Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen

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🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 10 · Groningen 9

Referee Stats

Sander van der Eijk

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	57%
Draws	19%
Away wins	24%

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 27

Avg: 1.24 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27

Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.35

PPG

1.35

1.24

1.29

1.59

41%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

59%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

Groningen rank9th

Sparta Rotterdam points43

Groningen points48

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.

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.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Groningen last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

Groningen score away82%

Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first53%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first44%

Groningen score first41%

Groningen win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 17% · Groningen 38%

Avg first goal minute: Sparta Rotterdam 37.3' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.59 vs 1.38

Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38

Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and Groningen are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS0%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	8
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (57.1%)
BTTS	8 (57.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (57.1%)
BTTS	5 (71.4%)

Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 2 - 0 19 Oct 2025 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 2

2024-2025 Season

02 Feb 2025 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 1 - 0 09 Nov 2024 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0

2022-2023 Season

28 May 2023 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 5 17 Sep 2022 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 2 - 1

2021-2022 Season

07 May 2022 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 2 17 Oct 2021 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 1 - 1

2020-2021 Season

02 May 2021 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 2 19 Dec 2020 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 2 - 3

2017-2018 Season

24 Dec 2017 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0 29 Oct 2017 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 2 - 1

2016-2017 Season

19 Feb 2017 Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen 2 - 2 11 Sep 2016 Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1