Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

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

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
#16 Position #5
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts). FC Twente '65 are 5th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Het Kasteel. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' FC Twente \'65 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It looks surprising FC Twente \'65 does not make any changes. Camiel Neghli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' FC Twente '65 make a change. Robin Propper trudges off to be replaced by Alec Van Hoorenbeeck on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Michel Vlap has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Said Bakari catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' GOAL! Sem Steijn scores on 45.
  • 51' Tobias Lauritsen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' Michal Sadilek was booked on 53.
  • 55' Sparta Rotterdam is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tobias Lauritsen on 55.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Ricky van Wolfswinkel. He replaces Michel Vlap on 57 minute.
  • 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Twente \'65 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Youri Regeer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfons Sampsted at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' The 32-year-old Robin Propper has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Tijs Velthuis on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sparta Rotterdam will be frustrated.
  • 76' Naci Unuvar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mathias Kjolo on 76 minute.
  • 81' The travelling FC Twente \'65 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' FC Twente \'65 is showing some good football. However, FC Twente \'65 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Arno Verschueren is withdrawn and Metinho gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 2
Daan Rots 2
Arno Verschueren 2
Thomas van den Belt 2
Joshua Brenet 2
Pelle Clement 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
0 / 4
0.71 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 FC Twente \'65 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + FC Twente \'65 or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam28% Draw34% FC Twente \'6538%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Twente \'65
72%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Twente \'65
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam16% Draw58% FC Twente \'6526%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.3%
0 – 1
16.7%
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
2.9%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Twente \'65 covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 24% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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