Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.
- Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- Go Ahead Eagles 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Martijn Vos
- Assistant 1 Mario Diks
- Assistant 2 Richard Brondijk
3 games this season
🟨 2.0/game
⚽ 6.7 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Apr | Telstar 1963 | A | 1–4 | L |
| 11 Apr | PSV | H | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Apr | NAC Breda | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Mar | FC Volendam | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Mar | AFC Ajax | A | 0–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Apr | AZ | H | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Apr | FC Groningen | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Apr | PEC Zwolle | H | 5–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | FC Utrecht | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Mar | NAC Breda | H | 6–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Sparta Rotterdam | Go Ahead Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #9 |
| 5 | Points | 10 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 1 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 2 / 4 / 1 |
| 10 | Scored | 16 |
| 17 | Conceded | 14 |
| -7 | GD | +2 |
| 0.71 | PPG | 1.43 |
| 14% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
30%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (10 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
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 5 G | 1 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 5 G | 2 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 3 G | 1 A |
| Mathis Suray | 2 G | 2 A |
| Melle Meulensteen | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Japan international Shunsuke Mito has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
- 10' Aske Adelgaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Lushendry Martes, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' Go Ahead Eagles are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 35' It’s a booking for Go Ahead Eagles player. Joris Kramer gets a card.
- 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 45' It’s high time Melvin Boel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' Shunsuke Mito is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 47' Against the run of play, Shunsuke Mito has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 51' What composure from Victor Edvardsen! The Sweden international strokes it home. 2-1.
- 56' Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 57' The deadlock is broken! Tobias Lauritsen gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
- 62' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. Go Ahead Eagles seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 67' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 69' Teo Quintero is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 71' The referee calls foul for Victor Edvardsen. He receives a card.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vito van Crooij made 239 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' The deadlock is broken! Jakob Breum gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
- 82' Joshua Kitolano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 237 appearances.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Richonell Margaret on 85.
- 90' Oskar Sivertsen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 10
- 1
- 7
- 9
- 6
- 11
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 8
- 5
Bench
- 17
- 15
- 14
- 21
- 20
- 13
- 22
- 16
- 30
- 12
- 18
- 19
Coach
Maurice Steijn
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 21
- 22
- 2
- 9
- 10
- 26
- 16
- 7
- 17
- 29
Bench
- 1
- 8
- 24
- 27
- 18
- 23
- 5
- 25
- 33
- 19
- 20
- 11
Coach
Melvin Boel
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | 3 |
| Jakob Breum | 2 |
| Shunsuke Mito | 2 |
| Finn Stokkers | 1 |
| Vito van Crooij | 1 |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | 1 |
| Julius Dirksen | 1 |
Head to Head
Sparta Rotterdam Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54
Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06
Go Ahead Eagles xG
I would bet for:
Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.6
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 | 29% |
|
71% |
Double Chance
Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
56%
Draw or Go Ahead Eagles
69%
Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam
| Handicap | Sparta Rotterdam covers | Push | Go Ahead Eagles covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 8% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 15% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 20% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 15% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

