Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Volendam vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
FC Volendam
1 – 4
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 12 Nov 2023 · 13:30 UTC Kras Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Bart Vriends
Milan de Haan 13' 1–1
1–2 42' Joshua Kitolano
1–3 87' Bart Vriends
1–4 90+1' Arno Verschueren
Y 37' Tijs Velthuis

Overview

Match Preview

FC Volendam vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Kras Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Assistant 1 Sjoerd Nanninga
  • Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)
4 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

1
5
FC Volendam 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-12 FC Volendam 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-05-13 FC Volendam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-03 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 FC Volendam

Recent Form

FC Volendam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Sparta Rotterdam H 1–4 L
05 Nov NEC A 3–3 D
02 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
29 Oct SBV Excelsior H 3–1 W
21 Oct RKC Waalwijk A 1–2 L
06 Oct FC Utrecht H 1–0 W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov FC Volendam A 4–1 W
05 Nov Almere City FC H 1–2 L
28 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
22 Oct Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D
08 Oct PSV H 0–4 L
01 Oct SBV Excelsior A 1–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sparta Rotterdam kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Volendam and Sparta Rotterdam are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 6' Goal! Bart Vriends scores his 13 goal in 242 matches.
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Bart Vriends makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 12' Charles-Andreas Brym needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 13' The Netherlands Milan de Haan breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 1-2!
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' FC Volendam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' Tijs Velthuis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Joshua Kitolano adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' It looks surprising FC Volendam does not make any changes. Bilal Ould-Chikh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Tijs Velthuis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' Djevencio van der Kust has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Flint, as he is very good at scoring at Kras Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' The whistle greets Oskar Buur as he departs to be replaced by Deron Payne.
  • 68' The travelling Sparta Rotterdam supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Volendam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Matthias Kohler might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' A tactical swap from FC Volendam — Quincy Hoeve on, Robert Muhren off on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Goal! Bart Vriends scores his 13 goal in 242 matches.
  • 90' Rick Meissen gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Camiel Neghli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Volendam.

Lineups

FC Volendam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matthias Kohler

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Lauritsen 3
Koki Saito 3
Vito van Crooij 2
Xavier Mbuyamba 2
Bart Vriends 2
Sven Mijnans 1
Arno Verschueren 1
Joshua Kitolano 1

Head to Head

2023-11-12 FC Volendam 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-05-13 FC Volendam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-03 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 FC Volendam

FC Volendam Form

2023-11-12 FC Volendam 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-11-05 NEC 3–3 FC Volendam D 2023-11-02 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Volendam L 2023-10-29 FC Volendam 3–1 SBV Excelsior W 2023-10-21 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Volendam L 2023-10-06 FC Volendam 1–0 FC Utrecht W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-11-12 FC Volendam 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC L 2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-10-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–4 PSV L 2023-10-01 SBV Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 FC Volendam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: FC Volendam or Sparta Rotterdam 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Volendam29% Draw27% Sparta Rotterdam44%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Volendam or Draw
55%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
71%
FC Volendam or Sparta Rotterdam
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Volendam21% Draw43% Sparta Rotterdam36%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
5%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Volendam

Handicap FC Volendam covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FC Volendam keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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