Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2026-27

Sparta Rotterdam

3 – 3

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FC Utrecht

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 16:45 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Matisse Didden

Marvin Young 45' 1–1

1–2 46' Artem Stepanov

Milan Zonneveld 67' 2–2

2–3 76' Adrian Blake

Nick Verschuren 90+6' 3–3

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 5 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dennis Higler
Assistant 1 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)
Assistant 2 Jari van Westen (Netherlands)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sparta Rotterdam 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Utrecht

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-22 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 FC Utrecht 2026-01-25 FC Utrecht 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-08-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Utrecht 2025-05-14 FC Utrecht 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-11-03 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	FC Utrecht	H	3–3	D
14 Aug	Telstar 1963	A	3–1	W
09 Aug	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–1	L
17 May	SBV Excelsior	H	2–3	L
10 May	FC Twente '65	A	0–4	L
03 May	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–2	D

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Sparta Rotterdam	A	3–3	D
15 Aug	AZ	H	1–4	L
09 Aug	FC Groningen	A	1–2	L
17 May	Fortuna Sittard	H	2–0	W
10 May	AFC Ajax	A	2–1	W
02 May	NAC Breda	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam		FC Utrecht
#11	Position	#15
5	Points	2
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 3
9	Scored	9
9	Conceded	18
+0	GD	-9
1.00	PPG	0.40
20%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 11th (5 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Utrecht

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/5

61-75

2/1

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

Milan Zonneveld	4 G	1 A
Marvin Young	2 G
Nokkvi THorisson	1 G

FC Utrecht

Artem Stepanov	3 G
Adrian Blake	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht get this one started.
5' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Kevin Paredes, a USA midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
16' What composure from Matisse Didden! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Martins Indi made 382 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' 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.
45' Goal! Marvin Young scores his 2 goal in 233 matches.
46' Artem Stepanov makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and FC Utrecht are in front.
51' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Yoann Cathline has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
62' The whistle greets Nokkvi THorisson as he departs to be replaced by Milan Zonneveld.
63' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Kevin Paredes on, Angel Alarcon off on 63 minutes.
67' What a strike from Milan Zonneveld! The score is 2-2.
72' FC Utrecht make a change. Neville Ogidi Nwankwo trudges off to be replaced by Per Kloosterboer on 72 minutes.
76' Adrian Blake has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
77' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Siebe Horemans exits the field as Guus Offerhaus enters on 77.
79' Joel Ideho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robin van Cruijsen on 79 minute.
84' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Utrecht winning 0% of all matches.
86' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Casper Terho is hanging Julian Baas on the field on 86 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

4
Bruno Martins Indi ↓ Mitchell van Bergen 62'
5
Bas Kuipers
1
Filip Bednarek
6
Julian Baas ↓ Casper Terho 86'
10
Shunsuke Mito
9
Nokkvi THorisson ↓ Milan Zonneveld 62'
3
Marvin Young ↓ Teo Quintero 79'
2
Nick Verschuren
8
Robin van Cruijsen ↓ Joel Ideho 79'
7
Lushendry Martes
11
Ayoni Santos

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

2
Siebe Horemans ↓ Guus Offerhaus 77'
20
Dani de Wit
92
Arthur Zagre
3
Matisse Didden
10
Yoann Cathline ↓ Adrian Blake 72'
34
Davy van den Berg
11
Angel Alarcon ↓ Kevin Paredes 63'
1
Vassilis Barkas
23
Niklas Vesterlund
18
Artem Stepanov ↓ David Min 72'
21
Neville Ogidi Nwankwo ↓ Per Kloosterboer 72'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anastasios Douvikas	4
Victor Jensen	3
Bart Ramselaar	2
Simon Gustafson	2
Sean Klaiber	2
Othman Boussaid	2
Camiel Neghli	2
Adam Maher	2

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-08-22 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 FC Utrecht D 2026-08-14 Telstar 1963 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-08-09 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 SBV Excelsior L 2026-05-10 FC Twente '65 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-05-03 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles D

FC Utrecht Form

2026-08-22 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 FC Utrecht D 2026-08-15 FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ L 2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht L 2026-05-17 FC Utrecht 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-05-10 AFC Ajax 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2026-05-02 FC Utrecht 2–0 NAC Breda W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.79 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam53% Draw21% FC Utrecht26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

74%

Draw or FC Utrecht

47%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam44% Draw34% FC Utrecht22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.4%

2 – 0

4 – 2

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	16%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	19%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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