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Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Sparta Rotterdam
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 15:30 UTC Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Mica Pinto 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Robin Gansner

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

8
1
4
Sparta Rotterdam 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec FC Groningen H 2–3 L
13 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 3–1 W
04 Dec FC Emmen H 2–1 W
29 Nov PSV A 0–1 L
22 Nov ADO Den Haag H 6–0 W
07 Nov RKC Waalwijk A 2–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Sparta Rotterdam A 3–2 W
12 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
06 Dec AZ A 2–1 W
29 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 1–0 W
21 Nov SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
08 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L

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' Sparta Rotterdam have kicked off against FC Groningen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wessel Dammers makes it 0-1.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Dirk Abels is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
  • 31' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' Lennart Thy does the damage! The net is bulging and Sparta Rotterdam surge ahead!
  • 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Jorgen Larsen gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Deroy Duarte suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Mo El Hankouri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 67' Mario Engels is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bryan Smeets at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' Mica Pinto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Sam Schreck gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' What a strike from Jorgen Larsen! The score is 1-3.
  • 76' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Michael Heylen exits the field as Tom Beugelsdijk enters on 76.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Mica Pinto as he leaves the pitch. Aaron Meijers steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 80' Wouter Burger does the damage! The net is bulging and Sparta Rotterdam surge ahead!
  • 85' Miguel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Damil Dankerlui at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Jorgen Larsen by Thijs Dallinga on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 4
Tobias Lauritsen 3
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist 3
Vito van Crooij 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Lennart Thy 2
Koki Saito 2
Abdou Harroui 1

Head to Head

2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen L 2020-12-13 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2020-12-04 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Emmen W 2020-11-29 PSV 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-11-22 Sparta Rotterdam 6–0 ADO Den Haag W 2020-11-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam W

FC Groningen Form

2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen W 2020-12-12 FC Groningen 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen W 2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2020-11-08 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.49 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam34% Draw22% FC Groningen44%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
56%
Draw or FC Groningen
66%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam29% Draw35% FC Groningen36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 4
3.4%
1 – 4
3.2%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 17% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 13% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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