Sparta Rotterdam will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 17 points behind Feyenoord.
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.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Feyenoord's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Feyenoord have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats with the goal stats 18-17 (scored/conceded).
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam at their home stadium (Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Sparta Rotterdam lost their last game at FC Utrecht (placed 6th) after a 1-5 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sparta Rotterdam won a home game hosting FC Emmen (5-1).
Sparta Rotterdam were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Sparta Rotterdam manager H. Fraser has got the team scoring with 30 from 13 home games in the league. Sparta Rotterdam's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Feyenoord form and stats
As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, Feyenoord have produced an overall stat of 5-5-2 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Feyenoord as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Ajax game have they lost an away game, meaning Feyenoord has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Feyenoord go into this game after a win, the home game against Willem II that ended 2-0. Before that, Feyenoord secured a home win against NAC Breda with the score 7-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Feyenoord's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 12 league matches away. In the opposite end, Feyenoord have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Feyenoord - Sparta Rotterdam 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sparta Rotterdam three wins, one draw and Feyenoord six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Berghuis 15 goals |  M. Rayhi 7 goals |  R. Ache 5 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | 30 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 50 |
| 45 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 35 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 88% |
| 69% | 77% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 58% | 64% |
| 42% | 46% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 42% | 44% |
| 23% | 31% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 33% | 28% |
| 62% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 67% | 68% |
| 23% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 24% |
| 23% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | 12% |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 322 | 154 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 75 | 162 | 371 |
| 98 | 55 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 60 | 144 |
| 42% | 55% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | 35% |
- Feyenoord is in the best form (5-1-0)
- 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 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 45 | 56 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 56 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | PSV | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 5 | Willem II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 41 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | Heracles | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -27 | 28 |
| 14 | FC Twente | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -23 | 26 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -29 | 19 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 40 | -33 | 15 |