Sparta Rotterdam and Almere City will meet in the next round of the Eredivisie on Saturday, 19 October.
Will Sparta get the three points as expected or can Almere City surprise us all? Find out from our Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City prediction and preview below.
Contents
- 1 Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City prediction: A confident win for the hosts
- 2 Most recent H2Hs: Advantage for Sparta in recent years
- 3 Sparta Rotterdam preview: Hoping for their third win of the season
- 4 Almere City preview: Still looking for their first win of the season
- 5 Player to watch: Camiel Neghli
Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City prediction: A confident win for the hosts
Key stats
- Almere City have lost six of their eight matches in the league this season.
- Both teams have scored in the last four H2H meetings between these two teams.
- We saw both teams score in seven of eight Sparta Rotterdam's matches in the Eredivisie so far.
Correct score prediction: Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 Almere City
Looking how poor Almere City have been this season, we can't see them surprising Sparta in this match, although we can see them at least scoring a goal given that Sparta have conceded at least one goal in their last seven matches in a row in the Eredivisie.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Sparta Rotterdam favoured by the bookies
- HOME: 11/20 (1.55) – 35.70%
- DRAW: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.80%
- AWAY: 9/2 (5.50) – 18.20%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
It's clear from these Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City odds that the bookies see the hosts as the expected winners, which is hardly a surprise looking at the standings where Sparta are six points ahead of Almere.
Furthermore, Sparta Rotterdam will have the advantage of playing at home and they've been the better team in recent H2H duels with Almere City, so it's clear why they're such heavy favourites to win this match.
Anyhow, if you likes our predictions for this game, remember to also check out some of our latest betting tips for today.
Most recent H2Hs: Advantage for Sparta in recent years
With three wins over Almere City in their last four meetings, Sparta Rotterdam have clearly done better lately. Meanwhile, if we look at their overall H2H record, Sparta also have the advantage there: 10-1-5.
Netherlands Eredivisie 13/04/24
Almere City FC
Sparta Rotterdam
Netherlands Eredivisie 05/11/23
Sparta Rotterdam
Almere City FC
Netherlands Eerste Divisie 15/03/19
Almere City FC
Sparta Rotterdam
Netherlands Eerste Divisie 07/12/18
Sparta Rotterdam
Almere City FC
Netherlands Eerste Divisie 14/03/16
Almere City FC
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam preview: Hoping for their third win of the season
With eight points from the first eight rounds of the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam have hardly lit the league on fire. Instead, they've been pretty inconsistent and they currently sit in ninth place in the standings, which is pretty much what is expected from this team.
Meanwhile, Kayky, Teo Quintero, and Tobias Lauritsen are out with injuries at the moment.
Predicted lineup: Olij (GK), Van der Kust, Eerdhuijzen, Meissen, Bakari, Metinho, Clement, Nassoh, Verschueren, Neghli & Lauritsen
Netherlands Eredivisie 10/05/25
W
Almere City FC
0
Sparta Rotterdam
3
Netherlands Eredivisie 04/05/25
L
FC Twente
2
Sparta Rotterdam
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 27/04/25
D
Ajax
1
Sparta Rotterdam
1
Netherlands Eredivisie 12/04/25
W
Heerenveen
1
Sparta Rotterdam
3
Netherlands Eredivisie 06/04/25
W
NEC
0
Sparta Rotterdam
2
Almere City preview: Still looking for their first win of the season
With two draws and six losses since the start of the new Eredivisie season, Almere City have struggled to keep up, but they are still not in the last place in the standings since RKC Waalwijk have lost all of their matches so far. Still, Almere City are in a tough spot and they'll have to get some wins sooner rather than later if they want to avoid relegation this season.
On a more positive note, Almere City have a clean bill of health coming into this match.
Predicted lineup: Bakker (GK), Akujobi, Visus, Barbet, Zagaritis, Haye, Tahiri, Kadile, Van de Kamp, Delaurier-Chaubet & Robinet
Netherlands Eredivisie 10/05/25
L
Sparta Rotterdam
3
Almere City FC
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 27/04/25
D
Go Ahead Eagles
0
Almere City FC
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 19/04/25
L
Heerenveen
2
Almere City FC
1
Netherlands Eredivisie 12/04/25
L
PSV
5
Almere City FC
0
Netherlands Eredivisie 05/04/25
D
PEC Zwolle
2
Almere City FC
2
Player to watch: Camiel Neghli
The 22-year old Dutch forward is Sparta's top scorer in the league so far with three goals to his name, which is why Neghli is our player to watch in this game.
