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 4 times in our records: Heracles 1 win, Sparta Rotterdam 1 win, 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
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 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |