Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles
Ref: J. van der LaanSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat Heracles 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Lauritsen and Clement scored for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.39 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 0.33 for Heracles. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Lauritsen
Assist: Mito
Martes
Yellow Card
⇄
van Crooij
Second Half
53'
Mirani
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
te Wierik
64'
⇄
Ahlstrand
⇄
Santos
71'
Zeefuik
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Žambůrek
82'
Bruns
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Kulenović
85'
⇄
Mirani
⚽
Clement
Assist: Lauritsen
⇄
Mito
⇄
Kitolano
| # | 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
Sparta RotterdamHeracles
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.39VS0.33
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
6
9
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
3
9
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
3
9
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
401
Total passes
387
333
Accurate passes
308
83%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
7
8
Blocked shots
1
0.44
Goals prevented
0.44
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-4-2
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Ayoni SantosM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Vito van CrooijM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 13Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Jens ToornstraM
- 17Lance DuijvestijnM
- 18Julian BaasM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Pelle ClementM
- 22Sayfallah LtaiefF
- 30Pascal KuiperG
Heracles
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 14Erik Melker AhlstrandM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 23Mike Jarno Maria te WierikD
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 25Lequincio ZeefuikF
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhM
Substitutes
- 1Fabian de KeijzerG
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 6Sava-Arangel ČestićD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoF
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 17Tristan van GilstF
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30Robin MantelG
- 39S. BlokhuisM
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/5 |
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Vito van Crooij | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 21 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Julian Baas | M | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Jansink | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | 64 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Blokhuis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |