Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

12th · 1-2-4 · 5 pts · -7
Ugh, no.
Sparta Rotterdam lost to Heerenveen
Heerenveen2-3-2 4 – 0 Sparta Rotterdam1-2-4
FT · Sat, Sep 19

Match Details

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (Rotterdam) · 10,317 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 4.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 4.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Anass Bouziane (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 89'Attempt missed. Marko Farji (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maas Willemsen.
  • 89'Anass Bouziane (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89'Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 87'Foul by Luca Oyen (Heerenveen).
  • 87'Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86'Attempt saved. Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam).

Line Score

12T
HEE 22 4
SPA 00 0

Match Leaders

Heerenveen
Sparta Rotterdam

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Key Events

85'Substitution, Heerenveen. Anass Bouziane replaces Nolhan Courtens.
80'Substitution, Heerenveen. Ringo Meerveld replaces Marcus Linday.
80'Substitution, Heerenveen. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Dylan Vente.
75'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 4. Marko Farji (Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Oyen following a fast break.
73'Substitution, Heerenveen. Luca Oyen replaces Levi Smans.
73'Substitution, Heerenveen. Marko Farji replaces Jacob Trenskow.
72'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Boyd Reith replaces Lushendry Martes.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Andrej Kostic replaces Julian Baas.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Verschuren replaces Isaac Babadi.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Joel Ideho.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Robin van Cruijsen replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
61'Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 3. Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Levi Smans following a fast break.
43'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 2. Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxence Rivera following a fast break.
28'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 1. Nolhan Courtens (Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Levi Smans with a through ball.
24'Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

HeerenveenSparta Rotterdam
General
52.9 Possession % 47.1
23 Shots 11
9 On Target 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corners 3
9 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
411 Passes Completed 340
3 Crosses Won 3
9 Tackles Won 10
16 Interceptions 12
27 Clearances 19
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 5

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam W D L D L
Heerenveen D L D L D

Starting Lineups

Heerenveen4-2-3-1
22 Klaverboer
45 Braude 4 Kersten 3 Willemsen 19 Zagaritis
16 Linday 14 Smans A2
20 Trenskow 43' 36 Courtens 28' 7 Rivera 56'A
9 Vente
9 Zonneveld
11 Ideho 10 Babadi 7 Terho
8 Hatenboer 6 Baas
5 Kuipers 4 Martins Indi 3 Young 2 Martes
1 Brouwer
Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. #1 Michael BrouwerG
  2. #4 Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. #3 Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. #5 Bas KuipersLB
  5. #2 Lushendry MartesRB
  6. IB #10 Isaac BabadiAM
  7. CH #8 Cedric HatenboerLM
  8. #6 Julian BaasRM
  9. #9 Milan ZonneveldF
  10. #11 Joel IdehoAM-L
  11. #7 Casper TerhoAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Heerenveen

  1. #22 Bernt KlaverboerG
  2. #3 Maas WillemsenCD-L
  3. #4 Sam KerstenCD-R
  4. #19 Vasilios ZagaritisLB
  5. #45 Oliver BraudeRB
  6. #36 Nolhan CourtensAM28'
  7. #14 Levi SmansLM
  8. #16 Marcus LindayRM
  9. #9 Dylan VenteF
  10. #7 Maxence RiveraAM-L56'
  11. #20 Jacob TrenskowAM-R43'
Substitutes · 5 used

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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