FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

FC Groningen

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Sparta Rotterdam

Sun 28 May 2023 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Bart Vriends

Nordin Musampa 24' R

Isak Dybvik 26' Y

Overview

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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie .

FC Groningen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sparta Rotterdam 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rob van de Ven
Referee Rob Dieperink
Referee Richard Polman
Referee Maarten Ketting
Referee Martijn Vos
Referee Wouter Wiersma (Netherlands)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	ADO Den Haag	0	0
2	AFC Ajax	0	0
3	AZ	0	0
4	FC Groningen	0	0
5	FC Twente '65	0	0
6	FC Utrecht	0	0
7	Feyenoord Rotterdam	0	0
8	Fortuna Sittard	0	0
9	Go Ahead Eagles	0	0
10	NEC	0	0
11	PEC Zwolle	0	0
12	PSV	0	0
13	SBV Excelsior	0	0
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	0	0
15	SC Heerenveen	0	0
16	Sparta Rotterdam	0	0
17	Telstar 1963	0	0
18	Willem II Tilburg	0	0

Head-to-Head

FC Groningen 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sparta Rotterdam

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Sparta Rotterdam	H	0–5	L
21 May	SBV Vitesse	A	0–6	L
16 May	AFC Ajax	H	2–3	L
07 May	Go Ahead Eagles	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	NEC	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	RKC Waalwijk	A	1–2	L

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	FC Groningen	A	5–0	W
21 May	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	H	4–1	W
13 May	FC Volendam	A	1–2	L
06 May	PSV	H	0–1	L
23 Apr	FC Twente '65	A	3–3	D
15 Apr	SC Heerenveen	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

FC Groningen		Sparta Rotterdam
#4	Position	#16
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Groningen to score. At the same time, Sparta Rotterdam does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Bart Vriends picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' The referee has no hesitation. Nordin Musampa is booked for FC Groningen — Red card on 24.
25' A stunning finish from Jonathan de Guzman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' The referee calls foul for Isak Dybvik. He receives a Yellow card.
31' FC Groningen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
36' Netherlands international Bart Vriends has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Mica Pinto is replaced by Aaron Meijers on 46 minute.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' Goal! Koki Saito scores his 20 goal in 143 matches.
59' Koki Saito has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
64' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Isak Dybvik is replaced by Thijmen Blokzijl.
65' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Younes Namli is withdrawn and Pedro Aleman gets his opportunity.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
75' Arno Verschueren adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
76' GOAL! Arno Verschueren fires home to make it 0-5!
79' Goal! Tobias Lauritsen scores his 38 goal in 230 matches.
80' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Adil Auassar comes on to replace Mike Eerdhuijzen.
80' GOAL! Tobias Lauritsen scores on 80.
85' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Dirk Abels has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' Magnificent from Vito van Crooij! That is 44 goals in 232 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
With this win, Sparta Rotterdam is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dennis van der Ree

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

10
Arno Verschueren
11
Vito van Crooij
7
Younes Namli ↓ Pedro Aleman 65'
8
Jonathan de Guzman ↓ Joshua Kitolano 65'
5
Mica Pinto ↓ Aaron Meijers 46'
6
Dirk Abels
3
Bart Vriends ↓ Koki Saito 46'
1
Nick Olij
2
Shurandy Sambo ↓ Rick Meissen 65'
4
Mike Eerdhuijzen ↓ Adil Auassar 80'
9
Tobias Lauritsen

Bench

–
Delano van Crooij
–
Aaron Meijers ↑ 46'
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Tim Coremans
–
Adil Auassar ↑ 80'
–
Jeremy van Mullem
–
Koki Saito ↑ 46'
–
Elias Hoff Melkersen
–
Mohammed Tahiri
–
Rick Meissen ↑ 65'
–
Pedro Aleman ↑ 65'
–
Joshua Kitolano ↑ 65'
–
Patrick Brouwer

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Groningen Form

2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-05-21 SBV Vitesse 6–0 FC Groningen L 2023-05-16 FC Groningen 2–3 AFC Ajax L 2023-05-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen D 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC L 2023-04-15 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Groningen L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-05-21 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2023-05-13 FC Volendam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-05-06 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 PSV L 2023-04-23 FC Twente '65 3–3 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-04-15 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.48 FC Groningen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Sparta Rotterdam xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Groningen15% Draw27% Sparta Rotterdam58%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw

42%

Draw or Sparta Rotterdam

85%

FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen8% Draw51% Sparta Rotterdam41%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted

0 – 5

Actual

0 – 1

19.6%

0 – 0

15.4%

0 – 2

15.1%

1 – 1

10.4%

0 – 3

7.6%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

0 – 4

2 – 1

2.2%

2 – 2

1.9%

1 – 4

1.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap	FC Groningen covers	Push	Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	8%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	28%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	20%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

62% ✓

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