles
1-1
Sparta
Vloet (90+3')
Bakis (58')
Thy (58')
Duarte (84')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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