Heracles vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie
3-0
Asito Stadium, Almelo
Going into the match, Heracles had won 1, drawn 0, lost 9 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; Sparta Rotterdam had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Heracles 1 win, Sparta Rotterdam 2 wins, 2 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 0, lost 9 (L L L L L). 0.8 scored per game, 2.9 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at NAC Breda · 20 Sept 2025
- L 1-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 14 Sept 2025
- L 4-0 at Groningen · 29 Aug 2025
- L 2-0 at Ajax · 24 Aug 2025
- L 1-4 vs Nijmegen · 16 Aug 2025
- L 4-0 at Utrecht · 10 Aug 2025
Away form going in: Sparta Rotterdam
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L W L W W). 1.3 scored per game, 2.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-5 vs Twente · 19 Sept 2025
- W 0-1 at Excelsior · 14 Sept 2025
- L 0-4 vs Feyenoord · 31 Aug 2025
- W 0-3 at GO Ahead Eagles · 23 Aug 2025
- W 2-1 vs Utrecht · 17 Aug 2025
- L 6-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 9 Aug 2025
Head-to-head: Heracles vs Sparta Rotterdam
- Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 Heracles · 11 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 11 Jan 2025 · Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam 0-0 Heracles · 11 Aug 2024 · Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 Heracles · 6 Apr 2024 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 2 Dec 2023 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 45' Normal Goal — J. Hornkamp (Heracles)
- 65' Normal Goal — Y. Borges Sanches (Heracles)
- 69' Normal Goal — J. Hornkamp (Heracles)
Match statistics
| Heracles | Metric | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.33 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.5 |
| 12 | Total shots | 18 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 10 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 417 | Total passes | 459 |
| 329 | Accurate passes | 378 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 7 | Key passes | 10 |
| 85 | Duels | 85 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |