Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Twente '65, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Sparta Rotterdam
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Twente '65
Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 13:30 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+5' Sem Steijn
Tobias Lauritsen pen 51' 1–1
Tobias Lauritsen pen 55' 2–1
2–2 90+2' Naci Unuvar
Jonathan de Guzman 36' Y
Said Bakari 45' R
Y 53' Michal Sadilek
Tijs Velthuis 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Twente '65 — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Richard Brondijk
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.3 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

2
5
7
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Twente '65
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 FC Twente '65 2023-04-23 FC Twente '65 3–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-11-11 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Twente '65 2022-04-22 FC Twente '65 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-11-20 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 FC Twente '65

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D
09 Dec AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
02 Dec Heracles Almelo A 1–0 W
26 Nov FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
12 Nov FC Volendam A 4–1 W
05 Nov Almere City FC H 1–2 L
FC Twente '65
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Sparta Rotterdam A 2–2 D
08 Dec SBV Excelsior H 4–2 W
03 Dec Go Ahead Eagles A 3–1 W
25 Nov PSV H 0–3 L
11 Nov NEC H 3–3 D
05 Nov FC Utrecht A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam FC Twente '65
#12 Position #4
5 Points 16
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 15
17 Conceded 7
-7 GD +8
0.71 PPG 2.29
14% Win % 71%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
29% Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). FC Twente '65 are 4th (16 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 Twente '65
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
FC Twente '65
Wout Weghorst 4 G 1 A
Daouda Weidmann 2 G 1 A
Marko Pjaca 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam are looking to make home advantage count against FC Twente \'65.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' FC Twente \'65 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The crowd applauds Robin Propper as he leaves the pitch. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck steps in for FC Twente '65.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' FC Twente \'65 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 36' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Said Bakari on 45 minutes.
  • 50' GOAL! Sem Steijn fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 51' Brilliant from the forward! Tobias Lauritsen makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 53' Michal Sadilek is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 55' GOAL! Tobias Lauritsen fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 57' FC Twente '65 make a change. Michel Vlap trudges off to be replaced by Ricky van Wolfswinkel on 57 minutes.
  • 58' FC Twente '65 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Younes Taha is hanging Alec Van Hoorenbeeck on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mees Hilgers made 245 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' A tactical swap from FC Twente '65 — Youri Regeer on, Alfons Sampsted off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' FC Twente \'65 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.
  • 72' Tijs Velthuis is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 76' Naci Unuvar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mathias Kjolo on 76 minute.
  • 81' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against FC Twente \'65's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past FC Twente \'65's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 90' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Arno Verschueren is withdrawn and Metinho gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

FC Twente \'65 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joseph Oosting

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Lauritsen 5
Sem Steijn 4
Daan Rots 2
Arno Verschueren 2
Thomas van den Belt 2
Joshua Brenet 2
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 2
Kristian Hlynsson 1

Head to Head

2023-12-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 FC Twente '65 2023-04-23 FC Twente '65 3–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-11-11 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Twente '65 2022-04-22 FC Twente '65 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-11-20 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 FC Twente '65

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-12-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2023-12-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-12-02 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-11-26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht L 2023-11-12 FC Volendam 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC L

FC Twente \'65 Form

2023-12-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2023-12-08 FC Twente '65 4–2 SBV Excelsior L 2023-12-03 Go Ahead Eagles 1–3 FC Twente '65 W 2023-11-25 FC Twente '65 0–3 PSV W 2023-11-11 FC Twente '65 3–3 NEC D 2023-11-05 FC Utrecht 1–1 FC Twente '65 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.33 FC Twente \'65 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam23% Draw23% FC Twente \'6554%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
46%
Draw or FC Twente \'65
77%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Twente \'65
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam15% Draw39% FC Twente \'6546%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 4
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 4
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Twente \'65 covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 10% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 21% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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