Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam

Groningen

0 - 2

Sparta Rotterdam

🕒 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Robin Hensgens 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Groningen 9 · Sparta Rotterdam 10

Referee Stats

Robin Hensgens

15 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.33
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	27%
Draws	33%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-8).
Groningen controlled possession (61%).
Sparta Rotterdam had the sharper finishing (0-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 18

Avg: 1.59 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

19 / 35

Avg: 1.12 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.18

1.59

1.12

1.06

2.06

65%

O2.5

65%

53%

BTTS

41%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Groningen rank9th

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

Groningen points48

Sparta Rotterdam points43

Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4

17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sparta Rotterdam: #10 · 43 pts · GD -22

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Groningen last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-14

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home76%

Groningen clean sheet at home35%

Sparta Rotterdam score away71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first59%

Groningen win after scoring first60%

Sparta Rotterdam score first35%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 60% · Sparta Rotterdam 13%

Avg first goal minute: Groningen 24.4' · Sparta Rotterdam 44.7'

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.59 vs 1.80

Groningen concede at home1.06 vs 1.38

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.12 vs 1.38

Sparta Rotterdam concede away2.06 vs 1.80

Groningen score 12% below league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 23% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS0%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 2

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

497

329

Passes Accurate

403

250

Passes %

81%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Lauritsen

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Oufkir

38'

38' T. Blokzijl

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Schreuders

1st substitution · For: O. Zawada

60'

60' L. Duijvestijn

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. van Bergen

1st substitution · For: S. Ltaief

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. van Bergen

2nd substitution · For: M. Seuntjens

73'

73' J. Toornstra

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. de Jonge

3rd substitution · For: T. Land

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Peersman

4th substitution · For: Wouter Prins

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Oufkir

2nd substitution · For: P. van Aanholt

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Duijvestijn

3rd substitution · For: A. Santos

88'

88' D. Janse

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

P. van Aanholt

Normal Goal

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ D. van der Werff

5th substitution · For: R. Higgins

90+3'

90+3' T. Land

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ J. Toornstra

4th substitution · For: J. de Guzmán

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ T. Lauritsen

5th substitution · For: N. Þórisson

Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam beat Groningen 2-0 on Sunday, 19 October 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Robin Hensgens. It was played at Euroborg.

First half: Sparta Rotterdam took the lead at 15' when T. Lauritsen scored, with the assist credited to A. Oufkir, making the score 0-1. T. Blokzijl received a yellow card for Groningen at 38'.

Second half: Groningen made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Schreuders replacing O. Zawada. L. Duijvestijn received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 60'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. van Bergen replacing S. Ltaief. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. van Bergen replacing M. Seuntjens. J. Toornstra received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 73'. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 77', with T. de Jonge replacing T. Land. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Peersman replacing Wouter Prins. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 84', with A. Oufkir replacing P. van Aanholt. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 84', with L. Duijvestijn replacing A. Santos. D. Janse received a yellow card for Groningen at 88'. Sparta Rotterdam extended the lead at 89' when P. van Aanholt scored, making the score 0-2. Groningen made their 5th substitution at 90', with D. van der Werff replacing R. Higgins. T. Land received a yellow card for Groningen at 90+3'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with J. Toornstra replacing J. de Guzmán. Sparta Rotterdam made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with T. Lauritsen replacing N. Þórisson.

Groningen used 5 substitutions while Sparta Rotterdam used 5 substitutions. Groningen got 3 yellow cards, while Sparta Rotterdam got 2 yellow cards.