Round 32
Almere City vs. Sparta Rotterdam
Yanmar Stadion, Almere, Netherlands.
10.05.25 at 22:00
Almere City vs Sparta Rotterdam: Prediction and Odds on the Match on 10 May 2025
Almere City will welcome Sparta Rotterdam to the Yanmar Stadion in the 32nd round of the Eredivisie. Who's going to come out on top? Let us check out the match preview, team news and betting odds to place your bets!
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Form: DLLDW
Almere City are not willing to throw in the towel just yet as they still have something to play for in the Eredivisie. With just three games remaining, they are second to the bottom in the league standings and are five points behind the relegation play-off spot—their objective.
Results have been hard to come by in their bid to save their season as they are winless in four games heading into this contest. During this period, they lost two and drew two.
Their most recent league game was against Go Ahead Eagles. Surprisingly, they were the threatening side in attack, but James Lawrence disallowed goal in the 54th minute meant the spoils ended up being shared following a goalless draw. On the brighter side, though, this result halted a two-match losing streak.
Almere City: Team News
Ricardo Visus is missing for the hosts. The central defender is expected to serve a one-match suspension after reaching the yellow card threshold.
Theo Barbet is expected to fill in for the missing Visus this Saturday. The 24-year-old joins Marvin Martins, James Lawrence, and Vasilios Zagaritis in defense.
On the injury front, Hamdi Akujobi is the only player injured for the home team.
🔖 Probable Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Bakker; Martins, Barbet, Lawrence, Zagaritis; Carbonell, Haye; Jasim, Robinet, Kadile; Brym
⛔️ Out: Ricardo Visus (suspended), Hamdi Akujobi (injured)
👤 Head coach: Jeroen Rijsdijk
History of Head-to-Heads
Eredivisie 2024/2025 
Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie 2024/2025
Almere City FC
Eredivisie 2023/2024
Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie 2023/2024
Almere City FC
Eerste Divisie 2018/2019
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam: Form and Statistics
Form: LDWWW
Sparta Rotterdam can still dream of bagging a European football spot for the upcoming season. However, that dream comes at a heavy price as it will require them to win three of their available games in the Eredivisie. Realistically, that is impossible as their following fixtures are against FC Utrecht and PSV Eindhoven.
The Castle Lords come into this match seeking to rekindle their confidence. On Sunday, they were brought back down to earth, suffering a convincing 2-0 home defeat against FC Twente.
Before this, Maurice Steijn's men were on cloud nine, going seven games without defeat. During this period, they recorded four wins and three draws.
Sparta Rotterdam: Team News
Sparta Rotterdam will have to do without the services of midfielder Carel Eiting, who is currently injured. Other than that, head coach Maurice Steijn has a clean bill of health at his disposal.
Maurice Steijn is likely to return to a 4-3-3 formation in this one, and this could see Tobias Lauritsen leading the attack as usual.
🔖 Probable Starting XI (4-3-3): Olij; Bakari, Young, Eerdhuijzen, van Aanholt; Zechiel, Hlynsson, Kitolano; van Bergen, Lauritsen, Mito
⛔️ Out: Carel Eiting (injured)
👤 Head coach: Maurice Steijn
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Head-To-Head
In the last 17 meetings, Almere City has won 5 times, Sparta Rotterdam has won 10 times, and there have been 2 draws. The goal difference is 50-26 in favor of Sparta Rotterdam.
Almere City FC Latest Games
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Almere City and Sparta Rotterdam: Betting Tips & Odds
- Almere City and Sparta Rotterdam have seen each of their last five encounters end with over 2.5 goals. You can bet on over 2.5 goals for 1.66 at 1xbet.
- Sparta Rotterdam has won three of their last five matches against Almere City. You can bet on Sparta Rotterdam to win full-time for 2.42 at Betway.
- Tobias Lauritsen has been involved in six goal involvements for Sparta Rotterdam in the last 11 encounters. You can bet on Lauritsen score or assist for 1.83 at Bet365.
Almere City vs Sparta Rotterdam match prediction 10 May 2025
Almere City needs the points more than Sparta Rotterdam. However, it will be much easier for them to accept their fate of relegation than evade it. The hosts are winless in six home league games, and I see them dropping points here.
Sparta Rotterdam has been in good form heading into this clash, putting aside their recent setback against FC Twente. They are unbeaten in four away league games and are a good value to secure a win against the struggling Almere City. I'm backing Sparta Rotterdam to secure maximum points on the road.
Our match prediction: Full-time Result - Sparta Rotterdam for a coefficient of 2.42 in the Betway bookmaker.
Our betting tip on the match: Total - Over 2.5 for a coefficient of 1.66 in the Bet365 bookmaker.
Our final betting tip on the match: To Score or Assisst - Tobias Lauritsen for a coefficient of 1.83 in the Bet365 bookmaker.
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