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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 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

7
1
4
Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · Avg 2.7 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 #8
5 Points 11
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
10 Scored 15
17 Conceded 13
-7 GD +2
0.71 PPG 1.57
14% Win % 43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sparta Rotterdam is hosting FC Groningen for another epic battle.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' Goal! Wessel Dammers scores his 8 goal in 270 matches.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Against the run of play, Lennart Thy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Mica Pinto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 270 appearances.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jorgen Larsen makes it 1-2.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 63' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 67' Mario Engels is replacing Bryan Smeets for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 71' Mica Pinto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 73' FC Groningen make a change. Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist trudges off to be replaced by Sam Schreck on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Jorgen Larsen with the second goal in the match!
  • 76' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Michael Heylen is replaced by Tom Beugelsdijk.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Aaron Meijers comes on to replace Mica Pinto.
  • 80' Wouter Burger is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 85' The whistle greets Damil Dankerlui as he departs to be replaced by Miguel.
  • 90' FC Groningen ring the changes. Jorgen Larsen has done his job and it is now time for Thijs Dallinga to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

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
Lennart Thy 2
Koki Saito 2
Vito van Crooij 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Jonathan de Guzman 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
1.74 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.36 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam29% Draw23% FC Groningen48%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
53%
Draw or FC Groningen
71%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam24% Draw37% FC Groningen39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 3
3.6%
1 – 4
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 19% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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