Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen
Ref: Robin Hensgens, NetherlandsSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Trenskow, Zagaritis, and Bakari scored for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.52 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 1.38 for Heerenveen. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
24'
Linday
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: Linday
38'
Kersten
Yellow Card
Santos
Yellow Card
Second Half
47'
⚽
Zagaritis
Assist: van Overeem
⇄
van Bergen
⇄
Baas
⇄
Sambo
61'
⇄
Gürbüz
70'
⚽
Bakari (OG)
71'
⇄
Linday
71'
⇄
Vente
⇄
Santos
84'
⇄
Zagaritis
84'
⇄
Kersten
| # | 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
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.52VS1.38
Attack0 · 5 won
11
Shots
20
3
Shots on target
5
8
Shots in the box
11
3
Shots outside box
9
6
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
10
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
426
Total passes
389
334
Accurate passes
288
78%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
9
0.65
Goals prevented
0.65
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Teo QuinteroD
- 5Mike KleijnD
- 6Julian BaasM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Ayoni SantosM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 13L. MartesD
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 16Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 17Pelle ClementM
- 18Jens ToornstraM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Ayoub OufkirF
- 22Lance DuijvestijnM
- 30Pascal KuiperG
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
- 50Eser GürbüzM
Substitutes
- 5Paweł Piotr BochniewiczD
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 26Amourrichio Jahvairo Déshaunti van Axel DongenF
- 27Václav SejkF
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 44Andries NoppertG
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joshua Kitolano(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 34 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Saïd Bakari | D | 33 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 84 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/2 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris van Overeem(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dylan Vente | F | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marcus Linday | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Eser Gürbüz | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paweł Bochniewicz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Václav Sejk | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |