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 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk

10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Sparta Rotterdam 13 games · Avg 2.8 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
#12	Position	#9
12	Points	15
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 5
21	Scored	29
29	Conceded	28
-8	GD	+1
1.00	PPG	1.25
25%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

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

FC Groningen

0-15

7/4

16-30

6/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

4/5

61-75

3/5

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

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

FC Groningen

Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	9 G	1 A
Thom van Bergen	8 G	3 A
David van der Werff	2 G	3 A
Tygo Land	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

2 / 4

2.04 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam51% Draw22% FC Groningen27%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

72%

Draw or FC Groningen

49%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam34% Draw39% FC Groningen27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.5%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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