Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#8 Position #13
3 Points 0
2 Played 1
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 0
2 Conceded 1
+1 GD -1
1.50 PPG 0.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

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

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). FC Twente '65 are 13th (0 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sparta Rotterdam have kicked off against FC Twente \'65. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Youri Regeer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The crowd applauds Robin Propper as he leaves the pitch. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck steps in for FC Twente '65.
  • 25' Ricky van Wolfswinkel is a natural centre-forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Twente \'65 tonight.
  • 30' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan de Guzman.
  • 41' FC Twente \'65 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 45' Said Bakari picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Sem Steijn makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Twente '65 are in front.
  • 51' Tobias Lauritsen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 53' FC Twente '65 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Tobias Lauritsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Sparta Rotterdam surge ahead!
  • 57' The FC Twente '65 manager makes a substitution. Michel Vlap departs to be replaced by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 58' It is a substitution in FC Twente '65 team. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck is replaced by Younes Taha on 58 minute.
  • 63' Naci Unuvar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
  • 65' A tactical swap from FC Twente '65 — Youri Regeer on, Alfons Sampsted off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' 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.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam. Tijs Velthuis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Fresh legs for FC Twente '65! Naci Unuvar comes on to replace Mathias Kjolo.
  • 81' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Michel Vlap, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Metinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arno Verschueren on 90 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Joshua Brenet 2
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 2
Daan Rots 2
Arno Verschueren 2
Thomas van den Belt 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
0 / 4
1.23 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 FC Twente \'65 xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam39% Draw31% FC Twente \'6530%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Twente \'65
61%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Twente \'65
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam28% Draw51% FC Twente \'6521%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Twente \'65 covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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