Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 2 Feb 2025 · 15:45 UTC Het Kasteel 9,588 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tobias Lauritsen 60' 1–0
Y 56' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Assistant 1 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Janssen (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen 2024-11-09 FC Groningen 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb FC Groningen H 1–0 W
26 Jan AZ A 2–1 W
19 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
11 Jan Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
22 Dec AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
15 Dec NEC A 1–1 D
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Sparta Rotterdam A 0–1 L
28 Jan Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
25 Jan SC Heerenveen H 1–0 W
18 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 1–2 L
12 Jan Almere City FC H 0–0 D
15 Dec FC Twente '65 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' And we are off! Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Patrick van Aanholt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 30' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Tika de Jonge is replacing Johan Hove for the FC Groningen side.
  • 46' Another change for FC Groningen made on 46 minute. Thijs Oosting leaves to be changed by Thom van Bergen.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' Tobias Lauritsen adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Romano Postema is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Etienne Vaessen, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Mats Seuntjens as he leaves the pitch. Dave Kwakman steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 76' Over 76 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Mohamed Nassoh is replacing Mitchell van Bergen for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' Kristian Hlynsson makes way for Teo Quintero at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 90' Jorg Schreuders has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luciano Valente on 90 minute.
  • 1-0 the final result. FC Groningen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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
Cedric Hatenboer 1

Head to Head

2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen 2024-11-09 FC Groningen 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen W 2025-01-26 AZ 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-01-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2025-01-11 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2024-12-22 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2024-12-15 NEC 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D

FC Groningen Form

2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen L 2025-01-28 Heracles Almelo 1–1 FC Groningen D 2025-01-25 FC Groningen 1–0 SC Heerenveen W 2025-01-18 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 FC Groningen L 2025-01-12 FC Groningen 0–0 Almere City FC D 2024-12-15 FC Twente '65 2–0 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 71% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam48% Draw22% FC Groningen30%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
70%
Draw or FC Groningen
52%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam33% Draw39% FC Groningen28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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