Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: M. VosAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Trenskow and Brouwers scored for Heerenveen; van Bergen replied for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.27 for Heerenveen versus 0.83 for Sparta Rotterdam. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
Linday
Yellow Card
⚽
Trenskow
Second Half
70'
⇄
Santos
72'
Quintero
Yellow Card
Braude
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Sambo
75'
⇄
Mito
⇄
Linday
⇄
Nordås
⚽
Brouwers
86'
⚽
van Bergen
Assist: Clement
89'
Young
Yellow Card
Klaverboer
Yellow Card
⇄
Meerveld
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 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
HeerenveenSparta Rotterdam
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.27VS0.83
Attack3 · 3 won
16
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
3
2
Shots outside box
10
3
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
425
Total passes
519
334
Accurate passes
443
79%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
5
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
9
Blocked shots
4
-1.87
Goals prevented
-1.87
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3M. WillemsenD
- 6J. van OvereemM
- 7M. RiveraM
- 10R. MeerveldM
- 16M. LindayM
- 18L. NordåsF
- 19V. ZagaritisD
- 20J. TrenskowM
- 22B. KlaverboerG
- 28H. PetrovD
- 45O. BraudeD
Substitutes
- 8L. BrouwersM
- 9D. VenteF
- 11L. OyenF
- 15M. EgbringD
- 17N. HoplandD
- 31N. BakkerG
- 36N. CourtensM
- 38I. MulderD
- 44A. NoppertG
- 50E. GürbüzF
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2S. SamboD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4B. Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6P. ClementM
- 7M. van BergenM
- 8J. KitolanoM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10A. SantosM
- 11S. MitoM
Substitutes
- 12S. BakariD
- 13M. de LigtD
- 14P. van AanholtD
- 15M. KleijnD
- 16A. RoaldsøyM
- 17C. TerhoF
- 18J. de GuzmánM
- 19M. ZonneveldF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21J. ToornstraM
- 22J. BaasM
- 23P. KuiperG
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4/8 |
| Joris van Overeem(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marcus Linday | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ingmar Mulder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers | M | 13 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dylan Vente | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Pelle Clement | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alwande Roaldsoy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max De Ligt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Terho | F | 20 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milan Zonneveld | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |