Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

12th · 1-2-4 · 5 pts · -7
Ugh, no.
Sparta Rotterdam lost to FC Twente
Sparta Rotterdam12-7-14 0 – 4 FC Twente15-13-5
FT · Sun, May 10

Match Details

De Grolsch Veste (Enschede) · 29,600 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, FC Twente 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, FC Twente 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 90'+4'Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 90'+4'Alwande Roaldsøy went off injured after Sparta Rotterdam had used all subs.
  • 90'+4'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3'Delay in match because of an injury Alwande Roaldsøy (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+1'Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Marko Pjaca (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arno Verschueren following a set piece situation.
  • 90'Ruud Nijstad (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Line Score

12T
SPA 00 0
TWE 04 4

Match Leaders

Sparta Rotterdam
FC Twente

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

88'Substitution, FC Twente. Arno Verschueren replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
88'Substitution, FC Twente. Robin Pröpper replaces Mats Rots.
80'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jens Toornstra replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
80'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Ayoni Santos.
79'Substitution, FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel replaces Daan Rots.
79'Substitution, FC Twente. Daouda Weidmann replaces Thomas van den Belt.
78'Goal! FC Twente 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mats Rots.
72'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Shurandy Sambo.
72'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Joshua Kitolano.
71'Goal! FC Twente 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
71'Substitution, FC Twente. Marko Pjaca replaces Sondre Ørjasæter.
70'Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59'Goal! FC Twente 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
58'Goal! FC Twente 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
19'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Mitchell van Bergen because of an injury.
17'Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Sparta RotterdamFC Twente
General
42.9 Possession % 57.1
9 Shots 26
1 On Target 13
0 Offsides 3
2 Corners 9
8 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
311 Passes Completed 427
1 Crosses Won 6
13 Tackles Won 11
10 Interceptions 9
30 Clearances 24
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
9 Saves 1

Recent Form

FC Twente W W W D D
Sparta Rotterdam W D L L D

Starting Lineups

FC Twente4-2-3-1
22 Tyton
28 van Rooij 23 Lemkin 43 Nijstad 39 Rots A
6 Zerrouki 20 van den Belt 58'59'
11 Rots 78' 14 Hlynsson 71' 27 Ørjasaeter
10 Lammers
9 Lauritsen
11 Mito 10 van Crooij 7 van Bergen
6 Kitolano 8 Santos
5 Quintero 4 Martins Indi 3 Young 2 Sambo
1 Drommel
Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

FC Twente

  1. #22 Przemyslaw TytonG
  2. #43 Ruud NijstadCD-L
  3. #23 Stav LemkinCD-R
  4. MR #39 Mats RotsLB
  5. #28 Bart van RooijRB
  6. #14 Kristian HlynssonAM71'
  7. #20 Thomas van den BeltLM58'59'
  8. #6 Ramiz ZerroukiRM
  9. #10 Sam LammersF
  10. #27 Sondre ØrjasaeterAM-L
  11. #11 Daan RotsAM-R78'
Substitutes · 5 used

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. #1 Joel DrommelG
  2. #4 Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. #3 Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. TQ #5 Teo QuinteroLB
  5. #2 Shurandy SamboRB
  6. #10 Vito van CrooijAM
  7. JK #6 Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. AS #8 Ayoni SantosRM
  9. #9 Tobias LauritsenF
  10. SM #11 Shunsuke MitoAM-L
  11. #7 Mitchell van BergenAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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