Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht
Ref: A. LindhoutSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat Utrecht 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Kitolano and Lauritsen scored for Sparta Rotterdam; de Wit replied for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.47 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 1.39 for Utrecht. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
⇄
Mito
⚽
Kitolano
Assist: van Aanholt
Second Half
46'
⇄
Rodríguez
⇄
Toornstra
59'
de Wit
Yellow Card
63'
⚽
de Wit
72'
⇄
Jensen
72'
⇄
Blake
78'
⇄
Zechiël
80'
Engwanda
Yellow Card
⚽
Lauritsen
Penalty
90+3'
⇄
El Karouani
Lauritsen
Yellow Card
⇄
Kitolano
90'
El Karouani
Yellow Card
⇄
Ltaief
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 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 RotterdamUtrecht
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.47VS1.39
Attack0 · 5 won
15
Shots
20
5
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
9
3
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
402
Total passes
479
313
Accurate passes
414
78%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline3 · 0 won
9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
8
0.01
Goals prevented
0.01
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3
Utrecht
4-2-2-2
Sparta Rotterdam
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2S. BakariD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4B. Martins IndiD
- 5P. van AanholtD
- 6J. KitolanoM
- 7S. LtaiefF
- 8P. ClementM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10J. ToornstraM
- 11S. MitoF
Substitutes
- 12M. de LigtD
- 13Teo QuinteroD
- 14T. VelthuisD
- 15M. KleijnD
- 16J. BaasM
- 17A. OufkirF
- 18A. SantosM
- 19N. ÞórissonF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21G. VianelloD
- 30P. KuiperG
Utrecht
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 2S. HoremansD
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 7V. JensenF
- 15A. BlakeM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 20D. de WitF
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezM
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 27A. EngwandaM
Substitutes
- 5K. FinnssonD
- 6D. van den BergM
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 11N. OhioF
- 17E. DemircanF
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 26M. JonathansF
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 40M. DiddenD
- 46J. van OmmerenM
- 51M. EppinkG
- 55D. MurkinD
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 54 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Shunsuke Mito | F | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max De Ligt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giannino Vianello | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 69 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Julian Baas | M | 36 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dani de Wit | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Michael Brouwer | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Jensen | F | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Adrian Blake | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Ohio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirhan Demircan | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mees Eppink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 12 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Derry Murkin | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy van den Berg | M | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |