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
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2S. SamboD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4Teo QuinteroD
- 5M. KleijnD
- 6J. BaasM
- 7M. van BergenM
- 8J. KitolanoM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10A. SantosM
- 11S. MitoM
Substitutes
- 12S. BakariD
- 13L. MartesD
- 14T. VelthuisD
- 15P. van AanholtD
- 16J. de GuzmánM
- 17P. ClementM
- 18J. ToornstraM
- 19N. ÞórissonF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21A. OufkirF
- 22L. DuijvestijnM
- 30P. KuiperG
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3M. WillemsenD
- 4S. KerstenD
- 6J. van OvereemM
- 9D. VenteF
- 10R. MeerveldM
- 16M. LindayM
- 19V. ZagaritisD
- 20J. TrenskowM
- 22B. KlaverboerG
- 45O. BraudeD
- 50E. GürbüzM
Substitutes
- 5P. BochniewiczD
- 7M. RiveraM
- 8L. BrouwersM
- 15M. EgbringD
- 17N. HoplandD
- 26A. van Axel DongenF
- 27V. SejkF
- 28H. PetrovD
- 31N. BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36N. CourtensM
- 44A. 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |