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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 19 Oct 2025

FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.0 – 0.7
Actual xG
1.2 – 0.9
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made FC Groningen favourites at 42%.

Sparta Rotterdam won a close one on the chances: 0.9 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tobias Lauritsen, 61.5 in 89′.

Well below it: Younes Taha −28.3, Marvin Young −21.7, Marvin Peersman −17.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Groningen

3 Oct 2025W 2–1at NAC Breda Eredivisie
28 Sep 2025L 0–1v Feyenoord Eredivisie
20 Sep 2025W 2–0v SC Telstar Eredivisie
14 Sep 2025W 1–0at FC Utrecht Eredivisie
29 Aug 2025W 4–0v Heracles Almelo Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

4 Oct 2025D 3–3v AFC Ajax Eredivisie
27 Sep 2025L 0–3at Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
19 Sep 2025L 1–5v FC Twente Eredivisie
14 Sep 2025W 1–0at Excelsior Eredivisie
31 Aug 2025L 0–4v Feyenoord Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Groningen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Stije Resink Midfielder90000.0659.1+2.6
Oskar Zawada Forward45000.7857.1–
David van der Werff Midfielder89000.2551.5−3.1
Thijmen Blokzijl Defender9000–48.6−3.8
Tyrique Mercera Defender90000.0847.6–
Jorg Schreuders Midfielder4500–47.3–
Dies Janse Defender9000–45.4–
Thom van Bergen Forward7200–43.9−5.3
Tygo Land Midfielder1300–43.5–
Tika de Jonge Midfielder77000.0142.1−15.3
Marvin Peersman Defender7700–40.7−17.5
Etienne Vaessen Goalkeeper9000–38.9–
Younes Taha Midfielder90000.0334.9−28.3
Mark Hoekstra Forward800–30.6–
Mats Seuntjens Midfielder1800–28.1–
Wouter Prins Defender1300–15.8–

Sparta Rotterdam

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Patrick van Aanholt Defender14100.08100.0–
Tobias Lauritsen Forward89100.3761.5+4.8
Jens Toornstra Midfielder8900–58.6+2.1
Sayfallah Ltaief Forward2100–56.6–
Ayoub Oufkir Midfielder84010.3855.9–
Teo Quintero Defender9000–55.8–
Bruno Martins Indi Defender9000–54.7–
Joël Drommel Goalkeeper9000–52.6−11.8
Lance Duijvestijn Midfielder83000.0548.6–
Shurandy Sambo Defender9000–47.9+1.6
Marvin Young Defender9000–46.6−21.7
Mitchell Van Bergen Midfielder6900–46.4–
Julian Baas Midfielder9000–41.6–
Ayoni Santos Midfielder1400–39.7–
Nökkvi Þórisson Forward100–38.1–
Jonathan de Guzmán Midfielder100–36.1–