Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

Sparta Rotterdam

2 – 0

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FC Groningen

Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Sparta Rotterdam 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk

5 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 2.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	FC Groningen	2	6
3	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
4	PSV	2	4
5	SBV Excelsior	2	3
6	Go Ahead Eagles	1	3
7	NEC	2	3
8	AFC Ajax	1	3
9	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
10	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	3
11	SC Heerenveen	1	3
12	Telstar 1963	2	3
13	FC Twente '65	1	0
14	PEC Zwolle	1	0
15	FC Utrecht	2	0
16	ADO Den Haag	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

Head-to-Head

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Groningen

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen 2025-10-19 FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen 2024-11-09 FC Groningen 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	FC Groningen	H	2–0	W
25 Jan	FC Utrecht	A	1–0	W
18 Jan	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	4–3	W
11 Jan	Heracles Almelo	H	2–0	W
21 Dec	FC Volendam	A	1–0	W
14 Dec	SC Heerenveen	H	0–3	L

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Sparta Rotterdam	A	0–2	L
25 Jan	Fortuna Sittard	H	1–2	L
18 Jan	SC Heerenveen	A	2–0	W
10 Jan	NAC Breda	H	0–0	D
21 Dec	Go Ahead Eagles	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	FC Volendam	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam		FC Groningen
#9	Position	#2
3	Points	6
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 0
3	Scored	6
2	Conceded	2
+1	GD	+4
1.50	PPG	3.00
50%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 9th (3 pts). FC Groningen are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Groningen

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen get this one started.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sparta Rotterdam take all three points.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arno Verschueren	4
Tobias Lauritsen	3
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist	3
Vito van Crooij	2
Jorgen Larsen	2
Lennart Thy	2
Koki Saito	2
Mohammed Rayhi	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen W 2026-01-25 FC Utrecht 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-01-18 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-01-11 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Heracles Almelo W 2025-12-21 FC Volendam 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-12-14 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 SC Heerenveen L

FC Groningen Form

2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen L 2026-01-25 FC Groningen 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-01-18 SC Heerenveen 0–2 FC Groningen W 2026-01-10 FC Groningen 0–0 NAC Breda D 2025-12-21 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen D 2025-12-13 FC Groningen 3–0 FC Volendam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam47% Draw27% FC Groningen26%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

74%

Draw or FC Groningen

53%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam28% Draw49% FC Groningen23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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