Heracles vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: Serdar Gozubuyuk, NetherlandsErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
Heracles beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Hornkamp, Borges Sanches, and Hornkamp scored for Heracles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.33 for Heracles versus 1.50 for Sparta Rotterdam. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
⇄
Scheperman
16'
Sambo
Yellow Card
Benita
Yellow Card
41'
Martins Indi
Yellow Card
⚽
Hornkamp
Assist: Limbombe
Second Half
Mirani
Yellow Card
⇄
Benita
55'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
59'
Toornstra
Yellow Card
⚽
Borges Sanches
Assist: Žambůrek
68'
⇄
Sambo
68'
⇄
Ltaief
68'
⇄
Clement
⚽
Hornkamp
Assist: Hrustić
⇄
van Gilst
⇄
Hornkamp
⇄
Borges Sanches
84'
Kitolano
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
van Bergen
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
HeraclesSparta Rotterdam
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.33VS1.50
Attack1 · 4 won
12
Shots
18
5
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
10
4
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
417
Total passes
459
329
Accurate passes
378
79%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
6
-0.29
Goals prevented
-0.29
Heracles
4-4-2
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3
Heracles
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Fabian de KeijzerG
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoM
- 9Jizz HornkampF
- 17Tristan van GilstF
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 21Yvandro Borges SanchesM
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 32Sem SchepermanM
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
Substitutes
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 22Lorenzo MilaniD
- 23Mike Jarno Maria te WierikD
- 30Robin MantelG
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhM
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Pelle ClementM
- 7Mitchell van BergenF
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Jens ToornstraM
- 11Sayfallah LtaiefF
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 16Julian BaasM
- 17Ayoub OufkirF
- 18Lance DuijvestijnM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 22Giannino Felicio VianelloD
- 30Pascal KuiperG
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 76 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | M | 81 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Sem Scheperman | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 76 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | F | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/6 |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 68 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giannino Vianello | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 22 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |