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

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Eredivisie · 2024-25

Sparta Rotterdam

3 – 1

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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

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Sparta Rotterdam vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
SC Heerenveen 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk
Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)

5 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 2.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
3	PSV	2	4
4	SBV Excelsior	2	3
5	Go Ahead Eagles	1	3
6	NEC	2	3
7	AFC Ajax	1	3
8	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
9	FC Groningen	1	3
10	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	3
11	SC Heerenveen	1	3
12	Telstar 1963	2	3
13	FC Twente '65	1	0
14	ADO Den Haag	1	0
15	PEC Zwolle	1	0
16	FC Utrecht	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

Head-to-Head

Sparta Rotterdam 13 games · Avg 2.8 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#8	Position	#11
3	Points	3
2	Played	1
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
3	Scored	1
2	Conceded	0
+1	GD	+1
1.50	PPG	3.00
50%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). SC Heerenveen are 11th (3 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

SC Heerenveen

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Het Kasteel. Sparta Rotterdam are looking to make home advantage count against SC Heerenveen.
4' SC Heerenveen player sees a card in front of him.
9' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
14' 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.
19' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's 4-2-3-1 shape.
24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
29' GOAL! Mitchell van Bergen scores on 29. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson
34' Sam Kersten, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' That is a card for SC Heerenveen. Mats Kohlert will be fuming at that decision.
40' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hussein Ali is hanging Oliver Braude on the field on 46 minute.
51' Nick Olij needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sparta Rotterdam and SC Heerenveen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' Jacob Trenskow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Levi Smans on 58 minute.
62' A moment of madness from Said Bakari on 62 minutes earns him a card. Sparta Rotterdam will be frustrated.
66' Another change for Sparta Rotterdam made on 66 minute. Carel Eiting leaves to be changed by Joel Ideho.
69' The Norway forward Tobias Lauritsen breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 2-0!
72' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Dimitris Rallis comes on to replace Ion Nicolaescu.
77' It is a cagey affair so far. Sparta Rotterdam in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past SC Heerenveen's compact 4-2-3-1.
81' Milos Lukovic is replacing Ilias Sebaoui for the SC Heerenveen side.
84' Goal! Nokkvi THorisson scores his 7 goal in 120 matches.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
90' The crowd applauds Gjivai Zechiel as he leaves the pitch. Rick Meissen steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SC Heerenveen.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

5
Patrick van Aanholt
8
Carel Eiting ↓ Joel Ideho 66'
7
Mitchell van Bergen ↓ Pelle Clement 81'
2
Said Bakari
1
Nick Olij
4
Mike Eerdhuijzen
9
Tobias Lauritsen ↓ Nokkvi THorisson 81'
11
Shunsuke Mito ↓ Mohamed Nassoh 66'
10
Kristian Hlynsson
6
Gjivai Zechiel ↓ Rick Meissen 90'
3
Marvin Young

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tobias Lauritsen	3
Mica Pinto	2
Henk Veerman	2
Pawel Bochniewicz	2
Koki Saito	2
Lennart Thy	2
Wouter Burger	2
Vito van Crooij	2

Head to Head

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

1 / 4

1.26 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.69 SC Heerenveen xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam53% Draw29% SC Heerenveen18%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

82%

Draw or SC Heerenveen

47%

Sparta Rotterdam or SC Heerenveen

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam32% Draw54% SC Heerenveen14%

Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

16.7%

0 – 0

16.6%

1 – 1

13.2%

2 – 0

10.8%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.1%

2 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	15%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	26%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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