Sunday , 18 October 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2026-27
Sparta Rotterdam
2 – 2
Full Time
PEC Zwolle
Fri 4 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Het Kasteel HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Ibrahim Cissoko
Milan Zonneveld 24' 1–1
Isaac Babadi 69' 2–1
2–2 80' Koen Kostons
Y 63' Sheral Floranus
Y 86' Tobias Sommer

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 23
2 PSV 9 19
3 AZ 8 19
4 FC Twente '65 8 17
5 AFC Ajax 8 15
6 FC Groningen 8 14
7 Fortuna Sittard 8 14
8 SC Heerenveen 9 12
9 Go Ahead Eagles 8 11
10 SBV Excelsior 9 11
11 NEC 8 9
12 Sparta Rotterdam 9 9
13 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 8 8
14 FC Utrecht 8 8
15 Telstar 1963 9 6
16 ADO Den Haag 9 6
17 PEC Zwolle 8 4
18 Willem II Tilburg 9 2

Head-to-Head

3
5
4
Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals PEC Zwolle
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-04 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PEC Zwolle 2026-03-08 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 PEC Zwolle 2025-11-08 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-03-15 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 PEC Zwolle 2024-11-30 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
29 Aug SBV Excelsior A 1–2 L
22 Aug FC Utrecht H 3–3 D
14 Aug Telstar 1963 A 3–1 W
09 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–1 L
17 May SBV Excelsior H 2–3 L
PEC Zwolle
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 2–2 D
29 Aug NEC H 1–3 L
22 Aug SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
16 Aug FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
09 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
17 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam PEC Zwolle
#12 Position #17
9 Points 4
9 Played 8
2 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
16 Scored 6
22 Conceded 21
-6 GD -15
1.00 PPG 0.50
22% Win % 13%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
13% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (9 pts). PEC Zwolle are 17th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/6
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/4
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
PEC Zwolle
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/5
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 7 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
PEC Zwolle
Koen Kostons 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Baas, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Sparta Rotterdam are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Damian van der Haar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ibrahim Cissoko makes it 0-1.
  • 24' Milan Zonneveld adds to his 5 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Nick Verschuren has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past PEC Zwolle's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 44' It’s high time Rogier Meijer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with PEC Zwolle winning 0% of all matches.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' Another substitution for PEC Zwolle to replace Thijs Oosting by Odysseus Velanas on 63 minute.
  • 63' That is a card for PEC Zwolle. Sheral Floranus will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Casper Terho makes way for Isaac Babadi at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 69' Sensational shot from Isaac Babadi. Sparta Rotterdam is back in the lead.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Sydney van Hooijdonk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Cissoko on 75 minute.
  • 79' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jens Toornstra is hanging Cedric Hatenboer on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Koen Kostons makes it 2-2.
  • 85' PEC Zwolle looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ibrahim Cissoko scoring 1 goals.
  • 86' Andrej Kostic gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Milan Zonneveld and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Tobias Sommer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Elias Sorensen. He replaces Tobias Sommer on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — Sparta Rotterdam 2-2 PEC Zwolle. Honours even.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

PEC Zwolle Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henry van der Vegt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vito van Crooij 3
Lennart Thy 2
Lennart Thy 2
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Reza Ghoochannejhad 2
Jamiro Monteiro 1
Bram van Polen 1
Olivier Aertssen 1

Head to Head

2026-09-04 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PEC Zwolle 2026-03-08 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 PEC Zwolle 2025-11-08 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-03-15 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 PEC Zwolle 2024-11-30 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-09-04 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PEC Zwolle D 2026-08-29 SBV Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-08-22 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 FC Utrecht D 2026-08-14 Telstar 1963 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-08-09 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 SBV Excelsior L

PEC Zwolle Form

2026-09-04 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PEC Zwolle D 2026-08-29 PEC Zwolle 1–3 NEC L 2026-08-22 SC Heerenveen 0–2 PEC Zwolle W 2026-08-16 FC Twente '65 3–1 PEC Zwolle L 2026-08-09 PEC Zwolle 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2026-05-17 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.14 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam51% Draw24% PEC Zwolle25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
75%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
49%
Sparta Rotterdam or PEC Zwolle
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam40% Draw40% PEC Zwolle20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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