Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

Sparta Rotterdam

3 – 1

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Fortuna Sittard

Sat 29 Oct 2022 · 16:45 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Bart Vriends 18' Y

Y 53' Ximo Navarro

Y 72' Burak Yilmaz

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Referee Joost van Zuilen
Referee Rob van de Ven
Referee Johan Balder
Referee Stan Teuben
Referee Martin van den Kerkhof

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Fortuna Sittard

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-29 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam 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

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Fortuna Sittard	H	3–1	W
23 Oct	FC Utrecht	A	1–3	L
16 Oct	NEC	H	2–0	W
08 Oct	FC Emmen	H	3–1	W
02 Oct	RKC Waalwijk	A	2–2	D
17 Sep	FC Groningen	H	2–1	W

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–3	L
22 Oct	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	1–1	D
15 Oct	RKC Waalwijk	H	0–0	D
09 Oct	SBV Vitesse	A	2–1	W
02 Oct	FC Volendam	H	2–0	W
17 Sep	SBV Excelsior	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam		Fortuna Sittard
#12	Position	#6
5	Points	13
7	Played	7
1 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 2
10	Scored	13
17	Conceded	14
-7	GD	-1
0.71	PPG	1.86
14%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 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

Fortuna Sittard

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

Milan Zonneveld	5 G	1 A
Marvin Young	2 G
Nokkvi THorisson	1 G

Fortuna Sittard

Mohammed Ihattaren	3 G	2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik	3 G	1 A
Anthony Descotte	2 G
Philip Brittijn	2 G
Edouard Michut	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sparta Rotterdam get us underway at Sparta Stadion.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Sparta Rotterdam is showing some good football. However, Sparta Rotterdam are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' It’s high time Julio Velazquez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' Controversy at the stadium! Bart Vriends argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
19' Against the run of play, Tijjani Noslin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
24' Cole Bassett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Arno Verschueren makes it 1-1.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 269 games and scored 312 goals.
41' Joshua Kitolano is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
46' Rodrigo Guth is replacing Dimitrios Siovas for the Fortuna Sittard side.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Julio Velazquez might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Ximo Navarro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' Goal! Vito van Crooij scores his 44 goal in 236 matches.
58' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Arianit Ferati is replaced by Dogan Erdogan on 58 minute.
59' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Arianit Ferati trudges off to be replaced by Dogan Erdogan on 59 minutes.
64' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
65' The supporters are chanting for Dirk Abels. He replaces Shurandy Sambo on 65 minute.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Burak Yilmaz is booked for Fortuna Sittard — Yellow card on 72.
76' The crowd applauds Inigo Cordoba as he leaves the pitch. Paul Gladon steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
77' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Aaron Meijers comes on to replace Mica Pinto.
81' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Tobias Lauritsen is withdrawn and Mario Engels gets his opportunity.
83' The Belgium midfielder Arno Verschueren breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 3-1!
88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
89' A change in the Fortuna Sittard ranks — Ximo Navarro exits the field as Cole Bassett enters on 89.
90' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Sven Mijnans is replaced by Jason Lokilo on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

8
Arno Verschueren ↓ Mike Eerdhuijzen 90'
7
Vito van Crooij
5
Mica Pinto ↓ Aaron Meijers 77'
4
Adil Auassar
10
Sven Mijnans ↓ Jason Lokilo 90'
3
Bart Vriends
1
Nick Olij
11
Koki Saito ↓ Jeremy van Mullem 65'
2
Shurandy Sambo ↓ Dirk Abels 65'
9
Tobias Lauritsen ↓ Mario Engels 81'
6
Joshua Kitolano

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

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
Bart Vriends	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2022-10-29 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-10-23 FC Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-10-16 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 NEC W 2022-10-08 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 FC Emmen W 2022-10-02 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam D 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2022-10-29 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2022-10-22 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D 2022-10-15 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 RKC Waalwijk D 2022-10-09 SBV Vitesse 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-10-02 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 FC Volendam W 2022-09-17 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 SBV Excelsior W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.88 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam45% Draw23% Fortuna Sittard32%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

68%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

55%

Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam32% Draw40% Fortuna Sittard28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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