Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sun 3 Nov 2024 · 13:30 UTC Het Kasteel 10,231 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Victor Jensen
0–2 85' Miguel Rodriguez
0–3 88' Paxten Aaronson
Tobias Lauritsen pen 90+1' 1–3
1–4 90+5' Mike van der Hoorn

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC UtrechtEredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Assistant 1 Joost van Zuilen
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov FC Utrecht H 1–4 L
26 Oct SC Heerenveen A 0–2 L
19 Oct Almere City FC H 2–2 D
05 Oct PSV A 1–2 L
28 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
21 Sep RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 4–1 W
27 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–2 L
20 Oct FC Groningen A 1–0 W
05 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
29 Sep AZ A 2–1 W
21 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam FC Utrecht
#16 Position #6
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts). FC Utrecht are 6th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Het Kasteel!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Victor Jensen does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Utrecht surge ahead!
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paxten Aaronson made 286 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' FC Utrecht come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Sparta Rotterdam receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 42' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Can Bozdogan exits the field as Oscar Fraulo enters on 42.
  • 46' Shunsuke Mito gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Kayky and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Arno Verschueren is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Utrecht tonight.
  • 56' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Siebe Horemans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' FC Utrecht are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' The 32-year-old Vassilis Barkas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Djevencio van der Kust.
  • 70' Noah Ohio makes way for Anthony Descotte at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 73' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Pelle Clement trudges off to be replaced by Tobias Lauritsen on 73 minutes.
  • 78' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 82 minute. Victor Jensen leaves to be changed by Jens Toornstra.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Miguel Rodriguez makes it 0-2.
  • 87' Mike van der Hoorn was booked on 87.
  • 88' Paxten Aaronson doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Charles-Andreas Brym departs to be replaced by Ayoub Oufkir.
  • It finishes all square. Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht share the spoils 1-4.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.48 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam17% Draw30% FC Utrecht53%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
47%
Draw or FC Utrecht
83%
Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam9% Draw56% FC Utrecht35%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 1
20.8%
0 – 0
19.1%
0 – 2
13.7%
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 3
5.9%
1 – 3
3.1%
2 – 1
2.4%
0 – 4
2%
2 – 2
1.7%
2 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% 97%
-1 3% 9% 88%
-0.5 12% 88%
+0.5 44% 56%
+1 44% 29% 27%
+1.5 73% 27%
+2 73% 17% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
28%
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
62%

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