Sparta Rotterdam vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sparta Rotterdam vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
- Sparta Rotterdam 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
- VVV Venlo 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stan Teuben
- Referee Siemen Mulder
- Referee Frank Jansen
- Referee Van der Eijk
- Referee Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Apr VVV Venlo H 2–0 W 10 Apr AZ A 0–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 0–2 L 11 Apr PSV H 0–2 L 03 Apr FC Groningen H 0–1 L 21 Mar PEC Zwolle A 1–2 L 14 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 1–3 L 09 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam0-15–/–16-30–/–31-452/246-602/461-75–/376+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sparta Rotterdam is hosting VVV Venlo for another epic battle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' 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.
- 15' The travelling VVV Venlo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' 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.
- 35' It looks surprising Sparta Rotterdam does not make any changes. Zinedine Machach has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' It’s high time Jos Luhukay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' Goal! Laros Duarte scores his 5 goal in 219 matches.
- 45' Bryan Smeets was booked on 45.
- 46' Zinedine Machach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yahcuroo Roemer on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Post.
- 61' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 63' Another change for VVV Venlo made on 63 minute. Joshua John leaves to be changed by Torino Hunte.
- 67' Goal! Bryan Smeets scores his 11 goal in 0 matches.
- 70' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
- 73' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reda Kharchouch is hanging Laros Duarte on the field on 73 minute.
- 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Beugelsdijk on 76.
- 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tasos Donis on 77.
- 78' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Michael Heylen is replaced by Adil Auassar on 78 minute.
- 79' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Sven Mijnans departs to be replaced by Deroy Duarte.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Wassim Essanoussi. He replaces Vito van Crooij on 84 minute.
- 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristopher da Graca made 104 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Zinedine Machach gets a Yellow card.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sparta Rotterdam and VVV Venlo (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
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11
Mario Engels ↓ Emanuel Emegha 78'
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4
Michael Heylen ↓ Adil Auassar 78'
- 2
- 9
- 10
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6
Laros Duarte ↓ Reda Kharchouch 73'
- 8
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7
Sven Mijnans ↓ Deroy Duarte 79'
- 1
Bench
- 20
- 18
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16
Deroy Duarte ↑ 79'
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14
Adil Auassar ↑ 78'
- 30
- 15
- 13
- 12
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17
Reda Kharchouch ↑ 73'
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19
Emanuel Emegha ↑ 78'
Coach Henk FraserVVV Venlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 6
- 19
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12
Joshua John ↓ Torino Hunte 63'
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18
Christos Donis ↓ Tasos Donis 63'
- 38
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 25
- 44
Bench
- 14
- 16
- 22
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27
Torino Hunte ↑ 63'
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21
Tasos Donis ↑ 63'
- 5
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8
Zinedine Machach ↑ 46'
- 7
- 3
- 26
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24
Wassim Essanoussi ↑ 84'
- 29
Coach Jos Luhukay -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Peter van Ooijen 1 Abdou Harroui 1 Lars Veldwijk 1 Halil Dervisoglu 1 Ragnar Ache 1 Kristopher da Graca 1 Bryan Smeets 1 Laros Duarte 1 Head to Head
Sparta Rotterdam Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.81 Sparta Rotterdam xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.76 VVV Venlo xGI would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam to win 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sparta Rotterdam winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.57Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Sparta Rotterdam or Draw 87%Draw or VVV Venlo 36%Sparta Rotterdam or VVV Venlo 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.1%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.3%0 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 9.2%3 – 0 7.2%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 4.9%1 – 2 3.8%2 – 2 3.5%4 – 0 3.3%4 – 1 2.6%Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam
Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push VVV Venlo covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 19% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 25% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet 47% ✗VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.