Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

Sparta Rotterdam

0 – 2

Full Time

Go Ahead Eagles

Sun 21 Jan 2024 · 13:30 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Willum Thor Willumsson

0–2 51' Victor Edvardsen pen

Y 27' Bas Kuipers

Y 45' Bobby Adekanye

Y 55' Jamal Amofa

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Go Ahead Eagles 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Danny Makkelie
Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
Assistant 2 Jan de Vries

18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sparta Rotterdam 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Go Ahead Eagles

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles 2023-10-22 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-02-12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-08-27 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-03-12 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Go Ahead Eagles	H	0–2	L
13 Jan	Fortuna Sittard	A	2–0	W
17 Dec	FC Twente '65	H	2–2	D
09 Dec	AFC Ajax	A	1–2	L
02 Dec	Heracles Almelo	A	1–0	W
26 Nov	FC Utrecht	H	1–2	L

Go Ahead Eagles

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Sparta Rotterdam	A	2–0	W
14 Jan	AFC Ajax	H	2–3	L
16 Dec	SBV Excelsior	A	1–1	D
10 Dec	FC Utrecht	H	0–2	L
03 Dec	FC Twente '65	H	1–3	L
26 Nov	NEC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam		Go Ahead Eagles
#8	Position	#5
3	Points	3
2	Played	1
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
3	Scored	4
2	Conceded	1
+1	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	3.00
50%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

0% Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). Go Ahead Eagles are 5th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Go Ahead Eagles

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

3/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
7' Goal! Willum Thor Willumsson scores his 14 goal in 178 matches.
12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
22' Go Ahead Eagles fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' It’s a booking for Go Ahead Eagles player. Bas Kuipers gets a Yellow card.
32' Bas Kuipers is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
37' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. Go Ahead Eagles seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' That is a Yellow card for Go Ahead Eagles. Jamal Amofa will be fuming at that decision.
50' Norway international Tobias Lauritsen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
51' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Victor Edvardsen makes no mistake. 0-2!
55' Jamal Amofa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
60' Nick Olij has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' Jonathan de Guzman, a Netherlands defensive midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
66' The crowd applauds Jakob Breum as he leaves the pitch. Xander Blomme steps in for Go Ahead Eagles.
67' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Shunsuke Mito trudges off to be replaced by Metinho on 67 minutes.
70' Rayvien Rosario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tobias Lauritsen on 70 minute.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jeffrey De Lange is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Go Ahead Eagles.
79' Fresh legs for Go Ahead Eagles! Thibo Baeten comes on to replace Bobby Adekanye.
83' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Said Bakari trudges off to be replaced by Mike Eerdhuijzen on 83 minutes.
88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jeroen Rijsdijk will be considering his options from the bench.
Full Time. Go Ahead Eagles beats Sparta Rotterdam

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

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Arno Verschueren
–
Jonathan de Guzman ↓ Pelle Clement 67'
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Said Bakari ↓ Mike Eerdhuijzen 83'
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Nick Olij
–
Charles-Andreas Brym
–
Tijs Velthuis
–
Djevencio van der Kust
–
Rick Meissen ↓ Django Warmerdam 83'
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Tobias Lauritsen ↓ Rayvien Rosario 70'
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Joshua Kitolano
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Shunsuke Mito ↓ Metinho 67'

Bench

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Pelle Clement ↑ 67'
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Delano van Crooij
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Django Warmerdam ↑ 83'
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Youri Schoonderwaldt
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Metinho ↑ 67'
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Mike Eerdhuijzen ↑ 83'
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Sergi Rosanas
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Rayvien Rosario ↑ 70'

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Evert Linthorst ↓ Oliver Edvardsen 66'
4
Joris Kramer
5
Bas Kuipers
1
Jeffrey De Lange
2
Mats Deijl
11
Bobby Adekanye ↓ Thibo Baeten 79'
25
Jamal Amofa
21
Enric Llansana
18
Willum Thor Willumsson
16
Victor Edvardsen ↓ Finn Stokkers 79'
29
Jakob Breum ↓ Xander Blomme 66'

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tobias Lauritsen	3
Victor Edvardsen	3
Jakob Breum	2
Shunsuke Mito	2
Giannis-Fivos Botos	1
Adil Auassar	1
Finn Stokkers	1
Vito van Crooij	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2024-01-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles L 2024-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-12-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2023-12-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-12-02 Heracles Almelo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-11-26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht L

Go Ahead Eagles Form

2024-01-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles W 2024-01-14 Go Ahead Eagles 2–3 AFC Ajax L 2023-12-16 SBV Excelsior 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles D 2023-12-10 Go Ahead Eagles 0–2 FC Utrecht L 2023-12-03 Go Ahead Eagles 1–3 FC Twente '65 L 2023-11-26 NEC 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.91 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Go Ahead Eagles xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam26% Draw25% Go Ahead Eagles49%

Actual: Go Ahead Eagles win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

51%

Draw or Go Ahead Eagles

74%

Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam15% Draw45% Go Ahead Eagles40%

Actual: Go Ahead Eagles win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 1

10.9%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

0 – 3

6.3%

1 – 3

5.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 4

2.9%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	Go Ahead Eagles covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	24%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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