Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2021-22

Sparta Rotterdam

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FC Groningen

Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 12:30 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Adil Auassar 5' Y

Bryan Smeets 36' Y

Maduka Okoye 36' Y

Y 36' Cyril Ngonge

Maduka Okoye 37' Y

Y 37' Cyril Ngonge

Dirk Abels 79' Y

Y 88' Tomas Suslov

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

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

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Referee Joost van Zuilen
Referee Johan Balder
Referee Bas van Dongen
Referee Laurens Gerrets
Referee Robin Hensgens

7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	FC Groningen	2	6
3	Go Ahead Eagles	2	4
4	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
5	AFC Ajax	2	4
6	PSV	2	4
7	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2	4
8	SC Heerenveen	2	4
9	SBV Excelsior	2	3
10	NEC	2	3
11	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
12	FC Twente '65	2	3
13	Telstar 1963	2	3
14	FC Utrecht	2	0
15	PEC Zwolle	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

2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen 2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	FC Groningen	H	1–1	D
03 Oct	PSV	A	1–2	L
26 Sep	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	H	0–4	L
22 Sep	PEC Zwolle	A	1–1	D
17 Sep	NEC	H	1–1	D
12 Sep	Fortuna Sittard	H	3–1	W

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Twente '65	H	1–1	D
25 Sep	AFC Ajax	A	0–3	L
22 Sep	SBV Vitesse	H	0–1	L
18 Sep	Willem II Tilburg	A	1–2	L
12 Sep	SC Heerenveen	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam		FC Groningen
#11	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 11th (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' And we are off! Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — let the football do the talking.
5' Poor challenge from Adil Auassar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
10' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
20' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Lennart Thy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bart Vriends, as he is very good at scoring at Sparta Stadion with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
28' The deadlock is broken! Cyril Ngonge gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
33' What a moment for Bryan Smeets! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
36' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maduka Okoye.
42' A quiet spell here at Sparta Stadion. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Vito van Crooij is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
52' Sven Mijnans is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' The supporters are chanting for Tom Beugelsdijk. He replaces Mohammed Osman on 59 minute.
64' Sparta Rotterdam is showing some good football. However, Sparta Rotterdam are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
65' Michael de Leeuw makes way for Daleho Irandust at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henk Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' Emanuel Emegha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lennart Thy on 71 minute.
75' Paulos Abraham is replacing Cyril Ngonge for the FC Groningen side.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dirk Abels on 79 minutes.
84' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
87' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel van Kaam is hanging Jorgen Larsen on the field on 87 minute.
88' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Tomas Suslov will be fuming at that decision.
88' The whistle greets Vito van Crooij as he departs to be replaced by Mario Engels.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bart van Hintum
2
Damil Dankerlui
11
Mo El Hankouri
4
Wessel Dammers
8
Michael de Leeuw ↓ Daleho Irandust 65'
9
Jorgen Larsen ↓ Romano Postema 88'
27
Cyril Ngonge ↓ Paulos Abraham 75'
6
Laros Duarte ↓ Daniel van Kaam 87'
7
Tomas Suslov
21
Neraysho Kasanwirjo
1
Peter Leeuwenburgh

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-10-03 PSV 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-09-26 Sparta Rotterdam 0–4 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden L 2021-09-22 PEC Zwolle 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 NEC D 2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard W

FC Groningen Form

2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-10-01 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen L 2021-09-22 FC Groningen 0–1 SBV Vitesse L 2021-09-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 FC Groningen L 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.21 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam33% Draw27% FC Groningen40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

60%

Draw or FC Groningen

67%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam22% Draw46% FC Groningen32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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