Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

12th · 1-2-4 · 5 pts · -7
Nope, tied.
Sparta Rotterdam tied FC Utrecht
FC Utrecht0-1-2 3 – 3 Sparta Rotterdam1-1-1
FT · Sat, Aug 22

Match Details

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (Rotterdam)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 3, Utrecht 3.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 3, Utrecht 3.
  • 90'+7'Attempt saved. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (Utrecht). Assisted by Nick Verschuren.
  • 90'+6'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3, Utrecht 3. Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Ideho with a cross.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+5'Adrian Blake (Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+2'Adrian Blake (Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (Utrecht). Assisted by Joel Ideho with a cross.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
  • 89'Kevin Paredes went off injured after Utrecht had used all subs.

Line Score

12T
UTR 12 3
SPA 12 3

Match Leaders

FC Utrecht
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
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Key Events

90'+6'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3, Utrecht 3. Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Ideho with a cross.
86'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Julian Baas.
79'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joel Ideho replaces Robin van Cruijsen.
79'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Marvin Young.
77'Substitution, Utrecht. Guus Offerhaus replaces Siebe Horemans.
76'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Utrecht 3. Adrian Blake (Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
73'Substitution, Utrecht. David Min replaces Artem Stepanov because of an injury.
73'Substitution, Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Yoann Cathline.
72'Substitution, Utrecht. Per Kloosterboer replaces Neville Ogidi Nwankwo.
67'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Utrecht 2. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a through ball.
62'Substitution, Utrecht. Kevin Paredes replaces Ángel Alarcón.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Nökkvi Thórisson.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
46'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Utrecht 2. Artem Stepanov (Utrecht) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niklas Vesterlund.
45'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Utrecht 1. Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bas Kuipers.
16'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Utrecht 1. Matisse Didden (Utrecht) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross following a corner.

Team Stats

FC UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
General
44.1 Possession % 55.9
16 Shots 14
4 On Target 5
2 Offsides 1
7 Corners 5
13 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
303 Passes Completed 415
7 Crosses Won 8
8 Tackles Won 7
5 Interceptions 8
23 Clearances 16
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam D L L L W
FC Utrecht W W L L L

Starting Lineups

FC Utrecht3-4-3
1 Barkas
2 Horemans 3 Didden 16' 21 Nwankwo
23 Vesterlund A 20 de Wit 34 van den Berg 92 Zagre
11 Alarcón 18 Stepanov 46' 10 Cathline A
11 Santos 9 Thórisson 8 Van Cruijsen
5 Kuipers A 6 Baas 10 Mito A 7 Martes
4 Martins Indi 2 Verschuren 90'+6' 3 Young 45'
1 Bednarek
Sparta Rotterdam3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. #1 Filip BednarekG
  2. #2 Nick VerschurenCD90'+6'
  3. #4 Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  4. #3 Marvin YoungCD-R45'
  5. #6 Julian BaasCM-L
  6. SM #10 Shunsuke MitoCM-R
  7. #5 Bas KuipersLM
  8. #7 Lushendry MartesRM
  9. NT #9 Nökkvi ThórissonF
  10. AS #11 Ayoni SantosCF-L
  11. RV #8 Robin Van CruijsenCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

FC Utrecht

  1. #1 Vasilios BarkasG
  2. #3 Matisse DiddenCD16'
  3. NN #21 Neville NwankwoCD-L
  4. #2 Siebe HoremansCD-R
  5. #34 Davy van den BergCM-L
  6. #20 Dani de WitCM-R
  7. #92 Arthur ZagreLM
  8. #23 Niklas VesterlundRM
  9. #18 Artem StepanovF46'
  10. #10 Yoann CathlineCF-L
  11. #11 Ángel AlarcónCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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