Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SC Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SC Heerenveen
1 – 3
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 14:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 19,700 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 34' Tobias Lauritsen
0–2 53' Koki Saito
0–3 62' Koki Saito
Pawel Bochniewicz 71' 1–3
Thom Haye 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

6
3
5
SC Heerenveen 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-04-15 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-08-05 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-04-03 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-12-11 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Sparta Rotterdam H 1–3 L
20 Aug FC Utrecht A 2–0 W
12 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
28 May Go Ahead Eagles H 2–0 W
21 May PSV A 3–3 D
13 May SBV Excelsior H 0–0 D
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug SC Heerenveen A 3–1 W
20 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–2 D
12 Aug PEC Zwolle A 2–1 W
28 May FC Groningen A 5–0 W
21 May SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 4–1 W
13 May FC Volendam A 1–2 L

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen Sparta Rotterdam
#10 Position #12
9 Points 5
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
11 Scored 10
9 Conceded 17
+2 GD -7
1.29 PPG 0.71
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sparta Rotterdam gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Jonathan de Guzman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Simon Olsson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bart Vriends, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' Tobias Lauritsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Sparta Rotterdam surge ahead!
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Heerenveen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Koki Saito gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Simon Olsson is withdrawn and Luuk Brouwers gets his opportunity.
  • 62' What composure from Koki Saito! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 67' The travelling Sparta Rotterdam supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Simon Olsson is replaced by Luuk Brouwers.
  • 71' A goal from the Poland international Pawel Bochniewicz! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-3!
  • 76' The 31-year-old Anas Tahiri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Jeremy van Mullem on, Jonathan de Guzman off on 77 minutes.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Jonathan de Guzman is replaced by Jeremy van Mullem on 79 minute.
  • 84' Netherlands international Pelle Clement has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Melle Joop Witteveen on, Ion Nicolaescu off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Ion Nicolaescu is withdrawn and Melle Joop Witteveen gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Thom Haye picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • With this win, Sparta Rotterdam is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Lauritsen 3
Vito van Crooij 2
Chidera Ejuke 2
Mica Pinto 2
Henk Veerman 2
Pawel Bochniewicz 2
Koki Saito 2
Lennart Thy 2

Head to Head

2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-04-15 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-08-05 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-04-03 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-12-11 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-08-20 FC Utrecht 0–2 SC Heerenveen W 2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-05-28 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2023-05-21 PSV 3–3 SC Heerenveen D 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior D

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-08-20 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2023-08-12 PEC Zwolle 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-05-21 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2023-05-13 FC Volendam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or Sparta Rotterdam 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen39% Draw27% Sparta Rotterdam34%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
66%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
61%
SC Heerenveen or Sparta Rotterdam
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen31% Draw44% Sparta Rotterdam25%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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