Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie

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Heerenveen

3–0Full-time

Sparta Rotterdam

LWLWDLGoals 11-16

WWLLWDGoals 17-13

Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · Capacity 27,224 · grass · Referee: Edwin Van de Graaf

Match events

10'Y. Kobayashi
56'Pelle van Amersfoort (Stefano Marzo)
59'Sherel Floranus
64'Pelle van Amersfoort (S. Schaars)
71'M. Pusic (P. van Moorsel)
72'David Mendes (C. Goodwin)
72'J. van Aken (Sam Larsson)
77'K. Dougall
80'Ilias Alhaft (R. Ache)
81'Rick Van Drongelen
81'R. Ghoochannejhad
84'M. Dijkstra
86'Sam Larsson (Martin Ødegaard)
87'R. Ghoochannejhad (Henk Veerman)

Lineups

Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam

4-3-3

J. StreppelCoach

A. Pastoor

Match trends

Heerenveen have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sparta Rotterdam have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

1Heerenveen wins

3Draws

4Sparta Rotterdam wins

6-13Goals

Sparta Rotterdam

3–1Apr 12, 2025, 4:45 PM

Heerenveen

2–0Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

2–1May 19, 2024, 12:30 PM

Heerenveen

1–3Aug 27, 2023, 2:45 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

4–0Apr 15, 2023, 7:00 PM

Heerenveen

0–0Aug 5, 2022, 6:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

1–1Apr 3, 2022, 12:30 PM

Heerenveen

0–0Dec 11, 2021, 7:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

Pre-match comparison

1.1Goals scored per game1.7

1.6Goals conceded per game1.3

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Edwin Van de Graaf

3Yellow cards / game

0.23Red cards / game

0.54Penalties scored / game

Based on 13 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Heerenveen

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15'

16.7%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

16.7%

46-60'

16.7%

61-75'

16.7%

76-90+'

33.3%

Match statistics

60%Possession40%

—Expected goals (xG)—

8Shots on target2

15Total shots9

4Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

11Shots inside the box4

4Shots outside the box5

5Corners9

2Offsides1

16Fouls14

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves4

484Total passes300

350Accurate passes166

72%Pass accuracy55%

Player ratings

1R. GhoochannejhadHeerenveen⚽ 18.2
2J. van AkenHeerenveen⚽ 18.0
3Wout FaesHeerenveen7.5
4Stefano MarzoHeerenveen🅰️ 17.2
5Pelle van AmersfoortHeerenveen⚽ 17.1
6K. DougallSparta Rotterdam🟨7.1

Box score

Heerenveen

8Morten ThorsbyM · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels58%

5Lucas BijkerD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels36%

7

7L. SlagveerF · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels8%

19Pelle van AmersfoortM · 64'

⚽ 17.1

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels50%

4

4J. van AkenD · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels100%

9

9R. GhoochannejhadF · 87'

⚽ 18.2

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Shots5/5 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels41%

1

1E. Mulder (C)G · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes52%

Tackles—

Duels—

2Stefano MarzoD · 90'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels63%

11Sam LarssonF · 86'

🅰️ 17.1

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels36%

21

21Y. KobayashiM · 90'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels33%

22Wout FaesD · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels75%

Bench (9)

33

33W. van der SteenG

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18Younes NamliF

—

13Arbër ZeneliF

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25

25W. HuizingD

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20Henk VeermanF · 3'

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels0%

6

6S. SchaarsM · 26'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes56%

Tackles—

Duels50%

31

31J. BekkemaG

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17Martin ØdegaardF · 4'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels0%

12

12D. SchmidtD

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Sparta Rotterdam

3Sherel FloranusD · 90'

🟨6.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes65%

Tackles—

Duels54%

6

6Rick Van DrongelenD · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels90%

1Roy KortsmitG · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels0%

2Denzel DumfriesD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels92%

8

8M. DijkstraM · 90'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels33%

4

4K. DougallM · 90'

🟨7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes64%

Tackles—

Duels73%

10

10T. VerhaarF · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels38%

11Ilias AlhaftF · 80'

5.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels0%

5David Mendes (C)M · 72'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels50%

9

9M. PusicF · 71'

6.4

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes62%

Tackles—

Duels40%

7

7J. SakselaD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes52%

Tackles—

Duels63%

Bench (12)

18

18S. SpieringsF

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21

21L. BrognoF

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23

23F. PinteauxD

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16

16C. GoodwinM · 18'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes25%

Tackles—

Duels—

12

12M. BreuerD

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14Ryan SanusiM

—

15Ivan CaleroM

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20

20M. VerripsG

—

17

17P. van MoorselM · 19'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels100%

13

13R. KettingD

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22

22J. CabralF

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19

19R. AcheF · 10'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels0%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam played?+

The match is played at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen (capacity 27,224).

What time does Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 4, 2017, 6:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).