FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2021-22

FC Groningen

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Sparta Rotterdam

Sat 7 May 2022 · 19:00 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'

Jorgen Larsen 52' Y

Y 88' Vito van Crooij

Y 89' Vito van Crooij

Y 90' Michael Heylen

Overview

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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeroen Manschot
Referee Bas van Dongen
Referee Richard Polman
Referee Erwin Blank
Referee Martin Perez
Referee Thomas Krijt

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	7	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente '65	7	16
5	AFC Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	SBV Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar 1963	7	5
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II Tilburg	7	2

Head-to-Head

FC Groningen 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sparta Rotterdam

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen 2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Sparta Rotterdam	H	1–2	L
01 May	RKC Waalwijk	A	1–3	L
24 Apr	Heracles Almelo	H	0–1	L
10 Apr	SC Heerenveen	A	1–3	L
02 Apr	AFC Ajax	H	1–3	L
20 Mar	FC Utrecht	A	3–1	W

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	FC Groningen	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	AZ	H	1–1	D
22 Apr	FC Twente '65	A	0–2	L
19 Apr	SBV Vitesse	A	1–0	W
16 Apr	Fortuna Sittard	A	0–3	L
09 Apr	AFC Ajax	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

FC Groningen		Sparta Rotterdam
#8	Position	#12
11	Points	5
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 4
15	Scored	10
13	Conceded	17
+2	GD	-7
1.57	PPG	0.71
43%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/5

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen

Thom van Bergen	4 G	2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	4 G
David van der Werff	2 G	3 A
Tygo Land	2 G	1 A

Sparta Rotterdam

Milan Zonneveld	5 G	1 A
Marvin Young	2 G
Nokkvi THorisson	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sparta Rotterdam gets underway.
5' It looks surprising Sparta Rotterdam does not make any changes. Bart Vriends has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Tomas Suslov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' What composure from Arno Verschueren! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
21' Magnificent from Arno Verschueren! That is 29 goals in 103 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
26' Bart van Hintum has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 233 appearances.
31' Sparta Rotterdam have won 316 goals from 235 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' The 27-year-old Maduka Okoye has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The crowd applauds Paulos Abraham as he leaves the pitch. Romano Postema steps in for FC Groningen.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
52' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Jorgen Larsen will be fuming at that decision.
57' A goal from the Germany international Lennart Thy! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-3!
62' FC Groningen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sparta Rotterdam's shape.
66' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Michael de Leeuw comes on to replace Daleho Irandust.
70' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Younes Namli is replaced by Tom Beugelsdijk on 70 minute.
75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
77' A stunning finish from Bjorn Meijer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
82' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
84' The crowd applauds Aaron Meijers as he leaves the pitch. Riza Durmisi steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
87' Marin Sverko gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Mo El Hankouri and will look to change the dynamic.
88' That is a Yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam. Vito van Crooij will be fuming at that decision.
89' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Michael Heylen on, Sven Mijnans off on 90 minutes.
90' That is a Yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam. Michael Heylen will be fuming at that decision.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Groningen 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bart van Hintum ↓ Daniel van Kaam 46'
11
Mo El Hankouri ↓ Marin Sverko 87'
5
Mike te Wierik
9
Jorgen Larsen
10
Daleho Irandust ↓ Michael de Leeuw 66'
6
Laros Duarte
7
Tomas Suslov ↓ Cyril Ngonge 46'
21
Neraysho Kasanwirjo
19
Paulos Abraham ↓ Romano Postema 46'
1
Peter Leeuwenburgh
40
Bjorn Meijer

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arno Verschueren	4
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist	3
Tobias Lauritsen	3
Vito van Crooij	2
Jorgen Larsen	2
Lennart Thy	2
Koki Saito	2
Bjorn Meijer	1

Head to Head

FC Groningen Form

2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen L 2022-04-24 FC Groningen 0–1 Heracles Almelo L 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen L 2022-04-02 FC Groningen 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2022-03-20 FC Utrecht 1–3 FC Groningen W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-04-30 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2022-04-22 FC Twente '65 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-04-19 SBV Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.24 FC Groningen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.44 Sparta Rotterdam xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen48% Draw24% Sparta Rotterdam28%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw

73%

Draw or Sparta Rotterdam

52%

FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen41% Draw39% Sparta Rotterdam20%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap	FC Groningen covers	Push	Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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