Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam

Utrecht

0 - 1

Sparta Rotterdam

🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Galgenwaard 🧑‍⚖️ Erwin Blank 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Utrecht 6 · Sparta Rotterdam 10

Referee Stats

Erwin Blank

14 matches · 2.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	7%
Home wins	36%
Draws	29%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Utrecht outshot their opponent (22-5).
Utrecht controlled possession (58%).
Utrecht had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 13

Avg: 1.82 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 1.94

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

1.94

PPG

1.18

1.82

1.12

0.76

2.06

41%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

41%

65%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Utrecht rank6th

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

Utrecht points53

Sparta Rotterdam points43

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.

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.

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

Utrecht last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals12-1

Record5-0-0

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.

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

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

Utrecht score at home82%

Utrecht clean sheet at home35%

Sparta Rotterdam score away71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Utrecht score first65%

Utrecht win after scoring first64%

Sparta Rotterdam score first35%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Utrecht 40% · Sparta Rotterdam 13%

Avg first goal minute: Utrecht 34.0' · Sparta Rotterdam 44.7'

Vs league average

Utrecht score at home1.82 vs 1.80

Utrecht concede at home0.76 vs 1.38

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.12 vs 1.38

Sparta Rotterdam concede away2.06 vs 1.80

Utrecht score 1% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Utrecht are 44% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 14% above 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)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

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

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

490

366

Passes Accurate

400

277

Passes %

82%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Mito

Normal Goal · Assist: M. van Bergen

13' ↑↓

↑↓

13' ⇄ M. Eerdhuijzen

1st substitution · For: N. Viergever

28'

28' B. Martins Indi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Engwanda

2nd substitution · For: G. Zechiël

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Baas

1st substitution · For: P. Clement

47'

47' L. Martes

62'

62' M. Young

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Karlsson

3rd substitution · For: A. Blake

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Martes

2nd substitution · For: S. Sambo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Kitolano

3rd substitution · For: A. Roaldsøy

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Santos

4th substitution · For: J. Toornstra

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. Horemans

4th substitution · For: N. Vesterlund

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ VAR

D. de Wit

Penalty cancelled

Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam beat Utrecht 1-0 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Erwin Blank. It was played at Stadion Galgenwaard.

First half: Sparta Rotterdam took an early lead at 7' when S. Mito scored, with the assist credited to M. van Bergen, making the score 0-1. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 13', with M. Eerdhuijzen replacing N. Viergever. B. Martins Indi received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 28'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Engwanda replacing G. Zechiël. Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Baas replacing P. Clement. L. Martes received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 47'. M. Young received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 62'. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Karlsson replacing A. Blake. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 80', with L. Martes replacing S. Sambo. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Kitolano replacing A. Roaldsøy. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. Santos replacing J. Toornstra. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 81', with S. Horemans replacing N. Vesterlund. VAR intervened at 90+3' for Utrecht (Penalty cancelled).

Utrecht used 4 substitutions while Sparta Rotterdam used 4 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 3 yellow cards.