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Heracles Almelo
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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 EindhovenPSV55002031715
2AZ AlkmaarAZ54101411313
3FC UtrechtUtrecht431063310
4Groningen52309549
5Willem II52218448
6FC Twente52217528
7Ajax32017256
8Feyenoord41309546
9Sparta RotterdamSparta51315506
10NECNijmegen52035506
11Fortuna SittardSittard520359-46
12Go Ahead Eagles520348-46
13NAC BredaNAC Breda5203511-66
14PEC Zwolle511358-34
15Heerenveen5113613-74
16Heracles503227-53
17Almere CityAlmere City5023212-102
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk5005215-130


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