GO Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: R. HensgensDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat GO Ahead Eagles 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Clement, Lauritsen, and Quintero scored for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.60 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 1.71 for Sparta Rotterdam. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
26'
Toornstra
Yellow Card
36'
⚽
Clement
Assist: Lauritsen
Second Half
⇄
Suray
⇄
Meulensteen
61'
⇄
Ltaief
62'
⚽
Lauritsen
Assist: Sambo
⇄
Margaret
⇄
James
81'
Oufkir
Yellow Card
⇄
Linthorst
84'
⇄
Toornstra
86'
⚽
Quintero
Assist: van Aanholt
90+1'
⇄
Sambo
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GO Ahead EaglesSparta Rotterdam
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.60VS1.71
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
13
6
Shots on target
5
14
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
3
10
Shots off goal
6
12
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
68%
Possession
32%
554
Total passes
274
486
Accurate passes
207
88%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
2
1.34
Goals prevented
1.34
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Mats DeijlD
- 3Gerrit NauberD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 16Victor Kaj EdvardsenF
- 17Mathis SurayM
- 18Richonell MargaretM
- 21Melle MeulensteenM
- 22Jari De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 9Milan SmitF
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 15Robbin WeijenbergM
- 23Thibo Roger BaetenF
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
- 30Sven JansenG
- 34Yassir Salah RahmouniM
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 6Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 7Mitchell van BergenF
- 8Pelle ClementM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Jens ToornstraM
- 11Sayfallah LtaiefF
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 13Teo QuinteroD
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Julian BaasM
- 17Ayoub OufkirF
- 18Ayoni SantosM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Giannino Felicio VianelloD
- 30Pascal KuiperG
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Jakob Breum | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Mathis Suray | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Gerrit Nauber | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 71 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sven Jansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbin Weijenberg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | 90 | 8.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Pelle Clement | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mitchell van Bergen | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Giannino Vianello | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 13 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |