Sparta Rotterdam will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind PSV.
- Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It's no vacation for neither Rotterdam nor PSV as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
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 9-2-0 (win-draw-loss) from eleven matches.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
With 2 Eredivisie wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Sparta Rotterdam are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Rotterdam, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Happy days for Rotterdam in their previous game, a Eredivisie match away at Fortuna Sittard (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Feyenoord (0-2).
The Rotterdam manager H. Fraser has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Rotterdam have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.
PSV form and stats
Playing away, PSV have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Eredivisie this season.
PSV's previous game was their home loss versus AZ Alkmaar (1-3). A 2-2 draw at Ajax's stadium before that.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the PSV manager R. Schmidt as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against FC Volendam.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, PSV are regular goalscorers on their travels. PSV have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result PSV - Rotterdam 1-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sparta Rotterdam won one, PSV won seven and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Thy 9 goals |   D. Malen 7 goals |  C. Madueke 6 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
PSV missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 25 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 44% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 25% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 44% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 88% | 69% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 31% |
| 31% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 14.2 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.2 | 14.8 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 36% | 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | 39% |
- All of PSV's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PSV have scored in all their matches so far.
- PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 35 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | PSV | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Heracles | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 12 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -24 | 10 |
| 17 | Willem II | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -25 | 5 |