Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: E. BlankStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat Utrecht 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Mito scored for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.40 for Utrecht versus 0.59 for Sparta Rotterdam. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
7'
⚽
Mito
Assist: van Bergen
⇄
Eerdhuijzen
28'
Martins Indi
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Baas
⇄
Engwanda
47'
Martes
Yellow Card
⇄
Karlsson
62'
Young
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Santos
80'
⇄
Kitolano
⇄
Unknown
80'
⇄
Martes
⇄
Horemans
90+3'
van Bergen
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty cancelled
| # | 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
UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.40VS0.59
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
5
5
Shots on target
3
13
Shots in the box
3
9
Shots outside box
2
12
Shots off goal
1
10
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
500
Total passes
366
408
Accurate passes
277
82%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
1
1.34
Goals prevented
1.34
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Vasilis Cornelius BarkasG
- 2Siebe HoremansD
- 8Can BozdoğanM
- 10Yoann CathlineM
- 11Karl Jesper KarlssonM
- 16Souffian El KarouaniD
- 20Dani de WitM
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 27Alonzo Tim Engwanda-OngenaM
- 40Matisse DiddenD
- 44Mike EerdhuijzenD
Substitutes
- 3Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der HoornD
- 5Kolbeinn Birgir FinnssonD
- 6Davy van den BergM
- 15Adrian BlakeF
- 21Gjivai ZechiëlM
- 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenD
- 24Nick ViergeverD
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 38Oualid AgougilD
- 55Derry John MurkinD
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Julian BaasM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Ayoni SantosM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 13Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Alwande Benedict RoaldsøyM
- 17Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 18Jens ToornstraM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Pelle ClementM
- 22Sayfallah LtaiefF
- 30Pascal KuiperG
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vasilis Barkas(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derry Murkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy van den Berg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oualid Agougil | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Nick Viergever | D | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Julian Baas | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alwande Roaldsoy | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |