Sparta Rotterdam vs Groningen
Ref: S. van der EijkSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat Groningen 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Mito and Mito scored for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 0.28 for Groningen. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
Martins Indi
Yellow Card
42'
VAR
Goal cancelled
43'
Janse
Yellow Card
45+1'
Peersman
Yellow Card
45+1'
Rente
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Mito
Assist: Santos
62'
⇄
Willumsson
62'
⇄
Rente
62'
⇄
Peersman
⇄
Clement
⇄
Santos
⇄
Martes
86'
⇄
Land
86'
⇄
van der Werff
⇄
van Bergen
90+5'
Higgins
Yellow Card
90+5'
Taha
Yellow Card
⚽
Mito
Assist: Kleijn
| # | 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
Sparta RotterdamGroningen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS0.28
Attack3 · 2 won
8
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
2
7
Shots in the box
4
1
Shots outside box
4
2
Shots off goal
1
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
416
Total passes
482
319
Accurate passes
405
77%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
5
-0.54
Goals prevented
-0.54
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Pelle ClementM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Ayoni SantosM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 13Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Julian BaasM
- 17Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 18Jens ToornstraM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Alwande Benedict RoaldsøyM
- 22Sayfallah LtaiefF
- 30Pascal KuiperG
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 17David van der WerffM
- 18Tygo LandM
- 26Thom van BergenM
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7Travis Enrique HernesM
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 15Elvis Arnold van der LaanD
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 19Oskar ZawadaF
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
- 57Nils EggensF
- 69Ryan HigginsF
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 90 | 9.3 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 81 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Pelle Clement | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jens Toornstra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | 8 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alwande Roaldsoy | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David van der Werff | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Marco Rente(C) | D | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tygo Land | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Younes Taha | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/9 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 62 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | M | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Metu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Wouter Prins | D | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nils Eggens | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 28 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |