Saturday , 14 November 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
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
12 Points 24
12 Played 12
3 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 2
21 Scored 30
29 Conceded 12
-8 GD +18
1.00 PPG 2.00
25% Win % 58%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts). FC Twente '65 are 4th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Twente '65
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/5
31-45
7/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/2
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
FC Twente '65
Wout Weghorst 9 G 2 A
Daan Rots 3 G 1 A
Daouda Weidmann 3 G 1 A
Marko Pjaca 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sparta Rotterdam gets underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The FC Twente '65 manager makes a substitution. Robin Propper departs to be replaced by Alec Van Hoorenbeeck.
  • 25' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jeroen Rijsdijk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' Sem Steijn makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Twente '65 are in front.
  • 51' GOAL! Tobias Lauritsen fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 53' Michal Sadilek is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 55' Tobias Lauritsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Sparta Rotterdam surge ahead!
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Ricky van Wolfswinkel. He replaces Michel Vlap on 57 minute.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Younes Taha. He replaces Alec Van Hoorenbeeck on 58 minute.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Twente \'65 that had 254 games and scored 416 goals.
  • 65' The whistle greets Alfons Sampsted as he departs to be replaced by Youri Regeer.
  • 70' Sparta Rotterdam are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tijs Velthuis on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Naci Unuvar is replacing Mathias Kjolo for the FC Twente '65 side.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sparta Rotterdam and FC Twente \'65 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Arno Verschueren is replaced by Metinho on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Shurandy Sambo 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
1.23 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.51 FC Twente \'65 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam23% Draw22% FC Twente \'6555%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
45%
Draw or FC Twente \'65
77%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Twente \'65
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam16% Draw37% FC Twente \'6547%
Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.1%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 3
6.2%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 4
4.7%
2 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 4
3.8%
0 – 0
3.6%

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 36% — 64%
+1 36% 21% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 19% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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