Jack
Sparkes

Left-back · age 26 · England · 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
7
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.77
2026/27

Matty
Jacob

Left-back · age 25 · England · 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
3
Rating
6.91
2026/27
Change Sparkes
Change Jacob

Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
SHO48 · 34CRE53 · 70PAS41 · 16DRI76 · 55DEF27 · 57PHY43 · 57
48Shooting34
53Creating70
41Passing16
76Dribbling55
27Defending57
43Physical57

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the League Two.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
504 minutes627 minutes
6.77Average rating6.91
0.18Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.43
1.07Shotsper 901.00
0.18Shots on targetper 900.29
17%Shot accuracy29%
–Big chances createdper 900.14
1.43Key passesper 901.29
0.89Dribbles completedper 900.57
28.2Passesper 9026.7
67%Pass accuracy62%
1.79Tackles + interceptionsper 902.73
58%Duels won56%
1.25Aerials wonper 903.01
3.93Clearancesper 904.31
0.18Blocksper 900.14
0.71Fouls wonper 901.29
0.18Dispossessedper 900.72
14%Won, in his games25%
0.57Points a game, in his games1.38

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
Jack Sparkes
LBLMCBCM

Left-back 70% · Left midfielder 28% · Centre-back 1%

Matty Jacob
LBLMCB

Left-back 92% · Left midfielder 4% · Centre-back 4%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
240League apps49
9League goals1
24League assists3
0.04Goals per game0.02
1834Minutes per goalfewer is better3017
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 1
    3
    17/18
  2. 18/19
  3. 7
    19
    19/20
  4. 0
    42
    20/21
  5. 10
    21
    21/22
  6. 10
    0
    350
    22/23
  7. 19
    4
    3814
    23/24
  8. 2
    2
    338
    24/25
  9. 11
    4
    4219
    25/26
  10. 2
    3
    78
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
26
Age
25
5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Left
Foot
Left
Jun 2027
Contract to
–
9
League seasons
5
2
League titles
0
Free transfer, 2025
Last move
–

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.