Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

Sparta Rotterdam

2 – 2

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Go Ahead Eagles

Sun 3 May 2026 · 14:45 UTC Het Kasteel 10,174 HT 45' · FT 45'

Shunsuke Mito 45+2' 1–0

1–1 51' Victor Edvardsen

Tobias Lauritsen 57' 2–1

2–2 77' Julius Dirksen

Y 35' Joris Kramer

Teo Quintero 69' Y

Y 71' Victor Edvardsen

Y 85' Richonell Margaret

Y 90' Oskar Sivertsen

YR 90' Oskar Sivertsen

Overview

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

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Go Ahead Eagles 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martijn Vos
Assistant 1 Mario Diks
Assistant 2 Richard Brondijk

5 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 9.6 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

Sparta Rotterdam 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Go Ahead Eagles

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles 2025-08-23 Go Ahead Eagles 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-02-14 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-09-15 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Go Ahead Eagles 2024-01-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

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

Go Ahead Eagles

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	#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)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

8% Clean Sheets
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sparta Rotterdam to score. At the same time, Go Ahead Eagles does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vito van Crooij, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Go Ahead Eagles's compact 4-2-3-1.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maurice Steijn might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Victor Edvardsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
25' Iceland international Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
30' The travelling Go Ahead Eagles supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' It’s gonna be a card for Joris Kramer.
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Sparta Rotterdam is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shunsuke Mito on 45.
47' What a moment for Shunsuke Mito! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
51' A goal from the Sweden international Victor Edvardsen! He fires home on 51 to make it 2-1!
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Melvin Boel will be considering his options from the bench.
57' Goal! Tobias Lauritsen scores his 38 goal in 239 matches.
62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' It’s a booking for Sparta Rotterdam player. Teo Quintero gets a card.
71' That is a card for Go Ahead Eagles. Victor Edvardsen will be fuming at that decision.
76' 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.
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jakob Breum makes no mistake. 3-2!
82' Lushendry Martes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
85' The referee calls foul for Richonell Margaret. He receives a card.
90' Oskar Sivertsen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Melvin Boel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Victor Edvardsen	3
Tobias Lauritsen	3
Jakob Breum	2
Shunsuke Mito	2
Vito van Crooij	1
Willum Thor Willumsson	1
Julius Dirksen	1
Justin Bakker	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-05-03 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles D 2026-04-22 Telstar 1963 4–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-04-11 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 PSV L 2026-04-05 NAC Breda 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2026-03-21 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Volendam W 2026-03-14 AFC Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L

Go Ahead Eagles Form

2026-05-03 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles D 2026-04-23 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 AZ D 2026-04-11 FC Groningen 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D 2026-04-05 Go Ahead Eagles 5–0 PEC Zwolle W 2026-03-22 FC Utrecht 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles L 2026-03-15 Go Ahead Eagles 6–0 NAC Breda W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.84 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Go Ahead Eagles xG

I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam38% Draw25% Go Ahead Eagles37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

63%

Draw or Go Ahead Eagles

62%

Sparta Rotterdam or Go Ahead Eagles

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam30% Draw40% Go Ahead Eagles30%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	Go Ahead Eagles covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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