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Sparta Rotterdam vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
Sparta Rotterdam
3 – 1
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sat 11 Mar 2023 · 20:00 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Maximilian Wittek
R 80' Maximilian Wittek

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
  • Referee Wouter Wiersma (Netherlands)
  • Referee Jordi Been (Netherlands)

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

7
1
1
Sparta Rotterdam 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-11 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2022-11-05 SBV Vitesse 0–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-04-19 SBV Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-12-18 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 SBV Vitesse 2021-05-07 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar SBV Vitesse H 3–1 W
05 Mar SBV Excelsior A 4–1 W
24 Feb FC Utrecht H 0–3 L
19 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
12 Feb Go Ahead Eagles H 2–1 W
03 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Sparta Rotterdam A 1–3 L
03 Mar AZ H 0–1 L
26 Feb AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
18 Feb FC Volendam A 0–2 L
12 Feb FC Utrecht H 2–0 W
04 Feb FC Emmen A 2–2 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Sparta Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Dominik Oroz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 8' What a moment for Dominik Oroz! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 11' A goal from the Belgium international Arno Verschueren! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-2!
  • 12' What composure from Arno Verschueren! The Belgium international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and SBV Vitesse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 18' It’s a booking for SBV Vitesse player. Maximilian Wittek gets a Yellow card.
  • 23' It’s high time Phillip Cocu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' SBV Vitesse have won 317 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mike Eerdhuijzen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Koki Saito has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and SBV Vitesse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Vitesse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Bart Vriends has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kacper Kozlowski, as he is very good at scoring at Sparta Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' The whistle greets Mohamed Sankoh as he departs to be replaced by Bartosz Bialek.
  • 74' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Mica Pinto trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Meijers on 74 minutes.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' Maximilian Wittek catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 80.
  • 81' Dirk Abels is replacing Shurandy Sambo for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 82' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Koki Saito is withdrawn and Younes Namli gets his opportunity.
  • 85' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Marco van Ginkel departs to be replaced by Enzo Cornelisse.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Joshua Kitolano gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Arno Verschueren by Patrick Brouwer on 90 minute.
  • Sparta Rotterdam celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phillip Cocu

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nikolai Baden Frederiksen 4
Arno Verschueren 4
Sven Mijnans 3
Dominik Oroz 2
Bryan Smeets 2
Koki Saito 2
Adrian Dalmau 2
Tobias Lauritsen 2

Head to Head

2023-03-11 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2022-11-05 SBV Vitesse 0–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-04-19 SBV Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-12-18 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 SBV Vitesse 2021-05-07 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 SBV Vitesse

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-03-11 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SBV Vitesse W 2023-03-05 SBV Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-02-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht L 2023-02-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-02-12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles W 2023-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D

SBV Vitesse Form

2023-03-11 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SBV Vitesse L 2023-03-03 SBV Vitesse 0–1 AZ L 2023-02-26 SBV Vitesse 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2023-02-18 FC Volendam 2–0 SBV Vitesse L 2023-02-12 SBV Vitesse 2–0 FC Utrecht W 2023-02-04 FC Emmen 2–2 SBV Vitesse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam to win 58% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam58% Draw23% SBV Vitesse19%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
81%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
42%
Sparta Rotterdam or SBV Vitesse
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam39% Draw44% SBV Vitesse17%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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