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
- 2M. DeijlD
- 3G. NauberD
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 7J. BreumM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 17M. SurayM
- 18R. MargaretM
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 9M. SmitF
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 15R. WeijenbergM
- 23T. BaetenF
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 30S. JansenG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2S. SamboD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4B. Martins IndiD
- 5P. van AanholtD
- 6J. KitolanoM
- 7M. van BergenF
- 8P. ClementM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10J. ToornstraM
- 11S. LtaiefF
Substitutes
- 12S. BakariD
- 13Teo QuinteroD
- 14T. VelthuisD
- 15M. KleijnD
- 16J. BaasM
- 17A. OufkirF
- 18A. SantosM
- 19N. ÞórissonF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21G. VianelloD
- 30P. 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 |