Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie

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Utrecht

1–0Full-time

Sparta Rotterdam

LLLLLDGoals 10-23

WWLLWDGoals 17-13

Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · Capacity 24,426 · grass · Referee: Dennis Higler

Match events

26'Bart Vriends
64'Mark Van der Maarel (U. Emanuelson)
71'Soufyan Ahannach (R. Mühren)
74'Mateusz Klich (Sander van de Streek)
83'Gyrano Kerk (Lukas Görtler)
85'Lukas Görtler (Z. Labyad)
88'Bart Vriends (R. Ache)
89'Cyriel Dessers

Lineups

Utrecht

Sparta Rotterdam

4-3-1-2

5-3-2

J. de JongCoach

D. Advocaat

Match trends

Utrecht have averaged 1 goal 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 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Utrecht wins

2Draws

2Sparta Rotterdam wins

15-10Goals

Sparta Rotterdam

3–3Aug 22, 2026, 4:45 PM

Utrecht

1–1May 14, 2025, 6:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

1–4Nov 3, 2024, 1:30 PM

Utrecht

3–1May 23, 2024, 7:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

Utrecht

0–1May 12, 2024, 12:30 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

1–2Nov 26, 2023, 3:45 PM

Utrecht

Sparta Rotterdam

0–1Jun 4, 2023, 4:00 PM

Utrecht

1–2Jun 1, 2023, 7:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

Pre-match comparison

1Goals scored per game1.7

2.3Goals 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

Dennis Higler

2.81Yellow cards / game

0.13Red cards / game

0.29Penalties scored / game

Based on 31 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Utrecht

0-15'

0%

16-30'

10%

31-45'

10%

46-60'

30%

61-75'

30%

76-90+'

20%

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

68%Possession32%

—Expected goals (xG)—

3Shots on target3

16Total shots10

10Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

13Shots inside the box9

3Shots outside the box1

10Corners2

5Offsides3

14Fouls12

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves2

633Total passes298

542Accurate passes201

86%Pass accuracy67%

Player ratings

1Yassin AyoubUtrecht8.0
2Z. LabyadUtrecht🅰️ 18.0
3Lukas GörtlerUtrecht⚽ 17.6
4Ryan SanusiSparta Rotterdam7.5
5Julian ChabotSparta Rotterdam7.4
6David JensenUtrecht7.4

Box score

Utrecht

11Cyriel DessersF · 90'

🟨6.1

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels27%

1David JensenG · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels—

17Sean KlaiberD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels29%

6Rico StriederM · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels60%

3Ramon LeeuwinD · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles—

Duels25%

14Willem Janssen (C)D · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels70%

8Yassin AyoubM · 90'

8.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels73%

7Gyrano KerkF · 83'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels38%

13Mateusz KlichM · 74'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels50%

2Mark Van der MaarelD · 64'

7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels33%

10

10Z. LabyadF · 90'

🅰️ 18.0

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels50%

Bench (10)

16

16N. MarsmanG

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25

25O. VelanasM

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5

5D. DumićD

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15Robin Van der MeerD

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20Giovanni TroupeeD

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27Lukas GörtlerF · 7'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels100%

18

18U. EmanuelsonM · 26'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels0%

22Sander van de StreekM · 16'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles—

Duels25%

39

39N. VenemaF

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30

30C. DavidM

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Sparta Rotterdam

10Deroy DuarteM · 90'

6.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels40%

1

1J. HuthG · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels100%

4Julian ChabotD · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels71%

3

3S. FischerD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels100%

9Fred FridayF · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels46%

6

6K. DougallM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels33%

8Ryan Sanusi (C)M · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels67%

2Bart VriendsD · 88'

🟨6.5

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Shots0/4 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels57%

5Miquel NelomD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels55%

7

7F. HolstD · 90'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels75%

11Soufyan AhannachF · 71'

7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels25%

Bench (10)

13Sherel FloranusD

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14Abdou HarrouiM

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17Dabney dos SantosF

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16

16R. MührenM · 19'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

21

21C. GoodwinM

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12Michel BreuerD

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22

22T. VerhaarF

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19

19N. ProschwitzF

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18

18R. AcheF · 2'

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

20

20M. FabrieG

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam played?+

The match is played at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht (capacity 24,426).

What time does Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 7, 2018, 5:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).