Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam

3 - 1

🕒 Thu, 23 May 2024 22:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Galgenwaard 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals

Eredivisie Table

Utrecht 6 · Sparta Rotterdam 9

Referee Stats

Danny Makkelie

27 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	63%
Draws	19%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-17).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Utrecht had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 25

Avg: 1.74 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-2-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 26

Avg: 1.50 / 1.44

Points

Avg: 1.44

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

1.74

PPG

1.44

1.74

1.50

1.32

1.44

42%

O2.5

56%

63%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Utrecht rank6th

Sparta Rotterdam rank9th

Utrecht points54

Sparta Rotterdam points49

Utrecht: #6 · 54 pts · GD +4

30 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sparta Rotterdam: #9 · 49 pts · GD +1

35 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Utrecht last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals7-4

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 W L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-10

Record3-0-2

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.

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Utrecht score at home84%

Utrecht clean sheet at home21%

Sparta Rotterdam score away78%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Utrecht score first0%

Utrecht win after scoring first0%

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Utrecht 0% · Sparta Rotterdam 0%

Vs league average

Utrecht score at home1.74 vs 1.79

Utrecht concede at home1.32 vs 1.49

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.50 vs 1.49

Sparta Rotterdam concede away1.44 vs 1.79

Utrecht score 3% below league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Utrecht are 12% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Utrecht goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

431

434

Passes Accurate

337

359

Passes %

78%

83%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	14
Draws	2
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	12 (60.0%)
BTTS	10 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	11
Home Wins	7
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (45.5%)
BTTS	5 (45.5%)

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

2025-2026 Season

25 Jan 2026 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1 17 Aug 2025 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

14 May 2025 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 03 Nov 2024 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 1 - 4

2023-2024 Season

23 May 2024 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 1 12 May 2024 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1 26 Nov 2023 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 1 - 2

2022-2023 Season

04 Jun 2023 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 0 - 1 01 Jun 2023 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 2 24 Feb 2023 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 0 - 3 23 Oct 2022 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 1

2021-2022 Season

23 Jan 2022 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 0 - 3 15 Aug 2021 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0

2020-2021 Season

13 May 2021 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 0 - 0 24 Jan 2021 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0

2019-2020 Season

08 Mar 2020 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 5 - 1

2017-2018 Season

07 Feb 2018 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0 26 Nov 2017 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 1 - 3

2016-2017 Season

14 Jan 2017 Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 1 - 2 25 Sep 2016 Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0