Football betting preview: Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 10.January
Match begins: 11:15 (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 11 points behind Feyenoord.

Insights:
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Feyenoord has the most points from losing position (15) in Eredivisie

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Feyenoord's home stadium. The visitors last eleven games on artifical turf have ended in 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Sparta Rotterdam form and stats

2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for Sparta Rotterdam so far this season.

Rotterdam are returning here after visiting FC Twente in a Eredivisie game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Deroy Duarte and Mario Engels scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against FC Groningen that was lost 2-3.

The manager H. Fraser will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fortuna Sittard in only three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Sparta Rotterdam's attacking play is working. Rotterdam have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Feyenoord form and stats

Feyenoord's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Feyenoord collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Eredivisie. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

Feyenoord won their last game, 3-0 versus SC Heerenveen played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vitesse wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Bryan Linssen certainly enjoyed Feyenoord's last game versus SC Heerenveen, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-0 victory.

A new game in only three days for Feyenoord, the Eredivisie home match versus PEC Zwolle. Busy days.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Feyenoord are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Feyenoord have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Feyenoord - Rotterdam 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Rotterdam won two, Feyenoord won six and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FeyenoordS. Berghuis
S. Berghuis
10 goals
Sparta RotterdamL. Thy
L. Thy
8 goals
RotterdamA. Harroui
A. Harroui
5 goals

Sparta Rotterdam missing players

Feyenoord missing players

Sparta Rotterdam Feyenoord
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 1 7 14
5 2 0 Won W 1 5 8
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 5
6 3 2 Lost L 0 1 1
24 16 6 Scored S 2 17 29
23 14 8 Conceded C 0 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
86% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 86%
50% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 71% 50%
43% 57% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 57% 36%
29% 57% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 21%
50% 71% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 57%
21% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 29% 36%
29% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.6 15 17 Shots (avg) S ( 14 19 17.8
4.9 6.1 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6.1 5.8
35% 37% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 36%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Feyenoord has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Eredivisie
  • Feyenoord has the most points from losing position (15) in Eredivisie
  • 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 14 11 1 2 52 10 7 6 0 1 25 6 7 5 1 1 27 4 42 34
2 PSV 14 10 3 1 33 11 7 7 0 0 18 3 7 3 3 1 15 8 22 33
3 Feyenoord 14 8 5 1 29 12 7 3 4 0 12 5 7 5 1 1 17 7 17 29
4 Vitesse 14 9 2 3 24 12 7 6 1 0 14 3 7 3 1 3 10 9 12 29
5 AZ Alkmaar 14 7 6 1 35 22 7 4 2 1 16 9 7 3 4 0 19 13 13 27
6 FC Groningen 14 8 2 4 18 15 8 4 2 2 8 6 6 4 0 2 10 9 3 26
7 FC Twente 14 7 3 4 26 18 8 3 2 3 13 11 6 4 1 1 13 7 8 24
8 SC Heerenveen 14 5 5 4 22 21 6 3 1 2 10 7 8 2 4 2 12 14 1 20
9 Sparta Rotterdam 14 5 3 6 24 23 7 2 2 3 16 14 7 3 1 3 8 9 1 18
10 FC Utrecht 14 3 8 3 18 21 7 2 4 1 10 10 7 1 4 2 8 11 -3 17
11 PEC Zwolle 14 3 7 4 16 22 7 2 3 2 7 7 7 1 4 2 9 15 -6 16
12 Heracles 14 4 3 7 15 24 6 2 1 3 9 7 8 2 2 4 6 17 -9 15
13 Fortuna Sittard 14 3 4 7 20 32 7 2 2 3 13 17 7 1 2 4 7 15 -12 13
14 RKC Waalwijk 14 3 3 8 13 26 7 1 3 3 8 13 7 2 0 5 5 13 -13 12
15 Willem II 14 2 3 9 16 30 7 2 1 4 10 15 7 0 2 5 6 15 -14 9
16 VVV-Venlo 14 2 3 9 20 42 7 1 2 4 8 25 7 1 1 5 12 17 -22 9
17 ADO Den Haag 14 1 4 9 13 35 7 0 2 5 7 16 7 1 2 4 6 19 -22 7
18 FC Emmen 14 0 5 9 15 33 7 0 3 4 11 20 7 0 2 5 4 13 -18 5

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.