Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sparta Rotterdam
4 – 0
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sun 2 Mar 2025 · 15:45 UTC Het Kasteel 10,031 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tobias Lauritsen 20' 1–0
Mitchell van Bergen 63' 2–0
Tobias Lauritsen 68' 3–0
Kristian Hlynsson 90' 4–0
Y 45' Erik Schouten
Said Bakari 64' Y
Y 80' Jesse Bosch

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
2
Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg 2024-08-31 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2021-11-06 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-02-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Willem II Tilburg H 4–0 W
14 Feb Go Ahead Eagles A 0–1 L
08 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
02 Feb FC Groningen H 1–0 W
26 Jan AZ A 2–1 W
19 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Sparta Rotterdam A 0–4 L
15 Feb FC Groningen H 1–3 L
08 Feb PSV A 1–1 D
02 Feb AZ H 0–2 L
26 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 0–2 L
18 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam Willem II Tilburg
#16 Position #18
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (0 pts).

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 Willem II Tilburg for another epic battle.
  • 5' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Willem II Tilburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Sparta Rotterdam is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tobias Lauritsen on 20.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Willem II Tilburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cisse Sandra, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Said Bakari has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Erik Schouten was booked on 45.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Willem II Tilburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' The Willem II Tilburg manager makes a substitution. Nick Doodeman departs to be replaced by Dennis Kaygin.
  • 63' Goal! Mitchell van Bergen scores his 20 goal in 369 matches.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Said Bakari on 64.
  • 67' The whistle greets Carel Eiting as he departs to be replaced by Pelle Clement.
  • 68' What a strike from Tobias Lauritsen! The score is 3-0.
  • 70' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Bokila is hanging Kyan Vaesen on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dennis Kaygin made 30 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Mitchell van Bergen by Mohamed Nassoh on 76 minute.
  • 80' Jesse Bosch is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 83' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Pelle Clement by Rick Meissen on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' GOAL! Kristian Hlynsson scores on 90. Assisted by Mike Kleijn
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Nunnely 3
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Deroy Duarte 2
Bart Vriends 2
Mike Ndayishimye 2
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt 1
Vangelis Pavlidis 1
Kristian Hlynsson 1

Head to Head

2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg 2024-08-31 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2021-11-06 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-02-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Willem II Tilburg

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2025-02-14 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2025-02-08 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen W 2025-01-26 AZ 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-01-19 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-02-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 FC Groningen L 2025-02-08 PSV 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D 2025-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 AZ L 2025-01-26 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-01-18 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam60% Draw30% Willem II Tilburg10%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
90%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
40%
Sparta Rotterdam or Willem II Tilburg
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam35% Draw60% Willem II Tilburg5%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.8%
0 – 0
24.8%
2 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
2.2%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
0 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 18% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 31% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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