Sparta Rotterdam - Heracles - 11 August 2024 Eredivisie - (0-0)

Free kick for Almelo in the half of Sparta.

Throw-in for Almelo in their own half.

Throw-in Sparta.

Can Almelo get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Sparta's half?

Almelo awarded a free kick in their own half.

Sparta to take a throw-in in Almelo territory.

Corner awarded to Sparta.

Sparta awarded a free kick in their own half.

Throw-in for Almelo close to the penalty box.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Almelo in their own half.

Free kick for Sparta in their own half.

A throw-in for the away team on the opposite half.

Sander van der Eijk awards Almelo a goal kick.

Sparta awarded a free kick in their own half.

Almelo have a goal kick.

Sparta have been awarded a corner by Sander van der Eijk.

Giandro Sambo is replacing Juho Talvitie for Almelo at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

Thomas Bruns is on a sub for Daniel Van Kaam for Almelo.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Almelo.

Almelo awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Sparta make their fourth substitution with Joshua Kitolano replacing Arno Verschueren.

Throw-in for Almelo in their own half.

Throw-in for Almelo at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Sparta in their own half.

Can Sparta capitalize from this throw-in deep inside Almelo's half?

Mario Engels gets his shot on target but fails to score for Almelo.

Goal kick for Sparta at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

Almelo attack but Ivan Mesik's header doesn't find the target.

Corner awarded to Almelo.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Almelo just outside Sparta's area.

Throw-in for Sparta close to the penalty box.

A throw-in for the home team on the opposite half.

Sander van der Eijk signals a throw-in for Sparta, close to Almelo's area.

Throw-in for Almelo in the half of Sparta.

Free kick for Almelo in their own half.

It's a goal kick for the home team in Rotterdam.

Almelo's Bryan Limbombe gets his shot away but it misses the target.

Jeroen Rijsdijk (Sparta) is making a third substitution, with Charles-Andreas Brym replacing Tobias Lauritsen.

Jeroen Rijsdijk is making the team's second substitution at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel with Camiel Neghli replacing Shunsuke Mito.

The home team have replaced Mike Eerdhuijzen with Rick Meissen. This is the fifth substitution made today by Jeroen Rijsdijk.

Throw-in high up the field for Almelo in Rotterdam.

Free kick Almelo.

The away team has substituted Shiloh 't Zand with Sem Scheperman. Erwin Van de Looi is thus making his second change.

Sander van der Eijk waits before resuming play because Shiloh 't Zand for Almelo is still down.

Ball goes out of play for a Almelo goal kick.

Ball safe as Almelo is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Sparta have a dangerous throw-in.

Jeroen Rijsdijk (Sparta) is making a first change, with Jonathan De Guzman replacing the possibly injured Metinho.

Free kick for Almelo in their own half.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Sparta in their own half.

It's a goal kick for the away team in Rotterdam.

Throw-in Sparta.

Can Almelo get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Sparta's half?

Almelo to take a throw-in in Sparta territory.

Metinho for Sparta is back on the field again.

Sparta needs to be cautious. Almelo have an attacking throw-in.

Play has been temporarily suspended for attention to Metinho for Sparta who is writhing in pain on the pitch.

Sparta will need to be alert as they defend a dangerous free kick from Almelo.

The first-half is over.

Sparta have a goal kick.

Almelo's Shiloh 't Zand breaks free at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel. But the strike goes wide of the post.

Goal kick for Almelo at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

It's getting dangerous! Free kick for Almelo close to the penalty box.

Metinho (Sparta) has received a yellow card from Sander van der Eijk.

Sander van der Eijk awards Almelo a goal kick.

Shunsuke Mito of Sparta gets in a strike, but is off target.

Almelo have a goal kick.

Arno Verschueren's header is off-target for Sparta.

Can Sparta capitalize from this throw-in deep inside Almelo's half?

The match has been stopped briefly for attention to the injured Metinho.

At Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Shiloh 't Zand has been yellow-carded for the away team.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Sparta.

Sander van der Eijk awards the away team a throw-in.

Almelo needs to be cautious. Sparta have an attacking throw-in.

Can Sparta capitalize from this throw-in deep inside Almelo's half?

Free kick Sparta.

Sparta's Boyd Reith gets in a shot on goal at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel. But the effort is unsuccessful.

