Go Ahead Eagles 3–3 Sparta Rotterdam
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.9 – 1.2
- Actual xG
- 1.3 – 1.9
- Goals
- 3 – 3
Footybot made Go Ahead Eagles favourites at 53%.
Sparta Rotterdam deserved more from the draw, creating 1.9 xG to 1.3.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Isaac Babadi, 54.7 in 90′.
Well below it: Jens Toornstra −15.3, Bruno Martins Indi −13.1, Alfons Sampsted −11.2.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Go Ahead Eagles
| 20 Sep 2026 | D 1–1 | at NEC Nijmegen |
| 12 Sep 2026 | D 1–1 | v FC Groningen |
| 8 Sep 2026 | D 3–3 | at FC Utrecht |
| 29 Aug 2026 | L 2–5 | at AZ Alkmaar |
| 23 Aug 2026 | W 3–1 | v ADO Den Haag |
Sparta Rotterdam
| 19 Sep 2026 | L 0–4 | v SC Heerenveen |
| 13 Sep 2026 | L 1–4 | at PSV Eindhoven |
| 4 Sep 2026 | D 2–2 | v PEC Zwolle |
| 29 Aug 2026 | L 1–2 | at Excelsior |
| 22 Aug 2026 | D 3–3 | v FC Utrecht |
Head to head
| 3 May 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Go Ahead Eagles 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam |
Go Ahead Eagles
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melle Meulensteen | 90 | 46.8 | −2.3 |
| Søren Tengstedt | 85 | 45.7 | −0.9 |
| Dean James | 57 | 43.8 | −1.6 |
| Yassir Rahmouni | 45 | 43.6 | −0.1 |
| Mathis Suray | 90 | 43.3 | −0.5 |
| Joris Kramer | 90 | 43.1 | −6.3 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 90 | 41.9 | −5.3 |
| Kjetil Haug | 90 | 41.0 | +2.6 |
| Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson | 74 | 36.8 | −6.2 |
| Evert Linthorst | 45 | 36.4 | −5.3 |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | 16 | 34.7 | – |
| Giovanni van Zwam | 90 | 34.3 | −10.7 |
| Erik Flataker | 10 | 33.3 | – |
| Alfons Sampsted | 73 | 29.2 | −11.2 |
| Tino Jukić | 17 | 17.8 | – |
| Thibo Baeten | 33 | 10.7 | – |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Terho | 28 | 78.7 | – |
| Isaac Babadi | 90 | 54.7 | +7.1 |
| Milan Zonneveld | 90 | 50.1 | +1.2 |
| Teo Quintero | 28 | 48.9 | – |
| Nick Verschuren | 90 | 48.7 | +3.2 |
| Andrej Kostić | 11 | 42.9 | – |
| Lushendry Edward Martes | 90 | 42.0 | −0.1 |
| Cedric Hatenboer | 90 | 40.6 | −0.6 |
| Robin van Cruijsen | 62 | 38.1 | −3.6 |
| Bas Kuipers | 90 | 38.0 | −0.4 |
| Marvin Young | 90 | 37.5 | −9.7 |
| Jens Toornstra | 62 | 36.1 | −15.3 |
| Michael Brouwer | 90 | 34.4 | −8.1 |
| Bruno Martins Indi | 79 | 33.1 | −13.1 |