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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 0 games · 0 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

7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	ADO Den Haag	0	0
2	AFC Ajax	0	0
3	AZ	0	0
4	FC Groningen	0	0
5	FC Twente '65	0	0
6	FC Utrecht	0	0
7	Feyenoord Rotterdam	0	0
8	Fortuna Sittard	0	0
9	Go Ahead Eagles	0	0
10	NEC	0	0
11	PEC Zwolle	0	0
12	PSV	0	0
13	SBV Excelsior	0	0
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	0	0
15	SC Heerenveen	0	0
16	Sparta Rotterdam	0	0
17	Telstar 1963	0	0
18	Willem II Tilburg	0	0

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
#16	Position	#8
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)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Sparta Stadion. Sparta Rotterdam are looking to make home advantage count against Fortuna Sittard.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortuna Sittard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ivo Pinto suffering a number of foals already.
18' Bart Vriends picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
19' Tijjani Noslin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
26' GOAL! Arno Verschueren fires home to make it 1-1!
31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' Rodrigo Guth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
46' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Dimitrios Siovas is withdrawn and Rodrigo Guth gets his opportunity.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 230 games and scored 307 goals.
53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ximo Navarro on 53.
54' GOAL! Vito van Crooij scores on 54.
58' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 58 minute. Arianit Ferati leaves to be changed by Dogan Erdogan.
59' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Arianit Ferati is replaced by Dogan Erdogan.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Shurandy Sambo trudges off to be replaced by Dirk Abels on 65 minutes.
70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Kitolano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
72' A moment of madness from Burak Yilmaz on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
76' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Inigo Cordoba is replaced by Paul Gladon on 76 minute.
77' Aaron Meijers gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Mica Pinto and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Tobias Lauritsen has done his job and it is now time for Mario Engels to step up.
83' Arno Verschueren adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
88' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' Cole Bassett gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Ximo Navarro and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Sven Mijnans departs to be replaced by Jason Lokilo.
The final score is 3-1.

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
Shunsuke Mito	3
Mats Seuntjens	3
Arno Verschueren	3
Lennart Thy	2
Tobias Lauritsen	2
Bryan Smeets	2
Paul Gladon	2
Vito van Crooij	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

2 / 4

1.02 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

0.6 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam46% Draw33% Fortuna Sittard21%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes30% 0% No70%

Avg goals/match: 1.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	78%	22%
± 1.5	49%	51%
± 2.5	23%	77%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

80%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

54%

Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam27% Draw60% Fortuna Sittard13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

22.4%

1 – 0

18.8%

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4 – 0

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	26%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	14%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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