Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: Robin Hensgens, NetherlandsEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat Groningen 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Lauritsen and van Aanholt scored for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.22 for Groningen versus 0.88 for Sparta Rotterdam. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
15'
⚽
Lauritsen
Assist: Oufkir
Blokzijl
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Schreuders
60'
Duijvestijn
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
van Bergen
⇄
van Bergen
73'
Toornstra
Yellow Card
⇄
Peersman
⇄
de Jonge
84'
⇄
Oufkir
84'
⇄
Duijvestijn
Janse
Yellow Card
89'
⚽
van Aanholt
Land
Yellow Card
90+7'
⇄
Toornstra
90+7'
⇄
Lauritsen
⇄
van der Werff
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GroningenSparta Rotterdam
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.22VS0.88
Attack4 · 2 won
12
Shots
8
0
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
495
Total passes
327
404
Accurate passes
250
82%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline0 · 3 won
11
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7T. HernesM
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 15E. van der LaanD
- 18T. LandM
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
- 69R. HigginsF
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2S. SamboD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4B. Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6J. BaasM
- 7M. van BergenM
- 8J. ToornstraM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10L. DuijvestijnM
- 11A. OufkirM
Substitutes
- 12S. BakariD
- 13M. de LigtD
- 14T. VelthuisD
- 15P. van AanholtD
- 16P. ClementM
- 17S. LtaiefF
- 18J. de GuzmánM
- 19N. ÞórissonF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21A. SantosM
- 22M. KleijnD
- 30P. KuiperG
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6/6 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| David van der Werff | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Younes Taha | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/4 |
| Ayoub Oufkir | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Julian Baas | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max De Ligt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | 14 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |