Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

Sparta Rotterdam

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FC Groningen

Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Groningen

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen 2025-10-19 FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	FC Groningen	H	2–0	W
25 Jan	FC Utrecht	A	1–0	W
18 Jan	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	4–3	W
11 Jan	Heracles Almelo	H	2–0	W
21 Dec	FC Volendam	A	1–0	W
14 Dec	SC Heerenveen	H	0–3	L

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Sparta Rotterdam	A	0–2	L
25 Jan	Fortuna Sittard	H	1–2	L
18 Jan	SC Heerenveen	A	2–0	W
10 Jan	NAC Breda	H	0–0	D
21 Dec	Go Ahead Eagles	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	FC Volendam	H	3–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at as Sparta Rotterdam face off against FC Groningen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
Sparta Rotterdam celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen W 2026-01-25 FC Utrecht 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-01-18 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-01-11 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Heracles Almelo W 2025-12-21 FC Volendam 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-12-14 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 SC Heerenveen L

FC Groningen Form

2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen L 2026-01-25 FC Groningen 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-01-18 SC Heerenveen 0–2 FC Groningen W 2026-01-10 FC Groningen 0–0 NAC Breda D 2025-12-21 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen D 2025-12-13 FC Groningen 3–0 FC Volendam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam46% Draw24% FC Groningen30%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

70%

Draw or FC Groningen

54%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam29% Draw43% FC Groningen28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.5%

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%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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