Eredivisie 26/27 · 17 Oct 2026

Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 Willem II Tilburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sparta Rotterdam favourites at 61%.

Sparta Rotterdam won and made the better chances: 3.6 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maxime Delanghe, 58.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Maxime Delanghe +15.7, Finn Stam +14.7, Uriel van Aalst +9.4.

Well below it: Bas Kuipers −21.2, Cedric Hatenboer −19.1, Marvin Young −13.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

10 Oct 2026	D 3–3	at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
19 Sep 2026	L 0–4	v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
13 Sep 2026	L 1–4	at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
4 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v PEC Zwolle Eredivisie
29 Aug 2026	L 1–2	at Excelsior Eredivisie

11 Oct 2026	L 1–3	at FC Utrecht Eredivisie
19 Sep 2026	L 0–1	v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
15 Sep 2026	L 1–5	at AFC Ajax Eredivisie
11 Sep 2026	D 1–1	at AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026	L 0–3	v Excelsior Eredivisie

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Nick Verschuren Defender	90	0	0	0.06	50.3	+5.3
Michael Brouwer Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.0	+4.6
Jens Toornstra Midfielder	74	1	1	0.69	46.0	−0.1
Robin van Cruijsen Midfielder	83	0	0	0.33	44.4	+3.8
Isaac Babadi Midfielder	90	0	0	0.09	41.3	−5.5
Teo Quintero Defender	12	0	0	–	37.9	–
Milan Zonneveld Forward	90	1	0	0.87	37.8	−11.3
Lushendry Edward Martes Defender	90	1	0	0.65	36.6	−4.7
Alwande Roaldsoy Midfielder	16	0	0	0.07	33.3	–
Marvin Young Defender	90	0	0	0.62	32.6	−13.1
Bruno Martins Indi Defender	90	0	0	–	32.5	−11.3
Cedric Hatenboer Midfielder	83	0	0	0.07	21.2	−19.1
Mitchell Van Bergen Midfielder	12	0	0	0.10	17.0	–
Bas Kuipers Defender	90	0	0	0.08	16.0	−21.2

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.6	+15.7
Finn Stam Defender	90	0	0	0.07	56.8	+14.7
Tonny Vilhena Forward	66	1	0	0.37	52.4	+8.6
Thomas Verheydt Forward	24	0	0	0.01	49.9	–
Uriel van Aalst Midfielder	81	1	0	0.25	47.5	+9.4
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Defender	90	0	0	0.05	45.1	+8.6
Vito van Crooij Midfielder	90	0	1	0.34	43.8	+2.5
Hidde ter Avest Defender	90	0	0	–	42.7	+8.1
Chido Obi-Martin Forward	9	0	0	–	41.0	–
Jari Schuurman Midfielder	9	0	0	0.03	40.1	–
Anass Zarrouk Midfielder	66	0	0	–	38.4	–
Maxim Dekker Defender	88	0	0	–	37.7	−8.0
Devin Haen Forward	90	0	0	–	35.0	−6.5
Mats Lemmens Defender	24	0	0	–	34.4	–
Jaden Slory Midfielder	81	0	0	0.06	29.2	−7.7
Eser Gürbüz Midfielder	2	0	0	–	0.0	–