Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.
- Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Go Ahead Eagles 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Richard Martens
- Referee Martin Perez
- Referee Freek Vandeursen
- Referee Kevin Bodde
- Referee Robin Vereijken
- Referee Bas Persoon (Netherlands)
4 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 8.5 goals/game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Feb | PSV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Feb | Willem II Tilburg | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Feb | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 0–4 | L |
| 23 Jan | FC Utrecht | H | 0–3 | L |
| 16 Jan | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Mar | FC Utrecht | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Feb | AFC Ajax | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Feb | FC Twente '65 | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Feb | AZ | H | 1–4 | L |
| 06 Feb | FC Groningen | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Sparta Rotterdam | Go Ahead Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #8 |
| 12 | Points | 17 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 3 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 4 / 5 / 3 |
| 21 | Scored | 24 |
| 29 | Conceded | 27 |
| -8 | GD | -3 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.42 |
| 25% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
45%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
8%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts). Go Ahead Eagles are 8th (17 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
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
7/4
76+
4/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 8 G | 2 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | 1 A |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 9 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 4 G | 1 A |
| Mathis Suray | 3 G | 4 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Melle Meulensteen | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Sparta Stadion!
- 5' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Bart Vriends on, Tom Beugelsdijk off on 5 minutes.
- 10' go ahead eagles started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jay Idzes, as he is very good at scoring at Sparta Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Germany international Ogechika Heil has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 25' go ahead eagles seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. sparta rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' go ahead eagles is showing some good football. However, go ahead eagles are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Adrian Dalmau is replaced by Lennart Thy.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering go ahead eagles that had 190 games and scored 241 goals.
- 56' go ahead eagles are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 61' sparta rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against go ahead eagles's shape.
- 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dirk Abels is clearly more than just a goal scorer for sparta rotterdam.
- 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jay Idzes on 67.
- 68' What a moment for Adil Auassar! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
- 70' A change in the Go Ahead Eagles ranks — Jay Idzes exits the field as Giannis-Fivos Botos enters on 70.
- 75' It’s high time Kees van Wonderen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' A quiet spell here at Sparta Stadion. go ahead eagles seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Marc Cardona. He replaces Isac Lidberg on 81 minute.
- 82' Another change for Go Ahead Eagles made on 82 minute. Mats Deijl leaves to be changed by Cuco Martina.
- 85' Go Ahead Eagles make a change. Bas Kuipers trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Mulenga on 85 minutes.
- 90' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Mario Engels departs to be replaced by Giannis Masouras.
- sparta rotterdam celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
9
Adrian Dalmau ↓ Lennart Thy 46'
-
7
Vito van Crooij ↓ Laurent Jans 82'
-
10
Younes Namli ↓ Sven Mijnans 82'
-
11
Mario Engels ↓ Giannis Masouras 90'
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 1
Bench
-
13
Giannis Masouras ↑ 90'
- 15
-
12
Laurent Jans ↑ 82'
- 14
-
19
Lennart Thy ↑ 46'
- 20
-
17
Sven Mijnans ↑ 82'
-
16
Bart Vriends ↑ 5'
Coach
Henk Fraser
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 4
-
5
Bas Kuipers ↓ Jacob Mulenga 85'
- 3
- 21
- 8
- 10
- 11
-
20
Mats Deijl ↓ Cuco Martina 81'
-
6
Jay Idzes ↓ Giannis-Fivos Botos 70'
-
9
Isac Lidberg ↓ Marc Cardona 81'
Bench
- 37
- 26
-
15
Cuco Martina ↑ 81'
- 2
- 7
- 33
-
29
Marc Cardona ↑ 81'
- 17
- 31
-
27
Jacob Mulenga ↑ 85'
-
19
Ogechika Heil ↑ 82'
-
30
Giannis-Fivos Botos ↑ 70'
Coach
Kees van Wonderen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tobias Lauritsen | 3 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 |
| Jakob Breum | 2 |
| Shunsuke Mito | 2 |
| Justin Bakker | 1 |
| Soren Tengstedt | 1 |
| Giannis-Fivos Botos | 1 |
| Mathis Suray | 1 |
Head to Head
Sparta Rotterdam Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64
Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7
Go Ahead Eagles xG
I would bet for:
Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles 75% + Both teams to score 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sparta Rotterdam win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
66%
Draw or Go Ahead Eagles
59%
Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam
| Handicap | Sparta Rotterdam covers | Push | Go Ahead Eagles covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 18% | 64% |
| -0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 18% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 12% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

