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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 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
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 #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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
  • 15' Mike te Wierik is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Adil Auassar makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at Sparta Stadion. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' Laros Duarte has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Radinio Balker on 28 minutes.
  • 33' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Sparta Rotterdam are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' Sparta Rotterdam seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' The USA Ricardo Pepi breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-1!
  • 65' Florian Kruger is replacing Ricardo Pepi for the FC Groningen side.
  • 70' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' GOAL! Sven Mijnans fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 73' The crowd applauds Isak Dybvik as he leaves the pitch. Neraysho Kasanwirjo steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 76' Younes Namli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koki Saito on 76 minute.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marin Sverko on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Michael Verrips on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Arno Verschueren gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Sven Mijnans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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
Lennart Thy 2
Koki Saito 2
Vito van Crooij 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Jonathan de Guzman 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
1.8 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam42% Draw23% FC Groningen35%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Groningen
58%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam29% Draw39% FC Groningen32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 18% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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