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

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht is underway.
5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Robin van Cruijsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Utrecht tonight.
15' Sparta Rotterdam seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
16' Matisse Didden adds to his 2 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
21' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' The 24-year-old Julian Baas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
31' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Utrecht backline.
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Marvin Young has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 6 cards already picked up this season.
45' What composure from Marvin Young! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-1.
46' GOAL! Artem Stepanov fires home to make it 1-2!
51' 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.
56' Ayoni Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' Vassilis Barkas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
62' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Nokkvi THorisson is withdrawn and Milan Zonneveld gets his opportunity.
63' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Angel Alarcon departs to be replaced by Kevin Paredes.
67' A stunning finish from Milan Zonneveld — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' Per Kloosterboer gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Neville Ogidi Nwankwo and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Adrian Blake adds to his 2 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
77' Guus Offerhaus gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Siebe Horemans and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Joel Ideho gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Robin van Cruijsen and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
86' Julian Baas makes way for Casper Terho at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sparta Rotterdam.
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
Othman Boussaid	2
Camiel Neghli	2
Adam Maher	2
Sander van de Streek	2
Paxten Aaronson	2
Mimoun Mahi	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

2.45 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam46% Draw22% FC Utrecht32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

68%

Draw or FC Utrecht

54%

Sparta Rotterdam or FC Utrecht

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam37% Draw35% FC Utrecht28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.6%

4 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	18%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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