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Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC ZwolleEredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
  • Referee Weterings Yorden (Netherlands)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#8 Position #15
3 Points 0
2 Played 1
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 0
2 Conceded 2
+1 GD -2
1.50 PPG 0.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
0% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). PEC Zwolle are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
1/
16-30
/
31-45
/1
46-60
1/
61-75
/
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle is underway.
  • 5' Yuta Nakayama, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 7' What a moment for Mica Pinto! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 230 games and scored 307 goals.
  • 17' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 22' Sparta Rotterdam have won 307 goals from 230 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' It’s a booking for Sparta Rotterdam player. Tom Beugelsdijk gets a Yellow card.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wouter Burger, as he is very good at scoring at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 36' Xavier Mous is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PEC Zwolle tonight.
  • 41' Sparta Rotterdam is showing some good football. However, Sparta Rotterdam are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Wouter Burger trudges off to be replaced by Deroy Duarte on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Sam Kersten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' A stunning finish from Bram van Polen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' The PEC Zwolle manager makes a substitution. Sam Kersten departs to be replaced by Pelle Clement.
  • 57' Eliano Reijnders is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Slobodan Tedic makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' The whistle greets Sven Mijnans as he departs to be replaced by Mario Engels.
  • 75' Goal! Lennart Thy scores his 47 goal in 232 matches.
  • 76' A tactical swap from PEC ZwolleJesper Drost on, Dean Huiberts off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' It looks surprising Sparta Rotterdam does not make any changes. Pelle Clement has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Mica Pinto is replaced by Aaron Meijers.
  • 89' Bryan Smeets needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.14 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam61% Draw22% PEC Zwolle17%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
83%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
39%
Sparta Rotterdam or PEC Zwolle
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam45% Draw41% PEC Zwolle14%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 20% 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% 61%
-1 39% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% 38%
+0.5 84% 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
37%
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
13%

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