Straining Sparta Rotterdam hope to pull off a surprise win when they host top side Vitesse in the next league match. It’s 17th vs 4th and the home crowd will have modest expectations.
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Eredivisie
- Vitesse have the most points (18) away in Eredivisie
7 - 1 - 5 with 20-17. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Vitesse when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Vitesse play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
With 1 Eredivisie win, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Sparta Rotterdam are certainly not brimming with confidence. Game days at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Rotterdam as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Rotterdam faced defeat in their previous match, away at Vitesse (1-2).
Preceding that game was the away draw at SC Heerenveen that finished 0-0.Rotterdam aren't scoring a lot here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rotterdam have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Vitesse form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Eredivisie.
The supporters enjoyed Vitesse's previous game versus Sparta Rotterdam (placed 17th), a KNVB Beker 2-1 win played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Heracles Almelo.A new game in only three days for Vitesse, the Eredivisie home match versus PEC Zwolle. Busy days.
Vitesse has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Vitesse in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Rotterdam victories, one draw and seven Vitesse wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 9 goals |  N. Frederiksen 5 goals |   B. Vriends 3 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
Vitesse missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 75% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 10.6 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 14.6 | 15.4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| 12.8 | 10.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
- Sparta Rotterdam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals away as Sparta Rotterdam have scored home.
- Vitesse have the most points (18) away in Eredivisie
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | PSV | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Ajax | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 45 | 36 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | SC Cambuur | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | AZ | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | FC Groningen | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | NEC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Willem II | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 18 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Heracles Almelo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 12 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 6 |