FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

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Sparta Rotterdam

Sun 19 Oct 2025 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie .

FC Groningen 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Sparta Rotterdam 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robin Hensgens

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

FC Groningen 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sparta Rotterdam

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-19 FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen 2024-11-09 FC Groningen 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Sparta Rotterdam	H	0–2	L
03 Oct	NAC Breda	A	2–1	W
28 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–1	L
20 Sep	Telstar 1963	H	2–0	W
14 Sep	FC Utrecht	A	1–0	W
29 Aug	Heracles Almelo	H	4–0	W

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	FC Groningen	A	2–0	W
04 Oct	AFC Ajax	H	3–3	D
27 Sep	Heracles Almelo	A	0–3	L
19 Sep	FC Twente '65	H	1–5	L
14 Sep	SBV Excelsior	A	1–0	W
31 Aug	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–4	L

Season Stats

FC Groningen		Sparta Rotterdam
#9	Position	#8
3	Points	3
1	Played	2
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
2	Scored	3
1	Conceded	2
+1	GD	+1
3.00	PPG	1.50
100%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

FC Groningen are 9th (3 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
0-2 the final result. FC Groningen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Groningen Form

2025-10-19 FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2025-10-03 NAC Breda 1–2 FC Groningen W 2025-09-28 FC Groningen 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2025-09-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Telstar 1963 W 2025-09-14 FC Utrecht 0–1 FC Groningen W 2025-08-29 FC Groningen 4–0 Heracles Almelo W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-10-19 FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-10-04 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 AFC Ajax D 2025-09-27 Heracles Almelo 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2025-09-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–5 FC Twente '65 L 2025-09-14 SBV Excelsior 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-08-31 Sparta Rotterdam 0–4 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.11 FC Groningen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 Sparta Rotterdam xG

I would bet for: FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Groningen34% Draw31% Sparta Rotterdam35%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw

65%

Draw or Sparta Rotterdam

66%

FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen24% Draw51% Sparta Rotterdam25%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

10.7%

1 – 0

10.1%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap	FC Groningen covers	Push	Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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