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

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
#11 Position #13
5 Points 4
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
9 Scored 6
9 Conceded 10
+0 GD -4
1.00 PPG 0.80
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
20% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 11th (5 pts). PEC Zwolle are 13th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 4 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
PEC Zwolle
Koen Kostons 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Het Kasteel. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle.
  • 5' PEC Zwolle come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The 28-year-old Sheral Floranus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' It looks surprising Sparta Rotterdam does not make any changes. Elias Sorensen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' Ibrahim Cissoko puts PEC Zwolle on the lead.
  • 24' What a moment for Milan Zonneveld! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rogier Meijer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' PEC Zwolle fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Bas Kuipers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' PEC Zwolle have won 264 goals from 237 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Odysseus Velanas gets the nod from PEC Zwolle. He replaces Thijs Oosting and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' PEC Zwolle player sees a card in front of him.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Babadi. He replaces Casper Terho on 68 minute.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Isaac Babadi gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Sydney van Hooijdonk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ibrahim Cissoko at the 75 minute mark.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Cedric Hatenboer is replaced by Jens Toornstra on 79 minute.
  • 80' GOAL! Koen Kostons scores on 80.
  • 85' 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.
  • 86' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Milan Zonneveld departs to be replaced by Andrej Kostic.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Tobias Sommer argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 88' Another change for PEC Zwolle made on 88 minute. Tobias Sommer leaves to be changed by Elias Sorensen.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Reza Ghoochannejhad 2
Lennart Thy 2
Lars Veldwijk 1
Adil Auassar 1
Ragnar Ache 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
3 / 4
1.78 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or PEC Zwolle 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam44% Draw26% PEC Zwolle30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
70%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
56%
Sparta Rotterdam or PEC Zwolle
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam34% Draw43% PEC Zwolle23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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