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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')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV77002542121
2AZ AlkmaarAZ75111741316
3FC UtrechtUtrecht6510116516
4FC Twente7421135814
5Ajax5311103710
6Feyenoord6240126610
7Sparta RotterdamSparta724187110
8Go Ahead Eagles731369-310
9Groningen723210829
10Heracles723269-39
11Willem II722310918
12NECNijmegen721478-17
13PEC Zwolle7214710-37
14Fortuna SittardSittard7214713-67
15Heerenveen7214916-77
16NAC BredaNAC Breda7205514-96
17Almere CityAlmere City7025218-162
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk7007319-160


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