Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 26 Nov 2023 · 15:45 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Mats Seuntjens
Camiel Neghli 43' 1–1
1–2 54' Isac Lidberg
Y 40' Yannick Leliendal
Y 71' Vassilis Barkas
Y 76' Othman Boussaid

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Assistant 1 Joost van Zuilen
  • Assistant 2 Roy de Nas
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 18.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
3
9
Sparta Rotterdam 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht 2023-02-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht 2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-01-23 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht 2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
28 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
22 Oct Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D
08 Oct PSV H 0–4 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
12 Nov SBV Excelsior H 2–2 D
05 Nov FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
28 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
22 Oct AFC Ajax H 4–3 W
06 Oct FC Volendam A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam FC Utrecht
#12 Position #15
5 Points 5
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
10 Scored 11
17 Conceded 24
-7 GD -13
0.71 PPG 0.71
14% Win % 14%

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 12th (5 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 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 Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sparta Rotterdam is hosting FC Utrecht for another epic battle.
  • 5' GOAL! Mats Seuntjens fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 6' Mats Seuntjens adds to his 0 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' Joshua Kitolano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' Sparta Rotterdam are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 26' Othman Boussaid has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Can Bozdogan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' The travelling FC Utrecht supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for FC Utrecht. Yannick Leliendal will be fuming at that decision.
  • 43' The deadlock is broken! Camiel Neghli gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Marouan Azarkan is replaced by Souffian El Karouani on 46 minute.
  • 47' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Souffian El Karouani is hanging Marouan Azarkan on the field on 47 minute.
  • 52' 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.
  • 54' Brilliant from the forward! Isac Lidberg makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 54.
  • 59' Charles-Andreas Brym has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 214 appearances.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Agustin Anello comes on to replace Metinho.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Vassilis Barkas on 71 minutes.
  • 74' FC Utrecht receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Othman Boussaid on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Utrecht will be frustrated.
  • 78' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Nick Viergever comes on to replace Victor Jensen.
  • 81' Hamza el Dahri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Kitolano on 81 minute.
  • 86' Marouan Azarkan, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 87' The whistle greets Mats Seuntjens as he departs to be replaced by Bart Ramselaar.
  • 88' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Mats Seuntjens by Bart Ramselaar on 88 minute.
  • 90' Mark van der Maarel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Can Bozdogan at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anastasios Douvikas 4
Victor Jensen 3
Othman Boussaid 2
Camiel Neghli 2
Adam Maher 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Paxten Aaronson 2
Mimoun Mahi 2

Head to Head

2023-11-26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht 2023-02-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht 2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-01-23 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht 2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

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 2023-10-28 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-10-08 Sparta Rotterdam 0–4 PSV L

FC Utrecht Form

2023-11-26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2023-11-12 FC Utrecht 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2023-11-05 FC Utrecht 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2023-10-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2023-10-22 FC Utrecht 4–3 AFC Ajax W 2023-10-06 FC Volendam 1–0 FC Utrecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.84 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam33% Draw24% FC Utrecht43%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Utrecht
67%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam29% Draw39% FC Utrecht32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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