VVV Venlo vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VVV Venlo vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.
- VVV Venlo 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sparta Rotterdam 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Blom
- Referee Luca Cantineau
- Referee Peter Janson
- Referee Christiaan Bax
- Referee Alex Bos
- Referee Patrick Inia
- Referee Don Frijn
- Referee
- Referee Erik Koopman
Standings
# 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 09 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L 06 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–6 L 27 Feb SBV Vitesse A 1–4 L 20 Feb AZ H 1–4 L 14 Feb FC Utrecht A 1–3 L 30 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Mar VVV Venlo A 1–0 W 05 Mar FC Emmen A 1–1 D 28 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 0–2 L 21 Feb AFC Ajax A 2–4 L 13 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 1–2 L 31 Jan ADO Den Haag A 1–1 D 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' KICK OFF: VVV Venlo gets underway.
- 5' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Kristopher da Graca has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sparta Rotterdam that had 219 games and scored 237 goals.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' VVV Venlo 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.
- 34' The Sparta Rotterdam manager makes a substitution. Adil Auassar departs to be replaced by Deroy Duarte.
- 39' 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.
- 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeffrey Fortes suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Vito van Crooij. He replaces Meritan Shabani on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' VVV Venlo is showing some good football. However, VVV Venlo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 59' VVV Venlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simon Janssen is hanging Christos Donis on the field on 59 minute.
- 64' Dirk Abels needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' It’s a booking for Sparta Rotterdam player. Laros Duarte gets a Yellow card.
- 66' The whistle greets Wouter Burger as he departs to be replaced by Jeffrey Fortes.
- 70' What a strike from Kristopher da Graca! The score is 1-0.
- 71' Time for substitution for VVV Venlo. Arjan Swinkels is replaced by Roy Gelmi.
- 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 82' Torino Hunte is replacing Chris Kum for the VVV Venlo side.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jafar Arias, as he is very good at scoring at Seacon Stadion De Koel with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- With this win, Sparta Rotterdam is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
VVV Venlo Lineups
Starting XI
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14
Chris Kum ↓ Torino Hunte 82'
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- 19
- 12
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18
Christos Donis ↓ Simon Janssen 59'
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- 2
- 25
- 37
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3
Arjan Swinkels ↓ Roy Gelmi 71'
- 44
Bench
- 16
- 22
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27
Torino Hunte ↑ 82'
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15
Simon Janssen ↑ 59'
- 38
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10
Vito van Crooij ↑ 46'
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- 7
- 26
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4
Roy Gelmi ↑ 71'
- 24
- 29
Coach Hans de KoningSparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
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11
Mario Engels ↓ Jeffrey Fortes 66'
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10
Wouter Burger ↓ Jeffrey Fortes 66'
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- 9
- 8
- 7
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6
Adil Auassar C ↓ Deroy Duarte 34'
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Bench
- 20
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12
Jeffrey Fortes ↑ 66'
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18
Deroy Duarte ↑ 34'
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- 15
- 30
- 21
- 19
- 22
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Emanuel Emegha ↑ 66'
Coach Henk Fraser -
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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 VVV Venlo Form
Sparta Rotterdam Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.02 VVV Venlo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.57 Sparta Rotterdam xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sparta Rotterdam winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.59Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
VVV Venlo or Draw 54%Draw or Sparta Rotterdam 74%VVV Venlo or Sparta Rotterdam 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 9.5%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 2 9%1 – 0 6.6%2 – 1 5.9%1 – 3 4.8%2 – 2 4.7%0 – 3 4.6%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo
Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 14% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 23% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.