Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 2
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sun 5 Nov 2023 · 15:45 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Thomas Robinet
0–2 76' Kornelius Hansen
Joshua Kitolano 84' 1–2

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Charles Schaap
  • Assistant 2 Maarten Ketting
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 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

2
1
1
Sparta Rotterdam 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
24 Sep SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
28 Oct Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
21 Oct NEC A 1–1 D
07 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 1–0 W
30 Sep FC Utrecht A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV H 0–4 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% 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' In just a few seconds Het Kasteel will turn into a battlefield for Sparta Rotterdam and Almere City FC.
  • 5' France international Thomas Robinet has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Almere City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Thomas Robinet has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 17' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. Almere City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arno Verschueren made 103 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' The 28-year-old Yann Kitala has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Pelle Clement is replaced by Charles-Andreas Brym on 46 minute.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jeroen Rijsdijk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Almere City FC's compact 5-3-2.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 66' Jonathan de Guzman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 72' Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp makes way for Yann Kitala at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Almere City FC.
  • 73' Another change for Almere City FC made on 73 minute. Rajiv van La Parra leaves to be changed by Yoann Cathline.
  • 76' Magnificent from Kornelius Hansen! That is 6 goals in 69 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' Agustin Anello is replacing Camiel Neghli for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 81' Agustin Anello is ready to make an impact after coming on for Camiel Neghli at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' The Almere City FC bench stirs into life. Yoann Cathline is withdrawn and Lance Duijvestijn gets his opportunity.
  • 84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joshua Kitolano makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The points are shared — Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 Almere City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

Almere City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thomas Robinet 3
Kornelius Hansen 1
Joshua Kitolano 1
Yoann Cathline 1
Arno Verschueren 1
Djevencio van der Kust 1
Tobias Lauritsen 1
Pelle Clement 1

Head to Head

2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC

Sparta Rotterdam Form

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 2023-09-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Vitesse W

Almere City FC Form

2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC W 2023-10-28 Almere City FC 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D 2023-10-21 NEC 1–1 Almere City FC D 2023-10-07 Almere City FC 1–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-09-30 FC Utrecht 0–2 Almere City FC W 2023-09-23 Almere City FC 0–4 PSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Almere City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam30% Draw29% Almere City FC41%
Actual: Almere City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
59%
Draw or Almere City FC
70%
Sparta Rotterdam or Almere City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam22% Draw48% Almere City FC30%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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