A glance at the Eredivisie table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data available. Check out our Sparta Rotterdam - FC Utrecht match guide!
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Eredivisie
- FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
6-4-2 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for FC Utrecht when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those twelve matches are 22-10 (scored/conceded).
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 supporters can't complain about results here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel as Sparta Rotterdam have scored 20 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Eredivisie are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Sparta Rotterdam will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against Ajax (placed 2nd). This team put together a ten league fixtures long run without a defeat before that game! As you see from the result above, Sparta Rotterdam suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Rotterdam's goalkeeper Olij was extremely busy against Ajax, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Before that, Sparta Rotterdam had a home game versus Go Ahead Eagles which ended with a victory 2-1.Sparta Rotterdam have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Sparta Rotterdam are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Utrecht form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
There were no winners in Utrecht's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs PSV (placed 4th). Midfielder de Streek was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Streek scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-2 defeat away at Vitesse before that.A new game in only four days for FC Utrecht, the KNVB Beker home match versus Spakenburg. Busy days.
The FC Utrecht manager Silberbauer has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 11 league matches. For Utrecht, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
FC Utrecht have not lost in the last 14 games (12-2-0) versus Sparta Rotterdam.The previous head to head game ended FC Utrecht - Sparta Rotterdam 3-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Douvikas 11 goals |   V. van Crooij 8 goals |  A. Verschueren 7 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | 35 |
| 82% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 68% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 73% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 55% |
| 36% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | 41% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 36% | 18% |
| 41% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 55% |
| 45% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 32% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 23% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 13.1 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 32% | 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 43% | 30% |
| 15.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.7 | 12.9 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
- FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sparta Rotterdam have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Eredivisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Ajax | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 41 | 46 |
| 3 | AZ | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | PSV | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 43 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | NEC | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 20 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -25 | 13 |
