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Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Go Ahead Eagles
0 – 0
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 14:45 UTC De Adelaarshorst 9,837 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.

Match Details

  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Assistant 1 Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Joris Westhof (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

4
2
4
Go Ahead Eagles 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-02-12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-08-27 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-03-12 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2021-08-28 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Go Ahead Eagles
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 0–0 D
07 Oct Heracles Almelo H 4–0 W
30 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L
27 Sep PSV A 0–3 L
22 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 3–0 W
17 Sep PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D
08 Oct PSV H 0–4 L
01 Oct SBV Excelsior A 1–2 L
24 Sep SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W
17 Sep AZ A 0–2 L
01 Sep NEC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Go Ahead Eagles Sparta Rotterdam
#9 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

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (0 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sparta Rotterdam kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Oliver Edvardsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Go Ahead Eagles 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.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Go Ahead Eagles side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The travelling Sparta Rotterdam supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Germany international Gerrit Nauber has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at De Adelaarshorst. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Go Ahead Eagles are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Sparta Rotterdam's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Go Ahead Eagles is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' Go Ahead Eagles have won 218 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Sylla Sow. He replaces Bobby Adekanye on 78 minute.
  • 79' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Jonathan de Guzman exits the field as Charles-Andreas Brym enters on 79.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' The Go Ahead Eagles bench stirs into life. Oliver Edvardsen is withdrawn and Jakob Breum gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Edvardsen 3
Tobias Lauritsen 3
Jakob Breum 2
Shunsuke Mito 2
Vito van Crooij 1
Willum Thor Willumsson 1
Julius Dirksen 1
Justin Bakker 1

Head to Head

2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-02-12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-08-27 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-03-12 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2021-08-28 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Go Ahead Eagles Form

2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-10-07 Go Ahead Eagles 4–0 Heracles Almelo W 2023-09-30 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–1 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-09-27 PSV 3–0 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-09-22 Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-09-17 PEC Zwolle 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles D

Sparta Rotterdam Form

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 2023-09-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Vitesse W 2023-09-17 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 NEC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.64 Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Go Ahead Eagles38% Draw44% Sparta Rotterdam18%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes15% 0% No85%
Avg goals/match: 0.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 58%
42%
± 1.5 25%
75%
± 2.5 8%
92%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
82%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
62%
Go Ahead Eagles or Sparta Rotterdam
56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Go Ahead Eagles19% Draw74% Sparta Rotterdam7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
23.2%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
1.5%
0 – 2
1.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
0.7%
2 – 2
0.6%
4 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles

Handicap Go Ahead Eagles covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 26% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 11% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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