Heerenveen beat Sparta Rotterdam 4-0 on Saturday, 19 September 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Robin Hensgens. It was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
First half: J. Baas received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 24'. Heerenveen took the lead at 28' when N. Courtens scored, with the assist credited to L. Smans, making the score 0-1. Heerenveen extended the lead at 43' when J. Trenskow scored, with the assist credited to M. Rivera, making the score 0-2.
Second half: Heerenveen extended the lead at 56' when M. Rivera scored, with the assist credited to L. Smans, making the score 0-3. M. Young received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 61'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 62', with B. Martins Indi replacing Robin van Cruijsen. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Joel Ideho replacing Teo Quintero. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 62', with I. Babadi replacing N. Verschuren. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 62', involving J. Baas. Sparta Rotterdam made their 5th substitution at 72', with L. Martes replacing B. Reith. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 73', with J. Trenskow replacing M. Farji. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 73', with L. Smans replacing L. Oyen. Heerenveen extended the lead at 75' when M. Farji scored, with the assist credited to L. Oyen, making the score 0-4. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Vente replacing R. UldriΔ·is. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Linday replacing R. Meerveld. Heerenveen made their 5th substitution at 85', involving N. Courtens.
Sparta Rotterdam used 5 substitutions while Heerenveen used 5 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Heerenveen outshot their opponent (11-23).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- Heerenveen had the sharper finishing (0-9 shots on target).
