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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 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Sparta Stadion as Sparta Rotterdam face off against SBV Vitesse in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phillip Cocu will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Dominik Oroz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 8' Dominik Oroz makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and SBV Vitesse are in front.
  • 11' Magnificent from Arno Verschueren! That is 30 goals in 103 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' GOAL! Arno Verschueren fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 17' Maximilian Wittek has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Maximilian Wittek. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' The travelling SBV Vitesse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sondre Tronstad is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SBV Vitesse.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at Sparta Stadion. SBV Vitesse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The Japan Koki Saito breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 3-2!
  • 50' Sparta Rotterdam are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Million Manhoef made 282 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' SBV Vitesse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' SBV Vitesse make a change. Mohamed Sankoh trudges off to be replaced by Bartosz Bialek on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Mica Pinto by Aaron Meijers on 74 minute.
  • 79' Mica Pinto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Maximilian Wittek. He receives a Red card.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Dirk Abels comes on to replace Shurandy Sambo.
  • 82' Younes Namli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koki Saito on 82 minute.
  • 85' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Marco van Ginkel departs to be replaced by Enzo Cornelisse.
  • 87' Joshua Kitolano adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 4-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Patrick Brouwer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arno Verschueren at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final score is 3-1.

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
Bryan Smeets 2
Koki Saito 2
Adrian Dalmau 2
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Dominik Oroz 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.