Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
- Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Siemen Mulder
- Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
- Referee Frank Jansen
- Referee Robin Gansner
- Referee Nils van Kampen
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Fortuna Sittard | H | 1–2 | L |
| 31 Jan | ADO Den Haag | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Jan | FC Twente '65 | H | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Jan | FC Utrecht | A | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Jan | PSV | H | 3–5 | L |
| 13 Jan | Fortuna Sittard | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Feb | Heracles Almelo | H | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Jan | VVV Venlo | H | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Jan | RKC Waalwijk | A | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Jan | AFC Ajax | H | 1–2 | L |
| 16 Jan | PEC Zwolle | A | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Sparta Rotterdam | Fortuna Sittard | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #7 |
| 12 | Points | 20 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 3 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 5 / 5 / 2 |
| 21 | Scored | 20 |
| 29 | Conceded | 20 |
| -8 | GD | +0 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 25% | Win % | 42% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
17%
Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
Fortuna Sittard this season
Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 8 G | 2 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | 1 A |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
Fortuna Sittard
| Anthony Descotte | 5 G | |
| Mohammed Ihattaren | 4 G | 4 A |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | 3 G | 1 A |
| Philip Brittijn | 2 G | |
| Edouard Michut | 1 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sparta Rotterdam kicks off things out of here…
- 2' That is a Yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam. Danzell Gravenberch will be fuming at that decision.
- 7' A quiet spell here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Fortuna Sittard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 22' 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.
- 23' Lisandro Semedo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
- 31' Goal! Danzell Gravenberch scores his 4 goal in 0 matches.
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 241 games and scored 328 goals.
- 41' Ben Rienstra has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henk Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
- 50' Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sebastian Polter makes no mistake. 1-2!
- 55' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 59' Mario Engels is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danzell Gravenberch at the 59 minute mark.
- 64' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Lennart Thy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 69' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 74' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Adil Auassar is replaced by Reda Kharchouch.
- 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
- 80' Tom Beugelsdijk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
- 82' Bryan Smeets gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Abdou Harroui and will look to change the dynamic.
- 84' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Mats Seuntjens has done his job and it is now time for Dario Van den Buijs to step up.
- 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zian Flemming on 88.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lisandro Semedo.
- The final score is 1-2.
Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 5
-
4
Michael Heylen ↓ Wouter Burger 59'
-
2
Dirk Abels ↓ Jeffrey Fortes 82'
- 10
- 11
- 7
-
8
Abdou Harroui ↓ Bryan Smeets 82'
- 6
- 9
- 1
Bench
- 20
-
12
Jeffrey Fortes ↑ 82'
-
22
Mario Engels ↑ 59'
-
17
Wouter Burger ↑ 59'
-
14
Bryan Smeets ↑ 82'
- 18
- 30
- 13
- 21
- 15
-
19
Reda Kharchouch ↑ 74'
- 16
Coach
Henk Fraser
Fortuna Sittard Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 5
- 10
- 8
- 23
- 9
- 7
- 25
- 35
- 2
- 14
Bench
- 17
-
4
Dario Van den Buijs ↑ 84'
- 27
- 11
- 77
- 12
- 20
- 55
- 33
- 44
- 40
- 18
Coach
Sjors Ultee
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Arno Verschueren | 3 |
| Shunsuke Mito | 3 |
| Mats Seuntjens | 3 |
| Lennart Thy | 2 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | 2 |
| Bryan Smeets | 2 |
| Paul Gladon | 2 |
| Vitalie Damascan | 1 |
Head to Head
Sparta Rotterdam Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32
Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8
Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for:
Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard 73% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Fortuna Sittard win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
57%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
70%
Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam
| Handicap | Sparta Rotterdam covers | Push | Fortuna Sittard covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 15% | 73% |
| -0.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| +0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +1 | 53% | 21% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 15% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

