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Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
Sparta Rotterdam
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 17 Sep 2022 · 14:30 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Radinio Balker
Y 79' Marin Sverko
Y 84' Michael Verrips

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Thomas Krijt
  • Referee Wouter Wiersma (Netherlands)

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
2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep FC Groningen H 2–1 W
11 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
03 Sep FC Volendam H 4–0 W
27 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 1–0 W
21 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
14 Aug AZ H 2–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–2 L
11 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 1–0 W
04 Sep SBV Vitesse H 0–1 L
26 Aug NEC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
14 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–6 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' KICK OFF: FC Groningen gets underway.
  • 5' Paulos Abraham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Joey Pelupessy, a Indonesia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sparta Rotterdam winning 100% of all matches.
  • 17' GOAL! Adil Auassar scores on 17.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Radinio Balker on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' The 23-year-old Ricardo Pepi has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Wormuth will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' Ricardo Pepi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FC Groningen are in front.
  • 65' FC Groningen make a change. Ricardo Pepi trudges off to be replaced by Florian Kruger on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' A stunning finish from Sven Mijnans — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 73' Neraysho Kasanwirjo is replacing Isak Dybvik for the FC Groningen side.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Younes Namli on, Koki Saito off on 76 minutes.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marin Sverko.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Verrips.
  • 89' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Arno Verschueren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sven Mijnans on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sparta Rotterdam players.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

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

2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen W 2022-09-11 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-09-03 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 FC Volendam W 2022-08-27 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-08-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax L 2022-08-14 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 AZ L

FC Groningen Form

2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen L 2022-09-11 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0–1 FC Groningen W 2022-09-04 FC Groningen 0–1 SBV Vitesse L 2022-08-26 NEC 1–1 FC Groningen D 2022-08-21 FC Groningen 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2022-08-14 AFC Ajax 6–1 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.21 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam46% Draw22% FC Groningen32%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Groningen
54%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam34% Draw37% FC Groningen29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 17% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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