All you need to know about the Sparta Rotterdam - FC Utrecht game:

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Thu 13.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (11026 seats)

Sparta Rotterdam will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind FC Utrecht.

Insights:
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

FC Utrecht play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for FC Utrecht when playing on artifical turf are 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from 15 matches. They have scored 34 goals and conceded 32 times in these games.

FC Utrecht are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Sparta Rotterdam form and stats

Sparta Rotterdam have collected 21 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 6-3-7. Sparta Rotterdam has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. We remember; it was Willem II.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting FC Groningen.

Rotterdam are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at SC Heerenveen awaits in three days.

The Rotterdam fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 16 league matches. Rotterdam have conceded 27 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. Utrecht are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Willem II.

A quick return to home after this game, as Utrecht are hosting PSV in the Eredivisie only three days away.

Utrecht are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 16 away games so far. As opposed to that, Utrecht have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the FC Utrecht - Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Rotterdam, one draw and nine wins for FC Utrecht. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Sparta RotterdamL. Thy
L. Thy
13 goals
FC UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
10 goals
FC UtrechtG. Kerk
G. Kerk
8 goals

Sparta Rotterdam missing players

FC Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sparta Rotterdam FC Utrecht
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
12 6 1 Won W 2 7 13
7 3 1 Drew D 2 6 12
13 7 3 Lost L 1 3 7
47 30 10 Scored S 4 25 51
47 27 12 Conceded C 5 16 40
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 88% 94%
81% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 69% 78%
41% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 53%
28% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 34%
22% 38% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 19%
47% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 62% 69%
28% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 31% 22%
28% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 19% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.9 1.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.8 14.4 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 13.1 14.3
4.3 5.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5.1 5.2
34% 37% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 31% 31%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 31 25 4 2 93 21 16 13 2 1 50 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 72 79
2 AZ 32 20 7 5 70 41 16 11 2 3 34 18 16 9 5 2 36 23 29 67
3 PSV 31 19 8 4 67 32 16 12 3 1 35 11 15 7 5 3 32 21 35 65
4 Vitesse 32 18 6 8 48 32 16 11 4 1 25 9 16 7 2 7 23 23 16 60
5 Feyenoord 31 15 10 6 60 32 15 8 6 1 32 10 16 7 4 5 28 22 28 55
6 FC Utrecht 32 13 12 7 51 40 16 6 6 4 26 24 16 7 6 3 25 16 11 51
7 FC Groningen 31 13 7 11 36 36 16 7 5 4 17 13 15 6 2 7 19 23 0 46
8 Sparta Rotterdam 32 12 7 13 47 47 16 6 3 7 30 27 16 6 4 6 17 20 0 43
9 Heracles 32 12 7 13 41 47 16 8 3 5 28 15 16 4 4 8 13 32 -6 43
10 Fortuna Sittard 32 12 4 16 46 53 16 5 2 9 24 30 16 7 2 7 22 23 -7 40
11 SC Heerenveen 32 9 12 11 41 44 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 3 7 6 20 28 -3 39
12 FC Twente 32 9 11 12 44 46 16 3 6 7 20 23 16 6 5 5 24 23 -2 38
13 PEC Zwolle 31 8 11 12 41 48 15 5 6 4 18 17 16 3 5 8 23 31 -7 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 32 6 9 17 31 51 16 4 4 8 19 24 16 2 5 9 12 27 -20 27
15 Willem II 31 6 7 18 34 64 15 5 2 8 20 30 16 1 5 10 14 34 -30 25
16 FC Emmen 31 5 9 17 33 63 15 3 4 8 23 36 16 2 5 9 10 27 -30 24
17 VVV-Venlo 32 6 5 21 42 84 16 3 4 9 20 42 16 3 1 12 22 42 -42 23
18 ADO Den Haag 31 3 10 18 25 69 16 1 6 9 16 34 15 2 4 9 9 35 -44 19

Table
  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 31 25 4 2 93 21 16 13 2 1 50 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 72 79
2 AZ 32 20 7 5 70 41 16 11 2 3 34 18 16 9 5 2 36 23 29 67
3 PSV 31 19 8 4 67 32 16 12 3 1 35 11 15 7 5 3 32 21 35 65
4 Vitesse 32 18 6 8 48 32 16 11 4 1 25 9 16 7 2 7 23 23 16 60
5 Feyenoord 31 15 10 6 60 32 15 8 6 1 32 10 16 7 4 5 28 22 28 55
6 FC Utrecht 32 13 12 7 51 40 16 6 6 4 26 24 16 7 6 3 25 16 11 51
7 FC Groningen 31 13 7 11 36 36 16 7 5 4 17 13 15 6 2 7 19 23 0 46
8 Sparta Rotterdam 32 12 7 13 47 47 16 6 3 7 30 27 16 6 4 6 17 20 0 43
9 Heracles 32 12 7 13 41 47 16 8 3 5 28 15 16 4 4 8 13 32 -6 43
10 Fortuna Sittard 32 12 4 16 46 53 16 5 2 9 24 30 16 7 2 7 22 23 -7 40
11 SC Heerenveen 32 9 12 11 41 44 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 3 7 6 20 28 -3 39
12 FC Twente 32 9 11 12 44 46 16 3 6 7 20 23 16 6 5 5 24 23 -2 38
13 PEC Zwolle 31 8 11 12 41 48 15 5 6 4 18 17 16 3 5 8 23 31 -7 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 32 6 9 17 31 51 16 4 4 8 19 24 16 2 5 9 12 27 -20 27
15 Willem II 31 6 7 18 34 64 15 5 2 8 20 30 16 1 5 10 14 34 -30 25
16 FC Emmen 31 5 9 17 33 63 15 3 4 8 23 36 16 2 5 9 10 27 -30 24
17 VVV-Venlo 32 6 5 21 42 84 16 3 4 9 20 42 16 3 1 12 22 42 -42 23
18 ADO Den Haag 31 3 10 18 25 69 16 1 6 9 16 34 15 2 4 9 9 35 -44 19

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