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

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

Sparta Rotterdam

2 – 0

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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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk

5 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 2.6 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#8	Position	#9
3	Points	3
2	Played	1
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
3	Scored	2
2	Conceded	1
+1	GD	+1
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 8th (3 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (3 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

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen get this one started.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sparta Rotterdam take all three points.

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
Adil Auassar	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

4 / 4

1.35 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam52% Draw28% FC Groningen20%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

79%

Draw or FC Groningen

48%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Groningen

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam32% Draw51% FC Groningen17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

13.5%

0 – 0

13%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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