Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2021-22

Sparta Rotterdam

3 – 1

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Fortuna Sittard

Sun 12 Sep 2021 · 12:30 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Tom Beugelsdijk 42' Y

Mica Pinto 44' Y

Y 63' Zian Flemming

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Johan Balder
Referee Cristian Dobre
Referee Erwin Blank
Referee Freek Vandeursen
Referee Robin Hensgens
Referee

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

Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Fortuna Sittard

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-01-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-09-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Fortuna Sittard	H	3–1	W
28 Aug	Go Ahead Eagles	A	0–2	L
21 Aug	Heracles Almelo	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	FC Utrecht	A	0–4	L
16 May	SC Heerenveen	A	2–1	W
13 May	FC Utrecht	H	0–0	D

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–3	L
27 Aug	RKC Waalwijk	H	2–2	D
14 Aug	FC Twente '65	H	2–1	W
16 May	Willem II Tilburg	A	1–2	L
13 May	SBV Vitesse	H	3–3	D
08 May	AZ	A	0–1	L

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)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

17% Clean Sheets
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…
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The 36-year-old Roel Janssen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
21' Bryan Smeets makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sparta Rotterdam are in front.
22' Goal! Bryan Smeets scores his 11 goal in 0 matches.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' GOAL! Lennart Thy scores on 29. Assisted by Sven Mijnans
34' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fortuna Sittard backline.
42' Tom Beugelsdijk picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
44' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 44.
46' The crowd applauds Roel Janssen as he leaves the pitch. Ivo Pinto steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
48' Roel Janssen makes way for Ivo Pinto at the 48 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
49' What composure from Mats Seuntjens! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-1.
49' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 49 minute. Ben Rienstra leaves to be changed by Bassala Sambou.
54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' Emanuel Emegha is replacing Sven Mijnans for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
63' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Sven Mijnans exits the field as Emanuel Emegha enters on 63.
63' A moment of madness from Zian Flemming on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
69' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Tesfaldet Tekie is withdrawn and Samy Baghdadi gets his opportunity.
71' A change in the Fortuna Sittard ranks — Mickael Tirpan exits the field as Nigel Lonwijk enters on 71.
73' Emanuel Emegha doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' The whistle greets Vito van Crooij as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Meijers.
80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
85' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Kenzo Goudmijn comes on to replace Mica Pinto.
90' 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.
With this win, Sparta Rotterdam is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Tijjani Noslin	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-08-28 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-08-21 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-05-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-05-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 FC Utrecht D

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-08-27 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-08-14 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2021-05-16 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-05-13 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 SBV Vitesse D 2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam48% Draw25% Fortuna Sittard27%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

72%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

52%

Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam33% Draw43% Fortuna Sittard24%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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