Corner awarded to Almelo.

Throw-in for Almelo at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

Sander van der Eijk awards Sparta a goal kick.

Almelo have been awarded a corner by Sander van der Eijk.

Throw-in for Almelo in their own half.

Sparta awarded a free kick in their own half.

Ball goes out of play for a Almelo goal kick.

The away team have replaced Lorenzo Milani with Jannes Wieckhoff. This is the first substitution made today by Erwin Van de Looi.

It's a goal kick for the away team in Rotterdam.

In Rotterdam, Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta) misses the target with a header.

Almelo have a dangerous throw-in.

Ball safe as Sparta is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Sander van der Eijk signals a throw-in for Almelo, close to Sparta's area.

Throw-in high up the field for Almelo in Rotterdam.

Free kick for Almelo in their own half.

Goal kick for Sparta at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

Corner awarded to Almelo.

Sander van der Eijk signals a free kick to Almelo in their own half.

Sander van der Eijk signals a Almelo throw-in in Sparta's half.

Almelo have a goal kick.

Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta) gets up for a header but cannot keep the ball on target.

It's a goal kick for the home team in Rotterdam.

In Rotterdam Almelo attack through Shiloh 't Zand. The finish is off target, however.

Free kick for Almelo in the half of Sparta.

Throw-in Sparta.

Almelo awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Sparta awarded a free kick in their own half.

Ball goes out of play for a Sparta goal kick.

Goal kick for Almelo at Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel.

Throw-in for Sparta close to the penalty box.

Sparta have been awarded a corner by Sander van der Eijk.

Sander van der Eijk awards Almelo a goal kick.

Sander van der Eijk awards the away team a throw-in.

In Rotterdam a free kick has been awarded the home team.

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.55 goals when playing at home and Heracles Almelo scores 0.87 goals when playing away (on average).

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo is 0.6.

Average number of goals in meetings between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo is 2.6.

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.6 goals in a match against Heracles Almelo and Heracles Almelo scores 1 goals against Sparta Rotterdam (on average).

Heracles Almelo have won just 1 of their last 5 Eredivisie games against Sparta Rotterdam.

Sparta Rotterdam have lost just 1 of their last 5 Eredivisie games against Heracles Almelo.

In the last 5 meetings Sparta Rotterdam won 3, Heracles Almelo won 1, 1 draws.

Sparta Rotterdam have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against Heracles Almelo (in all competitions).

Sparta Rotterdam's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Heracles Almelo's.

In Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam has better performance than Heracles Almelo.

When Heracles Almelo is down 1-0 away, they win 6% of their matches.

When Sparta Rotterdam is down 0-1 home, they win 20% of their matches.

When Heracles Almelo leads 0-1 away, they win in 33% of their matches.

When Sparta Rotterdam leads 1-0 at home, they win in 58% of their matches.

On their last meeting Heracles Almelo won by 1 goals.

The winner of their last meeting was Heracles Almelo.

Sparta Rotterdam wins 34% of halftimes, Heracles Almelo wins 9%.

Sparta Rotterdam wins 1st half in 34% of their matches, Heracles Almelo in 9% of their matches.

Sparta Rotterdam have scored at least one goal for 18 consecutive matches.

Heracles Almelo haven't won any of their last 5 away matches.

Heracles Almelo haven't won in their last 10 games.

Sparta Rotterdam haven't lost in any of their last 5 home matches.

Sparta Rotterdam haven't lost in their last 6 games.

Sparta Rotterdam have a winning streak of 4 matches.

Last season's matches: 1-2 (Sparta Rotterdam at home) and 0-1 (Heracles Almelo at home).

Sparta Rotterdam's last home win against Heracles Almelo was in 2017.

During the last 30 meetings, Sparta Rotterdam have won 11 times, there have been 10 draws while Heracles Almelo have won 9 times. The goal difference is 43-36 in favour of Sparta Rotterdam.

During the last 14 meetings with Sparta Rotterdam playing at home, Sparta Rotterdam have won 3 times, there have been 7 draws while Heracles Almelo have won 4 times. The goal difference is 17-16 in favour of Heracles Almelo.

The most common result of matches between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo is 1-1. 6 matches have ended with this result.

The most common result of matches between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo when Sparta Rotterdam is playing at home is 1-1. 4 matches have ended with this result.