Sparta Rotterdam are leaning on their home crowd to aid them to do well in this match against FC Utrecht. Who will win at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel?
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Utrecht have scored more than double the goals of Sparta Rotterdam.
FC Utrecht play their home games on grass, while this game takes place on artifical turf. Recent results for FC Utrecht when featuring on artifical turf are 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats from twelve matches. They have scored 19 goals and conceded 18 times in these fixtures.
Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. Sparta Rotterdam have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. With eight home Eredivisie games in a row without a win, the Sparta Rotterdam fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Fortuna Sittard game long ago, can be stopped today.
An away draw last time out for Sparta Rotterdam, facing SC Cambuur in a game that ended 1-1. van Crooij (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Crooij hit two key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Sparta Rotterdam drew at home versus RKC Waalwijk.Rotterdam have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Sparta Rotterdam have conceded 14 goals.
FC Utrecht form and stats
FC Utrecht have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
FC Utrecht failed to get anything from their last game, a Eredivisie home match vs Ajax (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-3. Midfielder Boussaid was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.05. Boussaid hit one key pass.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against FC Twente.The visiting FC Utrecht have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. Utrecht struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht have faced off earlier this season: FC Utrecht - Sparta Rotterdam 4-0. Stats for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: zero wins for Sparta Rotterdam, one draw and nine wins for FC Utrecht. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ramselaar 6 goals |  M. Sylla 4 goals |  A. Douvikas 4 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 74% |
| 37% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 53% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 11.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.4 | 13.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 24% | 24% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 38% |
| 12.1 | 9.6 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.6 | 10.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
- FC Utrecht have scored more than double the goals of Sparta Rotterdam.
- Sparta Rotterdam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | PSV | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Ajax | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 55 | 45 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 39 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | AZ | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | -7 | 29 |
| 9 | NEC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 21 |
| 12 | Heracles | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | FC Groningen | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Willem II | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 18 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -28 | 13 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -21 | 9 |
