A total of 30 sets of matches have gone by and both Sparta Rotterdam and PSV are high up in the table. Get ready!
- Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PSV have the most scored goals (81) in Eredivisie
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting PSV have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 9-0-1 (win-draw-loss) from ten matches.
This looks to be an intriguing match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
9 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sparta Rotterdam have to build on here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in the Eredivisie.
Rotterdam travelled for their previous game, a trip to FC Twente that ended 3-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The attacker Lauritsen was named "man of the match" for Sparta Rotterdam with a rating of 8.95/10. Lauritsen scored two goals.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against SC Heerenveen.Goal fest? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this side has contained three or more goals.
Sparta Rotterdam have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel with 28 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Rotterdam have conceded 16 goals.
PSV form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for PSV as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Ajax in their previous outing. The KNVB Beker battle ended 1-1. Veerman got a match rating of 8.23 in that game, top player of the team. Veerman hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Ajax in the Eredivisie.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this club's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
The PSV manager van Nistelrooy has got the team scoring on the road, with 32 away goals in 15 league matches. In the opposite end, PSV have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
PSV have avoided defeat in the last 10 fixtures (8-2-0) against Sparta Rotterdam.These teams encountered each other previously this match year: PSV - Sparta Rotterdam 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  X. Simons 15 goals |  L. de Jong 12 goals |   T. Lauritsen 11 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
PSV missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 50 | 28 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 32 | 81 |
| 33 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 25 | 35 |
| 87% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 73% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 60% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 70% |
| 43% | 47% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 53% | 53% |
| 10% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 43% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 33% |
| 27% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.6 | 12.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 17.3 | 18.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 35% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 30% | 36% |
| 15.5 | 14.6 | 20.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23.3 | 12.7 | 10.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- PSV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PSV have the most scored goals (81) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most scored goals in the second half (46) in Eredivisie
- PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | Feyenoord | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 45 | 73 |
| 2 | PSV | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 46 | 65 |
| 3 | Ajax | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 47 | 62 |
| 4 | AZ | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 60 |
| 5 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 52 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 45 |
| 8 | NEC | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -9 | 38 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -21 | 32 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 30 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -22 | 28 |
| 16 | Excelsior | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 66 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 42 | -39 | 28 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 34 | -32 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -39 | 16 |
