Heracles vs Sparta Rotterdam match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 7 · Asito Stadium, Almelo · Ref Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

Heracles stats & fixtures · Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures

Heracles beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 in the Eredivisie on 27 September 2025. Expected goals finished 1.33–1.50. Sparta Rotterdam had 52% of the ball.

Heracles vs Sparta Rotterdam match statistics

HeraclesSparta Rotterdam

48% Ball possession 52%
1.33 Expected goals (xG) 1.50
12 Total shots 18
5 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 6
7 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 4
12 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 4
417 Passes 459
79% Pass accuracy 82%
4 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

16' Yellow card S. Sambo Sparta Rotterdam
33' Yellow card M. Benita Heracles
41' Yellow card B. Martins Indi Sparta Rotterdam
45' Goal J. Hornkamp (assist B. Limbombe) Heracles
46' Yellow card D. Mirani Heracles
59' Yellow card J. Toornstra Sparta Rotterdam
65' Goal Yvandro Borges Sanches (assist J. Žambůrek) Heracles
69' Goal J. Hornkamp (assist A. Hrustić) Heracles
84' Yellow card J. Kitolano Sparta Rotterdam

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Heracles

Confirmed 4-4-2 Bas Sibum

1 F. de Keijzer

24 I. Mesík 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 4 D. Mirani 2 M. Benita

21 Yvandro Borges Sanches 32 S. Scheperman 70 A. Hrustić 7 B. Limbombe

17 T. van Gilst 9 J. Hornkamp

Bench T. Jansink , R. Mantel , J. Wieckhoff , D. van der Kust , M. Engels , L. Kulenović , J. Žambůrek , T. Bruns , L. Milani , M. te Wierik , W. Ould Chikh

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-3-3 Maurice Steijn

1 Joël Drommel

5 Teo Quintero 4 B. Martins Indi 3 M. Young 2 S. Sambo

8 J. Kitolano 6 P. Clement 10 J. Toornstra

11 S. Ltaief 9 T. Lauritsen 7 M. van Bergen

Bench Saïd Bakari , Tijs Velthuis , P. van Aanholt , J. Baas , A. Oufkir , L. Duijvestijn , N. Þórisson , Jonathan de Guzmán , G. Vianello , F. Bednarek , P. Kuiper

Form guide

Heracles at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sparta Rotterdam away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Heracles vs Sparta Rotterdam head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Jan 25	Heracles v Sparta Rotterdam	1–1
11 Aug 24	Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles	0–0
6 Apr 24	Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles	1–2
2 Dec 23	Heracles v Sparta Rotterdam	0–1
15 Jul 22	Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles	1–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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