Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Allard Lindhout 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 10 · Utrecht 6

Referee Stats

Allard Lindhout

20 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

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

Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

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

1.35

PPG

1.18

1.24

1.41

1.59

1.71

41%

O2.5

59%

47%

BTTS

71%

53%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

Utrecht rank6th

Sparta Rotterdam points43

Utrecht points53

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.

Utrecht: #6 · 53 pts · GD +13

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-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.

Utrecht last 5 away

W L L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-10

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%

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

Utrecht score away82%

Utrecht clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first53%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first44%

Utrecht score first35%

Utrecht win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 17% · Utrecht 40%

Avg first goal minute: Sparta Rotterdam 37.3' · Utrecht 29.0'

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.59 vs 1.38

Utrecht score away1.41 vs 1.38

Utrecht concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while Utrecht score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and Utrecht are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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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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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ↑↓

↑↓

21' ⇄ S. Mito

1st substitution · For: A. Oufkir

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Kitolano

Normal Goal · Assist: P. van Aanholt

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Miguel Rodríguez

1st substitution · For: M. Jonathans

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ J. Toornstra

2nd substitution · For: J. Baas

59'

59' D. de Wit

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. de Wit

Normal Goal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Blake

2nd substitution · For: D. Murkin

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ V. Jensen

3rd substitution · For: D. van den Berg

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ G. Zechiël

4th substitution · For: C. Bozdoğan

80'

80' A. Engwanda

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Lauritsen

Penalty

90'

90' S. El Karouani

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Kitolano

3rd substitution · For: Teo Quintero

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Ltaief

4th substitution · For: N. Þórisson

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ S. El Karouani

5th substitution · For: E. Demircan

90+5'

90+5' T. Lauritsen

Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam beat Utrecht 2-1 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Allard Lindhout. It was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

First half: Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 21', with S. Mito replacing A. Oufkir. Sparta Rotterdam took the lead at 25' when J. Kitolano scored, with the assist credited to P. van Aanholt, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 46', with Miguel Rodríguez replacing M. Jonathans. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 54', with J. Toornstra replacing J. Baas. D. de Wit received a yellow card for Utrecht at 59'. Utrecht leveled the score at 63' when D. de Wit scored, making the score 1-1. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 72', with A. Blake replacing D. Murkin. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 72', with V. Jensen replacing D. van den Berg. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 78', with G. Zechiël replacing C. Bozdoğan. A. Engwanda received a yellow card for Utrecht at 80'. Sparta Rotterdam took the lead at 88' when T. Lauritsen scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. S. El Karouani received a yellow card for Utrecht at 90'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Kitolano replacing Teo Quintero. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 90', with S. Ltaief replacing N. Þórisson. Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with S. El Karouani replacing E. Demircan. T. Lauritsen received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 90+5'.

Sparta Rotterdam used 4 substitutions while Utrecht used 5 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 1 yellow card, while Utrecht got 3 yellow cards.