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

2025/26 and 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
SHO44 · 18CRE74 · 61PAS36 · 44DRI57 · 45DEF43 · 53PHY50 · 53
44Shooting18
74Creating61
36Passing44
57Dribbling45
43Defending53
50Physical53

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

Per 90 minutes

League matches · 2025/26 and 2026/27

Jack SparkesMatty Jacob
3,944 minutes1,774 minutes
6.81Average rating6.70
0.07Goalsper 900.00
0.09Assistsper 900.15
0.71Shotsper 900.51
0.18Shots on targetper 900.15
26%Shot accuracy30%
0.23Big chances createdper 900.10
1.39Key passesper 900.91
0.52Dribbles completedper 900.41
27.8Passesper 9034.4
61%Pass accuracy68%
–Through ballsper 900.10
2.37Tackles + interceptionsper 902.99
61%Duels won55%
1.16Aerials wonper 902.84
2.62Clearancesper 904.57
0.32Blocksper 900.20
1.19Fouls wonper 901.27
0.34Dispossessedper 900.66
37%Won, in his games30%
1.20Points a game, in his games1.33

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.