Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles result

Full-time · Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Heracles

Eredivisie · Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:45 GMT · Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sparta Rotterdam · Heracles · Head-to-head

Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Heracles — Sparta Rotterdam won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sparta Rotterdam beat Heracles 2–0 at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in the Eredivisie on Sunday 11 January. It is Sparta Rotterdam’s first win over Heracles since 2 December 2023, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Sparta Rotterdam led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sparta Rotterdam: T. Lauritsen (10’, assisted by Shunsuke Mito) and Pelle Clement (88’, assisted by T. Lauritsen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sparta Rotterdam 2.39, Heracles 0.33, from 22 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. van der Laan showed four yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sparta Rotterdam: L. Martes (17’); Heracles: D. Mirani (53’), Lequincio Zeefuik (71’) and T. Bruns (82’).

What it changes

Sparta Rotterdam move up from 10th to eighth (18 league matches played).

Heracles move down from 16th to 18th (18 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, T. Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) 9.4, Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) 6.8 and Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Sparta Rotterdam next host Ajax on 25 October 2026.

Heracles next travel to De Treffers on 29 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sparta Rotterdam: Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Heracles: De Treffers v Heracles, Thursday 29 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Heracles · Eredivisie
Venue: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel · Rotterdam
Referee: J. van der Laan
Head-to-head (last 6): Sparta Rotterdam 2 · draws 2 · Heracles 2 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Sparta Rotterdam 2W 1D 2L · Heracles 1W 2D 2L

Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Heracles (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 6

Corners

against 7.13 / 5.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5 / 6.75

Shots on target

against 7.25 / 4.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.63 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3 yellows

Referee · J. van der Laan

1.09 home / 1.91 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sparta Rotterdam for / against	Line	Heracles for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.63 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 7.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.38 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. van der Laan — 3 yellow cards a game, 0.09 red cards, 22.45 fouls over 11 matches (1.09 to the home side, 1.91 to the away side).

Home 1.09Away 1.91

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Þórisson n 8	21.8	3.1 4/2	0.5 1/0	—
S. Sambo n 8	77.4	1.9 7/3	1.6 5/3	—
J. de Guzmán n 8	25.4	1.8 2/1	1.3 3/0	—
A. Santos n 8	37	1.5 3/2	1.5 3/2	J. Žambůrek
J. Baas n 8	73.1	1.4 6/3	1.2 4/3	—

Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Þórisson n 8	21.8	3.6 3/2	2.1 3/1
T. Lauritsen n 8	79.9	2.5 8/6	1.1 5/3
L. Duijvestijn n 8	65.5	2.4 6/4	0.7 2/1
A. Oufkir n 8	39.5	2.3 4/2	0.9 3/0
S. Mito n 8	68.9	1.8 7/4	1.3 5/3

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Þórisson n 8	21.8	0.5 1/0	1 2/0
S. Mito n 8	68.9	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
J. Kitolano n 8	75.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	79.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
P. van Aanholt n 8	50	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Santos n 8	37	4.3 5/3
S. Sambo n 8	77.4	2.9 6/6
P. van Aanholt n 8	50	2.7 6/3
M. Kleijn n 8	42.5	2.6 5/3
Teo Quintero n 8	87.9	2.2 8/3

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Drommel n 8	90	5.3 7/7

Heracles

Heracles — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Žambůrek n 8	65.5	2.1 6/4	1.2 6/1	A. Santos
J. Hornkamp n 8	72.8	2 6/3	0.9 5/1	—
B. Limbombe n 8	66.3	2 5/4	0.8 4/1	—
J. Wieckhoff n 8	33.5	2 3/2	0.7 2/0	—
I. Mesík n 8	85.4	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/2	—

Heracles — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hornkamp n 8	72.8	3.4 7/6	2.6 7/5
L. Kulenović n 8	71.8	2.4 5/4	1.4 5/3
I. Mesík n 8	85.4	1.4 8/2	0.8 6/0
A. Hrustić n 8	90	1.1 5/4	0.4 3/0
M. Engels n 8	51.9	1.1 4/1	0.9 4/0

Heracles — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Hornkamp n 8	72.8	1.2 5/2	0.2 1/0
L. Kulenović n 8	71.8	0.6 4/0	0.6 3/1
Y. Borges Sanches n 8	55.8	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
W. Ould-Chikh n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0.7 5/0
A. Hrustić n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/1

Heracles — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Benita n 8	53.6	3.1 5/3
T. Bruns n 8	38.4	2.9 6/3
M. te Wierik n 8	75.9	2.7 8/6
J. Wieckhoff n 8	33.5	2.4 3/3
D. van der Kust n 8	32.9	2.4 3/3

Heracles — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Jansink n 8	90	3.2 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sparta Rotterdam		Heracles
51%	Possession	49%
2.39	Expected goals (xG)	0.33
22	Shots	6
9	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	3
8	Blocked shots	1
13	Shots inside the box	3
9	Corners	5
2	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	7
401	Passes	387
83%	Pass accuracy	80%

Sparta Rotterdam player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Drommel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. Martes	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	Y	7.2
M. Young	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
B. Martins Indi	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Teo Quintero	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.7
M. van Bergen	90	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	6.3
T. Lauritsen	90	1	1	2	1	5	0	0	8.2
J. Kitolano	89	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
S. Mito	89	0	1	2	2	3	1	0	7.3
A. Santos	69	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
V. van Crooij	28	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Baas sub	62	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	7.2
P. Clement sub	21	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	8.5
J. Toornstra sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
S. Ltaief sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Heracles player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Jansink	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
A. Van Hoorenbeeck	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
I. Mesík	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Hrustić	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
W. Ould-Chikh	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
L. Zeefuik	90	2	0	0	0	Y	6.9
D. Mirani	85	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
L. Kulenović	85	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
J. Žambůrek	76	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. te Wierik	64	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Ahlstrand	64	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Benita sub	26	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
M. Engels sub	26	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
T. Bruns sub	14	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
B. Limbombe sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. van Gilst sub	10	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sparta RotterdamDLWLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

HeraclesDDLWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sparta Rotterdam 2 · 2 draws · Heracles 2 · 2.17 goals/game

2025-09-27 Heracles 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam
2025-01-11 Heracles 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2024-08-11 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles
2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles
2023-12-02 Heracles 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2022-05-15 Heracles 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam

League standing · 2025/26

Sparta Rotterdam#10 pos43 pts34 pl-22 GD

Heracles#18 pos19 pts34 pl-50 GD

Goals per game

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.18

Heracles scored1.03

Sparta Rotterdam conceded1.82

Heracles conceded2.5

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What is the head-to-head record between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles?: In their last 6 meetings, Sparta Rotterdam won 2, Heracles won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles?: Recent form — Sparta Rotterdam 2W 1D 2L; Heracles 1W 2D 2L.

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