Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sparta Rotterdam
3 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 16:45 UTC Het Kasteel 10,150 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mitchell van Bergen 29' 1–0
Tobias Lauritsen pen 69' 2–0
Nokkvi THorisson 84' 3–0
3–1 90+4' Alireza Jahanbakhsh pen
Y 4' Oliver Braude
Y 35' Mats Kohlert
Said Bakari 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 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

5
3
6
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-10-26 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-05-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-04-15 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr SC Heerenveen H 3–1 W
06 Apr NEC H 2–0 W
29 Mar Fortuna Sittard A 3–0 W
15 Mar PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
07 Mar NAC Breda A 1–1 D
02 Mar Willem II Tilburg H 4–0 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 1–3 L
04 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 3–1 W
30 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
15 Mar Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
08 Mar PSV A 1–2 L
02 Mar AZ H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam SC Heerenveen
#12 Position #10
5 Points 9
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 2
10 Scored 11
17 Conceded 9
-7 GD +2
0.71 PPG 1.29
14% Win % 29%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 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
SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sparta Rotterdam gets underway.
  • 4' SC Heerenveen player sees a card in front of him.
  • 9' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maurice Steijn might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 14' It’s high time Robin Veldman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Mitchell van Bergen gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mats Kohlert.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Heerenveen backline.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Hussein Ali. He replaces Oliver Braude on 46 minute.
  • 51' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Levi Smans as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Trenskow steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • 62' Said Bakari is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 66' The whistle greets Carel Eiting as he departs to be replaced by Joel Ideho.
  • 69' Tobias Lauritsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Sparta Rotterdam surge ahead!
  • 72' A change in the SC Heerenveen ranks — Ion Nicolaescu exits the field as Dimitris Rallis enters on 72.
  • 77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Milos Lukovic comes on to replace Ilias Sebaoui.
  • 84' Brilliant from the forward! Nokkvi THorisson makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' The whistle greets Gjivai Zechiel as he departs to be replaced by Rick Meissen.
  • Full Time. Sparta Rotterdam beats SC Heerenveen

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Lauritsen 3
Chidera Ejuke 2
Mica Pinto 2
Henk Veerman 2
Pawel Bochniewicz 2
Koki Saito 2
Lennart Thy 2
Jacob Trenskow 2

Head to Head

2025-04-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-10-26 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-05-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-04-15 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 SC Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-04-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen W 2025-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 NEC W 2025-03-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-03-15 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2025-03-07 NAC Breda 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg W

SC Heerenveen Form

2025-04-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2025-03-30 FC Utrecht 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2025-03-15 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2025-03-08 PSV 2–1 SC Heerenveen L 2025-03-02 SC Heerenveen 3–1 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam52% Draw24% SC Heerenveen24%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
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 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
76%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
48%
Sparta Rotterdam or SC Heerenveen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam35% Draw43% SC Heerenveen22%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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