A crucial game in Eredivisie as both participants are challenging for the top positions. With Sparta Rotterdam in 6th position and Feyenoord placed 1st, this has all the looks of a thriling meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have the most points from losing position (24) in Eredivisie
Feyenoord play their home games on grass, while this fixture will take place on artifical turf. Up to date statistics for Feyenoord when featuring on artifical turf are 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from eight matches. They have scored {16 goals} and conceded 7 times on these occasions.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord 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
Sparta Rotterdam are steadily winning Eredivisie games and points here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.
A good away victory last time out for Sparta Rotterdam, who won 2-0 against FC Emmen (placed 16th). Olij loved the game against FC Emmen. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory. van Crooij (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.55/10. Crooij scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Sparta Rotterdam won a home game hosting Vitesse (3-1).Sparta Rotterdam have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel with 23 goals in 13 league matches.
Feyenoord form and stats
Feyenoord have an excellent away record in the Eredivisie so far with 9-3-1 from 13 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Feyenoord as they haven't lost any of their last 19 games.
Two travels in a row for Feyenoord, whose manager Slot could celebrate last time after the win against Ajax. Giménez has scored for this side three games in a row. The efficiency! Attacker Jahanbakhsh got a player rating of 7.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Jahanbakhsh served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
Before that, the win at home hosting Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League (7-1).
Take note! Both teams have scored in 8 of this club's last 10 league matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ajax in just three days.
Feyenoord are a potent attacking force on the road with their 33 goals in 13 league games. As opposed to that, Feyenoord have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent fixtures featuring these opponents have all ended as Feyenoord wins. Another one?Feyenoord - Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 was the result in these participants' latest head to head game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  V. van Crooij 9 goals |  A. Verschueren 8 goals |  T. Lauritsen 8 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | 23 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | 59 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 25 |
| 85% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 73% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 58% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 54% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 46% | 35% |
| 8% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 23% |
| 42% | 54% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 77% | 62% |
| 42% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 38% |
| 31% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 13.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 17 | 19.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 33% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 32% |
| 15.2 | 14.2 | 20 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3 |
- Feyenoord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Feyenoord have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Feyenoord have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have the most points from losing position (24) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Feyenoord is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 34 | 61 |
| 2 | Ajax | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 44 | 55 |
| 3 | PSV | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 53 |
| 4 | AZ | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 53 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 47 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | NEC | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Volendam | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -25 | 26 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 24 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 38 | -36 | 23 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -22 | 21 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 29 | -27 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -29 | 16 |
