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

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Utrecht
3 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 23 Oct 2022 · 14:45 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Maurice Steijn
Y 90' Vito van Crooij
Y 90' Mike Eerdhuijzen

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Referee Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)

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

9
3
3
FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-01-23 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht 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

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
16 Oct PSV A 1–6 L
09 Oct AZ H 1–2 L
02 Oct SBV Excelsior A 1–0 W
16 Sep NEC H 0–0 D
11 Sep SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–3 L
16 Oct NEC H 2–0 W
08 Oct FC Emmen H 3–1 W
02 Oct RKC Waalwijk A 2–2 D
17 Sep FC Groningen H 2–1 W
11 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L

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' FC Utrecht have kicked off against Sparta Rotterdam. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Utrecht must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 6' Daishawn Redan doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 11' FC Utrecht is showing some good football. However, FC Utrecht are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bart Vriends is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 26' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Mark van der Maarel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' FC Utrecht are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sparta Rotterdam's shape.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' Modibo Sagnan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shurandy Sambo is hanging Dirk Abels on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' Anastasios Douvikas doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' A quiet spell here at Stadion Galgenwaard. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' Othman Boussaid is ready to make an impact after coming on for Taylor Booth at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Daishawn Redan departs to be replaced by Bas Dost.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Mike van der Hoorn as he leaves the pitch. Ruben Kluivert steps in for FC Utrecht.
  • 79' GOAL! Sean Klaiber scores on 79.
  • 84' What a moment for Joshua Kitolano! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 86' Mario Engels is replacing Bart Vriends for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 90' Maurice Steijn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-01-23 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht 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

FC Utrecht Form

2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-10-16 PSV 6–1 FC Utrecht L 2022-10-09 FC Utrecht 1–2 AZ L 2022-10-02 SBV Excelsior 0–1 FC Utrecht W 2022-09-16 FC Utrecht 0–0 NEC D 2022-09-11 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Vitesse W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-10-16 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 NEC W 2022-10-08 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 FC Emmen W 2022-10-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam D 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen W 2022-09-11 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.37 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht56% Draw21% Sparta Rotterdam23%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
77%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
44%
FC Utrecht or Sparta Rotterdam
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht41% Draw37% Sparta Rotterdam22%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%
4 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht 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 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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