Soccer game news: Home crowds with big expectations before Feyenoord - Sparta Rotterdam

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 06.February
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord (51177 seats)

Welcome to Stadion Feijenoord and this game starring Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie. Here's everything you must know!

Insights:
  • Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Feyenoord have scored more than double the goals of Sparta Rotterdam.

6-5-20 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Sparta Rotterdam when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 31 matches are 26-59 (scored/conceded).

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Feyenoord form and stats

Feyenoord have performed here at Stadion Feijenoord this season with 7 wins from 10 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Feyenoord are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadion Feijenoord, having lost their two previous games here.

Feyenoord enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at NEC's place. The match ended 4-1 with Kökçü (2), Jahanbakhsh and Til scoring. Kökçü (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.45/10. Kökçü scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 83 successful passes (of 93 total).

Preceding that match was the home game against Vitesse that was lost 0-1.

Feyenoord can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 24 times.

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Sparta Rotterdam form and stats

There's been little loot from Sparta Rotterdam's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Sparta Rotterdam, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Home advantage was not enough for Rotterdam in their previous game as they lost hosting FC Utrecht, 0-3. Midfield player van Crooij was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.1/10. Crooij hit three key passes.

A 1-1 draw at SC Cambuur's stadium before that.

The attacking power of Sparta Rotterdam when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As for defending, Sparta Rotterdam rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. Rotterdam has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Sparta Rotterdam - Feyenoord 0-1. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: seven wins for Feyenoord, two draws and one win for Sparta Rotterdam. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

FeyenoordB. Linssen
B. Linssen
11 goals
FeyenoordG. Til
G. Til
11 goals
FeyenoordL. Sinisterra Lucumí
L. Sinisterra Lucumí
7 goals

Feyenoord missing players

Sparta Rotterdam missing players

Feyenoord Sparta Rotterdam
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 2 9 20
13 7 4 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 8
4 2 0 Lost L 2 5 10
46 24 13 Scored S 2 7 16
19 10 1 Conceded C 5 14 31
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 75%
65% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 44% 40%
50% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 25%
20% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 44% 50%
45% 40% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 10%
15% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 45%
 
7.2 6.5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.1 3.9
3.8 2.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5.4 5.3
1.4 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
20.2 21 22.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.8 10.3
7 8 9.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.3 3.5
33% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 23% 23%
 
8.1 7.1 6 Shots against (avg) S A 18.5 14.8 12.1
3 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.5 5 4.8
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Feyenoord have scored more than double the goals of Sparta Rotterdam.
  • Feyenoord have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Feyenoord haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 20 15 3 2 61 5 10 7 1 2 38 3 10 8 2 0 23 2 56 48
2 PSV 20 15 1 4 48 26 10 8 0 2 28 14 10 7 1 2 20 12 22 46
3 Feyenoord 20 13 3 4 46 19 10 7 1 2 24 10 10 6 2 2 22 9 27 42
4 FC Twente 20 11 5 4 31 22 9 5 3 1 12 6 11 6 2 3 19 16 9 38
5 AZ 20 11 3 6 37 24 10 7 2 1 24 10 10 4 1 5 13 14 13 36
6 Vitesse 20 11 3 6 27 28 10 4 2 4 11 16 10 7 1 2 16 12 -1 36
7 FC Utrecht 20 9 5 6 36 26 10 6 3 1 23 10 10 3 2 5 13 16 10 32
8 SC Cambuur 20 9 3 8 33 40 10 4 1 5 18 21 10 5 2 3 15 19 -7 30
9 NEC 20 7 5 8 25 30 10 2 3 5 10 14 10 5 2 3 15 16 -5 26
10 SC Heerenveen 20 7 4 9 20 28 11 3 2 6 11 18 9 4 2 3 9 10 -8 25
11 FC Groningen 20 5 7 8 23 29 9 1 6 2 7 7 11 4 1 6 16 22 -6 22
12 RKC Waalwijk 20 5 7 8 23 31 10 4 1 5 10 17 10 1 6 3 13 14 -8 22
13 Go Ahead Eagles 20 6 4 10 20 32 10 4 0 6 13 15 10 2 4 4 7 17 -12 22
14 Heracles Almelo 20 5 5 10 22 27 11 5 3 3 16 13 9 0 2 7 6 14 -5 20
15 Willem II 20 5 3 12 18 39 10 3 1 6 7 16 10 2 2 6 11 23 -21 18
16 Sparta Rotterdam 20 2 8 10 16 31 11 1 5 5 9 17 9 1 3 5 7 14 -15 14
17 Fortuna Sittard 20 3 4 13 21 50 9 2 2 5 11 23 11 1 2 8 10 27 -29 13
18 PEC Zwolle 20 3 3 14 12 32 10 2 2 6 6 11 10 1 1 8 6 21 -20 12

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.