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Heracles Almelo v Sparta Rotterdam : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Erve Asito, Almelo

Home advantage makes a difference in the Eredivisie, and Erwin van de Looi’s Heracles Almelo will have the joy of it on Saturday afternoon. Jeroen Rijsdijk’s Sparta Rotterdam are their opponents at the Erve Asito. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.

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Heracles Almelo's next match is v Almere City at 13:30 on Sunday 19th January
Sparta Rotterdam's next match is v Waalwijk at 19:00 on Sunday 19th January
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between Heracles and S.Rotterdam was on Saturday 11th January 2025
Dutch Eredivisie
January 11th 2025
Heracles 1
1 S.Rotterdam
 
J. Hoogma 90'52' S. Mito
 
HER
SPA
Shots On
4
12
Shots Off
3
7
Corners
8
4
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
7
13
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/1
 
HeraclesS.Rotterdam
 
F. de Keijzer
D. Mirani (T. Bruns 78')
J. Wieckhoff (M. Benita 78')
I. Mesík
L. Milani (J. Hoogma 46')
B. De Keersmaecker
S. ’t Zand (B. Limbombe 66')
S. Scheperman
J. Hornkamp
J. Talvitie (S. Podgoreanu 65')
M. Engels
N. Olij
M. Eerdhuijzen
(B. Reith 45') S. Bakari
M. Young
P. van Aanholt
(R. Meissen 90') A. Verschueren
J. Kitolano
P. Clement
(M. Nassoh 65') football iconS. Mito
T. Lauritsen
(D. van der Kust 86') C. Neghli

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Heracles or S.Rotterdam are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heracles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

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Heracles
38%
12/5
24%
12/5
26%
Draw
26%
9/4
4%
9/4
7%
S.Rotterdam
36%
23/20
14%
6/5
10%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
8%
Heracles 1-0
9%
9/1
9%
8/1
S.Rotterdam 1-0
9%
13/2
25%
6/1
18%
Heracles 2-1
8%
11/1
20%
9/1
11%
S.Rotterdam 2-1
8%
8/1
5%
7/1
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
17/2
21%
7/1
20%
Heracles 2-0
6%
16/1
13%
14/1
25%
S.Rotterdam 2-0
6%
9/1
23%
17/2
14%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
25%
11/1
9%
Heracles 3-1
4%
28/1
38%
20/1
24%
S.Rotterdam 3-1
4%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Heracles 3-0
3%
40/1
41%
25/1
24%
S.Rotterdam 3-0
3%
20/1
9%
14/1
21%
Heracles 3-2
2%
33/1
31%
22/1
21%
S.Rotterdam 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
18/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
19/20
8%
10/11
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
17/20
8%
4/5
8%
Home 1st Goal
48%
7/5
14%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
4/6
7%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
21%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/5
11%
3/4
6%
BTTS - No
46%
19/20
11%
1/1
7%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
6/1
40%
5/1
30%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
17%
7/216/5
3%
Home/draw
64%
4/6
11%
4/6
9%
Away/draw
62%
3/10
7%
3/10
10%
Home/away
74%
1/3
2%
1/3
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/7
6%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/2
13%
9/4
12%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
12/5
24%
11/5
11%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
3/10
7%
3/10
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
27%
5/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
4%
1/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
36%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
2%
1/40
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/16
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
7/1
20%
Home DNB
56%
11/8
25%
11/8
22%
Away DNB
55%
8/15
15%
8/15
13%
Heracles win to nil
20%
5/1
9%
-
S.Rotterdam win to nil
19%
11/4
17%
-
Heracles / Heracles
15%
9/2
22%
9/2
31%
Heracles / S.Rotterdam
3%
25/120/1
11%
Heracles / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Heracles
11%
6/1
8%
6/1
17%
Draw / S.Rotterdam
15%
9/2
8%
4/1
13%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
7/2
10%
S.Rotterdam / Heracles
3%
28/1
12%
25/1
24%
S.Rotterdam / S.Rotterdam
23%
13/5
10%
12/5
11%
S.Rotterdam / Draw
6%
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Eredivisie league table. Heracles are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 3 games. Heracles are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams below them in the table and have conceded in 1 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 3 and lost no matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Heracles have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Heracles have played 8 games at home winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

S.Rotterdam are in 16th position in the Eredivisie on 12 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 1. S.Rotterdam have conceded 23 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heracles
S.Rotterdam
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1815124646 
l
 
1-3F
May 14
May 18
l
 
2-1F
2
Ajax1813322242 
l
 
3-4F
Feb 16
l
 
0-2A
Apr 27
3
Utrecht181233739 
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-4A
May 14
4
Feyenoord1810531835 
May 3
l
 
5-2A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
5
Twente1810441534 
Mar 30
l
 
5-0A
May 4
d
 
1-1A
6
AZ Alkmaar1810351433 
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
Jan 26
7
GA Eagles18846628 
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 14
8
Fortuna18747-325 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
9
Heerenveen18738-1224 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 15
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
10
Willem II18648-222 
d
 
1-1F
May 9
Mar 2
w
 
1-2F
11
NAC187110-1022 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 31
l
 
0-2A
Mar 7
12
NEC186210020 
May 18
w
 
1-2F
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
13
PEC Zwolle18459-1117 
Mar 2
l
 
3-0A
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
14
Groningen17458-1217 
Jan 28
Apr 23
Feb 2
l
 
1-0A
15
Heracles Home17368-1515 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
16
S.Rotterdam A18279-1213 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
17
Almere City182412-2710 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 19
d
 
2-2A
May 10
18
Waalwijk181413-247 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 6
Jan 19
w
 
