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

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Eredivisie · 2021-22

FC Utrecht

4 – 0

Full Time

Sparta Rotterdam

Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 12:30 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'

Mark van der Maarel 51' Y

Mark van der Maarel 52' Y

Y 55' Abdou Harroui

Y 56' Abdou Harroui

Y 59' Vito van Crooij

Y 90' Bart Vriends

Overview

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FC Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sander van Roekel
Referee Pol van Boekel
Referee Rob van de Ven
Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
Referee Sjoerd Nanninga
Referee

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

FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sparta Rotterdam

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-05-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 FC Utrecht 2021-01-24 FC Utrecht 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-03-08 FC Utrecht 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2019-10-27 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Sparta Rotterdam	H	4–0	W
16 May	PSV	H	1–1	D
13 May	Sparta Rotterdam	A	0–0	D
08 May	SC Heerenveen	A	0–0	D
01 May	Willem II Tilburg	H	3–2	W
25 Apr	FC Twente '65	A	2–1	W

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	FC Utrecht	A	0–4	L
16 May	SC Heerenveen	A	2–1	W
13 May	FC Utrecht	H	0–0	D
07 May	SBV Vitesse	H	3–0	W
02 May	FC Groningen	A	2–1	W
24 Apr	VVV Venlo	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

FC Utrecht		Sparta Rotterdam
#14	Position	#12
12	Points	12
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
21	Scored	21
34	Conceded	29
-13	GD	-8
1.00	PPG	1.00
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht

0-15

1/5

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/7

46-60

5/9

61-75

5/3

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

FC Utrecht

Artem Stepanov	5 G
Yoann Cathline	4 G	2 A
Angel Alarcon	4 G	1 A
Dani de Wit	3 G	1 A
Adrian Blake	2 G	1 A

Sparta Rotterdam

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam is underway.
2' Adam Maher makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Utrecht are in front.
7' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
12' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Bart Ramselaar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Utrecht in their trying to find a way past Sparta Rotterdam's compact .
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' FC Utrecht are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' It’s high time Rene Hake made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Othman Boussaid is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
46' The whistle greets Mario Engels as he departs to be replaced by Emanuel Emegha.
51' Poor challenge from Mark van der Maarel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
52' FC Utrecht receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Abdou Harroui.
56' Abdou Harroui has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
59' It’s a booking for Sparta Rotterdam player. Vito van Crooij gets a Yellow card.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Utrecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mark van der Maarel makes it 2-0.
67' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Adrian Dalmau is withdrawn and Anastasios Douvikas gets his opportunity.
71' FC Utrecht make a change. Bart Ramselaar trudges off to be replaced by Simon Gustafson on 71 minutes.
72' The whistle greets Hidde ter Avest as he departs to be replaced by Sylian Mokono.
75' Assisted by Sylian Mokono with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anastasios Douvikas makes no mistake. 3-0!
76' Kenzo Goudmijn is replacing Bryan Smeets for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
78' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Quinten Timber is replaced by Joris van Overeem on 78 minute.
79' Moussa Sylla is replacing Othman Boussaid for the FC Utrecht side.
80' The supporters are chanting for Joris van Overeem. He replaces Quinten Timber on 80 minute.
81' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Django Warmerdam departs to be replaced by Djevencio van der Kust.
86' Mica Pinto makes way for Gaultier Overman at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sparta Rotterdam.
90' Bart Vriends picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Utrecht take all three points.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

23
Bart Ramselaar ↓ Simon Gustafson 71'
6
Adam Maher
2
Mark van der Maarel
14
Willem Janssen
7
Gyrano Kerk
1
Maarten Paes
26
Othman Boussaid ↓ Moussa Sylla 79'
9
Adrian Dalmau ↓ Anastasios Douvikas 67'
21
Django Warmerdam ↓ Djevencio van der Kust 80'
5
Hidde ter Avest ↓ Sylian Mokono 72'
27
Quinten Timber ↓ Joris van Overeem 78'

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Benjamin van Leer
16
Kenzo Goudmijn ↑ 76'
12
Laurent Jans ↑ 76'
30
Tim Coremans
14
Laros Duarte ↑ 46'
17
Sven Mijnans
18
Emanuel Emegha ↑ 46'
13
Gaultier Overman ↑ 86'
15
Jafar Bynoe

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anastasios Douvikas	4
Victor Jensen	3
Sander van de Streek	2
Paxten Aaronson	2
Mimoun Mahi	2
Tobias Lauritsen	2
Bart Ramselaar	2
Simon Gustafson	2

Head to Head

FC Utrecht Form

2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-05-16 FC Utrecht 1–1 PSV D 2021-05-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2021-05-08 SC Heerenveen 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2021-05-01 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-04-25 FC Twente '65 1–2 FC Utrecht W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-05-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-05-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2021-05-07 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 SBV Vitesse W 2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-04-24 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 VVV Venlo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.52 FC Utrecht xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Sparta Rotterdam xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Utrecht57% Draw20% Sparta Rotterdam23%

Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw

78%

Draw or Sparta Rotterdam

43%

FC Utrecht or Sparta Rotterdam

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Utrecht43% Draw36% Sparta Rotterdam21%

Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.4%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap	FC Utrecht covers	Push	Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	19%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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