Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Sparta Rotterdam
4 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 30 Mar 2024 · 17:45 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'
Arno Verschueren 28' 1–0
Tobias Lauritsen 58' 2–0
Tobias Lauritsen 88' 3–0
Camiel Neghli 90+2' 4–0

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
  • Assistant 2 Richard Brondijk
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.3 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

6
6
2
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-30 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2024-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-10-29 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
17 Mar AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
09 Mar FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L
02 Mar AZ H 1–1 D
24 Feb NEC A 0–2 L
17 Feb SBV Excelsior H 4–2 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Sparta Rotterdam A 0–4 L
16 Mar PEC Zwolle H 3–1 W
10 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
03 Mar SBV Excelsior H 5–2 W
24 Feb RKC Waalwijk A 1–0 W
17 Feb AZ H 1–2 L

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' In just a few seconds Het Kasteel will turn into a battlefield for Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' What a strike from Arno Verschueren! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jeroen Rijsdijk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 53' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Tobias Lauritsen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Bart Vriends is replaced by Rick Meissen.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Justin Lonwijk is replaced by Loreintz Rosier.
  • 71' Siemen Voet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' Justin Lonwijk has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 321 appearances.
  • 82' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 82 minute. Mitchell Dijks leaves to be changed by Alessio Da Cruz.
  • 83' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan de Guzman is hanging Koki Saito on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Tobias Lauritsen gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • Fortuna Sittard will have plenty to reflect on. Sparta Rotterdam were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 3
Shunsuke Mito 3
Mats Seuntjens 3
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Bryan Smeets 2
Paul Gladon 2
Lennart Thy 2
Ezequiel Bullaude 1

Head to Head

2024-03-30 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2024-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-10-29 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2024-03-30 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-03-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2024-03-09 FC Twente '65 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2024-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2024-02-24 NEC 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2024-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 SBV Excelsior W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2024-03-30 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2024-03-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 PEC Zwolle W 2024-03-10 AFC Ajax 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2024-03-03 Fortuna Sittard 5–2 SBV Excelsior W 2024-02-24 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-02-17 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.05 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam49% Draw23% Fortuna Sittard28%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
72%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
51%
Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam36% Draw39% Fortuna Sittard25%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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