Saturday , 14 November 2026

Almere City FC vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Almere City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC Yanmar Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Yoann Cathline 5' 1–0
1–1 19' Tobias Lauritsen
1–2 28' Djevencio van der Kust
Thomas Robinet 87' 2–2
2–3 88' Arno Verschueren
Sheral Floranus 40' Y
Stije Resink 58' Y
Peer Koopmeiners 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Assistant 1 Maarten Ketting
  • Assistant 2 Don Frijn
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Almere City FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-13 Almere City FC 2–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–3 L
07 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D
04 Apr RKC Waalwijk A 0–0 D
31 Mar FC Volendam H 1–1 D
16 Mar SBV Vitesse A 1–1 D
09 Mar FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Almere City FC A 3–2 W
06 Apr Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
02 Apr SBV Vitesse A 4–1 W
30 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
17 Mar AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
09 Mar FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Almere City FC to score. At the same time, Sparta Rotterdam does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A stunning finish from Yoann Cathline — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Tobias Lauritsen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Djevencio van der Kust gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 32' Another change for Almere City FC made on 32 minute. Adi Nalic leaves to be changed by Rajiv van La Parra.
  • 37' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a card for Sheral Floranus.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Joey Jacobs is replacing Pena for the Almere City FC side.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 58' The referee shows Almere City FC player a card on 58.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' Peer Koopmeiners is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Theo Barbet. He replaces Sheral Floranus on 69 minute.
  • 74' Almere City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' Another substitution for Almere City FC to replace Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp by Jason van Duiven on 75 minute.
  • 80' Shunsuke Mito makes way for Camiel Neghli at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 85' Almere City FC have won 62 goals from 69 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Pelle Clement has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan de Guzman to step up.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Thomas Robinet has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 88' Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arno Verschueren makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 89' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rick Meissen is hanging Koki Saito on the field on 89 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sparta Rotterdam take all three points.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thomas Robinet 3
Kristian Hlynsson 1
Kornelius Hansen 1
Joshua Kitolano 1
Yoann Cathline 1
Arno Verschueren 1
Djevencio van der Kust 1
Tobias Lauritsen 1

Head to Head

2024-04-13 Almere City FC 2–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC

Almere City FC Form

2024-04-13 Almere City FC 2–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2024-04-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 Almere City FC D 2024-04-04 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 Almere City FC D 2024-03-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Volendam D 2024-03-16 SBV Vitesse 1–1 Almere City FC D 2024-03-09 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Utrecht D

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2024-04-13 Almere City FC 2–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2024-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2024-04-02 SBV Vitesse 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2024-03-30 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-03-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2024-03-09 FC Twente '65 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Almere City FC or Sparta Rotterdam 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC35% Draw26% Sparta Rotterdam39%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
65%
Almere City FC or Sparta Rotterdam
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC27% Draw42% Sparta Rotterdam31%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.