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Willem II
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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
Draw
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
1Ajax26204255203564
2PSV EindhovenPSV26184478304858
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2614754639749
4Feyenoord25138454292547
5FC Twente26137652371546
6AZ AlkmaarAZ25135742261644
7Go Ahead Eagles2613584740744
8Fortuna SittardSittard2695123243-1132
9Groningen2587102433-931
10Heerenveen2687113246-1431
11NECNijmegen2685133737029
12NAC BredaNAC Breda2685132844-1629
13Heracles26610103347-1428
14PEC Zwolle2668123041-1126
15Sparta RotterdamSparta26510112535-1025
16Willem II2666142842-1424
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2545163252-2017
18Almere CityAlmere City2636171650-3415


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