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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

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

3
2
9
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 2.8 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
#8 Position #16
3 Points 0
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
3 Scored 2
2 Conceded 6
+1 GD -4
1.50 PPG 0.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). FC Utrecht are 16th (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
FC Utrecht
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sparta Rotterdam to score. At the same time, FC Utrecht does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' GOAL! Mats Seuntjens fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 6' Assisted by Marouan Azarkan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mats Seuntjens makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 11' 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 Djevencio van der Kust suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' 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.
  • 40' Yannick Leliendal is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 43' Magnificent from Camiel Neghli! That is 13 goals in 35 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' FC Utrecht make a change. Marouan Azarkan trudges off to be replaced by Souffian El Karouani on 46 minutes.
  • 47' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Marouan Azarkan has done his job and it is now time for Souffian El Karouani to step up.
  • 52' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' Isac Lidberg makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and FC Utrecht are in front.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Said Bakari made 197 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Metinho exits the field as Agustin Anello enters on 69.
  • 71' Vassilis Barkas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' It’s a booking for FC Utrecht player. Vassilis Barkas gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Othman Boussaid on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Utrecht will be frustrated.
  • 78' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 78 minute. Victor Jensen leaves to be changed by Nick Viergever.
  • 81' Hamza el Dahri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Kitolano on 81 minute.
  • 86' It’s high time Ron Jans made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Mats Seuntjens has done his job and it is now time for Bart Ramselaar to step up.
  • 88' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Mats Seuntjens has done his job and it is now time for Bart Ramselaar to step up.
  • 90' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Can Bozdogan is withdrawn and Mark van der Maarel gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
3 / 4
1.94 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam44% Draw25% FC Utrecht31%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Utrecht
56%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam37% Draw42% FC Utrecht21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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