Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Utrecht
Expected and what happened
No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.
- Expected xG
- –
- Actual xG
- 1.2 – 0.4
- Goals
- 2 – 1
Sparta Rotterdam won and made the better chances: 1.2 xG to 0.4.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jens Toornstra, 76.4 in 54′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Sparta Rotterdam
| 9 Aug 2025 | L 1–6 | at PSV Eindhoven |
FC Utrecht
| 14 Aug 2025 | W 2–1 | v Servette FC |
| 10 Aug 2025 | W 4–0 | v Heracles Almelo |
| 7 Aug 2025 | W 3–1 | at Servette FC |
| 31 Jul 2025 | W 4–1 | v Sheriff Tiraspol |
| 24 Jul 2025 | W 3–1 | at Sheriff Tiraspol |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Toornstra | 54 | 76.4 | – |
| Marvin Young | 90 | 76.0 | – |
| Julian Baas | 36 | 75.6 | – |
| Tobias Lauritsen | 90 | 70.1 | – |
| Joël Drommel | 90 | 65.7 | – |
| Bruno Martins Indi | 90 | 65.6 | – |
| Patrick van Aanholt | 90 | 53.8 | – |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | 89 | 48.6 | – |
| Saïd Bakari | 90 | 45.9 | – |
| Pelle Clement | 90 | 43.4 | – |
FC Utrecht
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siebe Horemans | 90 | 76.0 | – |
| Miliano Jonathans | 45 | 71.5 | – |
| Mike Van der Hoorn | 90 | 60.6 | – |
| Nick Viergever | 90 | 58.1 | – |
| Davy van den Berg | 18 | 51.4 | – |
| Adrian Blake | 72 | 50.6 | – |