Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
- Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- PEC Zwolle 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Dennis Higler
- Referee Bas van Dongen
- Referee Edwin van de Graaf
- Referee Jesse Rozendal
- Referee Weterings Yorden (Netherlands)
4 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 4.0 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 Apr | PEC Zwolle | H | 3–2 | W |
| 21 Mar | Heracles Almelo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Mar | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2–0 | W |
| 09 Mar | VVV Venlo | A | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Mar | FC Emmen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Feb | Willem II Tilburg | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 2–3 | L |
| 21 Mar | VVV Venlo | H | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Mar | AFC Ajax | H | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Mar | Heracles Almelo | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Feb | SC Heerenveen | H | 4–1 | W |
| 20 Feb | FC Emmen | A | 2–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Sparta Rotterdam | PEC Zwolle | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #16 |
| 5 | Points | 4 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 1 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 5 |
| 10 | Scored | 6 |
| 17 | Conceded | 20 |
| -7 | GD | -14 |
| 0.71 | PPG | 0.57 |
| 14% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
14%
Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season
PEC Zwolle this season
Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). PEC Zwolle are 16th (4 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
PEC Zwolle
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/5
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 5 G | 1 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
PEC Zwolle
| Koen Kostons | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Sparta Rotterdam welcome PEC Zwolle for this crunch clash at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PEC Zwolle needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 7' Magnificent from Mica Pinto! That is 7 goals in 270 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 12' Sparta Rotterdam seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 17' Xavier Mous has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 22' Laros Duarte, a Cape Verde Islands , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 26' Tom Beugelsdijk picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 31' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 36' Bram van Polen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
- 41' Maduka Okoye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PEC Zwolle so far.
- 46' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Wouter Burger has done his job and it is now time for Deroy Duarte to step up.
- 51' 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.
- 52' GOAL! Bram van Polen scores on 52.
- 56' PEC Zwolle manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pelle Clement is hanging Sam Kersten on the field on 56 minute.
- 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eliano Reijnders.
- 62' It looks like no one’s ball. PEC Zwolle is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' The deadlock is broken! Slobodan Tedic gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
- 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bert Konterman will be considering his options from the bench.
- 73' The whistle greets Sven Mijnans as he departs to be replaced by Mario Engels.
- 75' Lennart Thy doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 76' Time for substitution for PEC Zwolle. Dean Huiberts is replaced by Jesper Drost.
- 81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 84' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Aaron Meijers on, Mica Pinto off on 84 minutes.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Full Time. Sparta Rotterdam beats PEC Zwolle
Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
11
Wouter Burger ↓ Deroy Duarte 46'
-
5
Mica Pinto ↓ Aaron Meijers 84'
- 2
- 9
-
10
Bryan Smeets ↓ Reda Kharchouch 84'
- 8
- 6
- 4
-
7
Sven Mijnans ↓ Mario Engels 73'
- 1
Bench
- 20
- 12
-
15
Aaron Meijers ↑ 84'
-
16
Mario Engels ↑ 73'
- 13
-
14
Deroy Duarte ↑ 46'
- 30
- 18
- 19
- 21
-
17
Reda Kharchouch ↑ 84'
Coach
Henk Fraser
PEC Zwolle Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 4
- 23
- 1
-
15
Sam Kersten ↓ Pelle Clement 56'
- 27
-
30
Dean Huiberts ↓ Jesper Drost 76'
- 25
Bench
-
22
Pelle Clement ↑ 56'
- 29
-
11
Jesper Drost ↑ 76'
- 9
- 40
-
20
Thomas van den Belt ↑ 76'
- 8
- 16
- 17
- 36
- 33
- 34
Coach
Bert Konterman
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vito van Crooij | 3 |
| Lennart Thy | 2 |
| Lennart Thy | 2 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | 2 |
| Reza Ghoochannejhad | 2 |
| Bram van Polen | 1 |
| Olivier Aertssen | 1 |
| Slobodan Tedic | 1 |
Head to Head
Sparta Rotterdam Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.32
Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54
PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sparta Rotterdam win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 3.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
Double Chance
Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
77%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
45%
Sparta Rotterdam or PEC Zwolle
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%
0 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam
| Handicap | Sparta Rotterdam covers | Push | PEC Zwolle covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 16% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 20% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 13% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.