1-2F
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Heracles 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heracles2 - 2Fortuna
Heracles2 - 2Waalwijk
Heracles2 - 0NAC
Heracles3 - 4Ajax
Heracles2 - 1Heerenveen
Heracles0 - 0Almere City
Heracles1 - 1Willem II
Heracles1 - 3PSV
Heracles0 - 0Fortuna
Heracles0 - 5Waalwijk
Heracles0 - 2Heerenveen
Heracles5 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Heracles2 - 0GA Eagles
Heracles2 - 2Almere City
Heracles3 - 2Vitesse
Heracles2 - 4Ajax
Heracles1 - 1FC Volendam
Heracles0 - 4Feyenoord
Heracles0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Heracles0 - 6PSV
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHeracles2 - 5Feyenoord
HHeracles2 - 2Fortuna
AHeracles0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HHeracles2 - 2Waalwijk
AHeracles0 - 1Utrecht
HHeracles2 - 0NAC
AHeracles0 - 5Twente
HHeracles3 - 4Ajax
AHeracles1 - 4GA Eagles
HHeracles2 - 1Heerenveen
AHeracles2 - 1NEC
HHeracles0 - 0Almere City
AHeracles0 - 3PEC Zwolle
HHeracles1 - 1Willem II
HHeracles1 - 3PSV
AHeracles0 - 0S.Rotterdam
HHeracles0 - 0Fortuna
AHeracles0 - 4Excelsior
HHeracles0 - 5Waalwijk
AHeracles1 - 3PEC Zwolle
S.Rotterdam 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
PEC Zwolle1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Groningen1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Heerenveen2 - 0S.Rotterdam
PSV2 - 1S.Rotterdam
Waalwijk1 - 2S.Rotterdam
Willem II1 - 2S.Rotterdam
Twente1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht3 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
PSV4 - 2S.Rotterdam
Almere City2 - 3S.Rotterdam
Vitesse1 - 4S.Rotterdam
Twente2 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC2 - 0S.Rotterdam
Feyenoord2 - 0S.Rotterdam
Waalwijk1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Fortuna0 - 2S.Rotterdam
Ajax2 - 1S.Rotterdam
Heracles0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HS.Rotterdam0 - 2Ajax
AS.Rotterdam1 - 1NEC
HS.Rotterdam0 - 2NAC
AS.Rotterdam0 - 1PEC Zwolle
HS.Rotterdam1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
AS.Rotterdam0 - 1Groningen
HS.Rotterdam1 - 4Utrecht
AS.Rotterdam0 - 2Heerenveen
HS.Rotterdam2 - 2Almere City
AS.Rotterdam1 - 2PSV
HS.Rotterdam1 - 1Fortuna
AS.Rotterdam2 - 1Waalwijk
HS.Rotterdam1 - 2GA Eagles
AS.Rotterdam2 - 1Willem II
HS.Rotterdam1 - 1Feyenoord
AS.Rotterdam1 - 1Twente
HS.Rotterdam0 - 0Heracles
AS.Rotterdam1 - 3Utrecht
HS.Rotterdam2 - 1Heerenveen
AS.Rotterdam1 - 0Utrecht
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Heracles since 2016
Heracles
S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
7
9
Games: Scored
4 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
1 / 5
HER
1
D
2
SPA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heracles
0 - 1S.Rotterdam
1 - 3S.Rotterdam
Draw1 - 1Draw
Heracles3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at S.Rotterdam since 2017
S.Rotterdam
Heracles
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
HER
2
D
4
SPA
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT S.Rotterdam
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Heracles
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 5Heracles
S.Rotterdam3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Sparta Rotterdam of late. It has been 8 Eredivisie games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Heracles Almelo.

Heracles 15th S.Rotterdam 16th
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1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Heracles will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that S.Rotterdam will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Heracles’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
S.Rotterdam’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Heracles
PG (predicted goals)
S.Rotterdam
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
15%
better
HER
SPA
view stats
Games scored10
11
Failed to score6
6
Scored first9
6
Goals scored18
14
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
12
Conversion rate for13
8
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
10%
better
HER
SPA
view stats
Games conceded13
16
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first5
10
Goals conceded33
26
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%

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Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18333
F KeijzerB KeersmaeckerM EngelsI Mesík
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Keijzer GLK18
1
-
J Wieckhoff DEF5
-
D Mirani DEF181
2
-
I Mesík DEF18
3
-
L Milani DEF7
2
-
S Scheperman MID10
3
-
B Keersmaecker MID1731
2
1
J. Talvitie MID141
1
-
S. ’t Zand MID161
1
-
M Engels MID1833
2
-
J Hornkamp FWD1311
2
-
Subs
R Mantel GLK
-
T Jansink GLK
-
M Benita DEF181
1
-
K Leerdam DEF
-
J Hoogma DEF52
-
J Bruijn MID8
-
J Žambůrek MID81
-
T Bruns MID71
1
-
D Kaam MID141
1
-
S Podgoreanu FWD161
2
-
B Limbombe FWD5
-
D. van Oorschot FWD
-
S.Rotterdam Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18527
N OlijC NeghliJ KitolanoM Eerdhuijzen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Olij GLK18
2
-
S Bakari DEF10
1
-
M. Young DEF11
2
1
M Eerdhuijzen DEF16
6
1
P Aanholt DEF6
2
-
P Clement MID1721
6
-
J Kitolano MID172
1
-
C Neghli MID1852
1
-
A Verschueren MID181
3
-
S Mito MID142
-
T Lauritsen FWD1741
-
Subs
Y Schoonderwaldt GLK
-
D. Tevreden GLK
-
B Reith DEF13
2
-
R Meissen DEF13
1
-
T Quintero DEF71
-
D Kust DEF13
3
1
J Baas MID122
-
M Nassoh MID1712
-
Metinho MID12
3
-
J Guzmán MID1
-
L Kromah FWD
-
Kayky FWD5
-