Eredivisie · Matchday 3

Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht

Sparta Rotterdam
FULL TIME3 – 3
Utrecht
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:45:00 UTCSpartastadionMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Sparta Rotterdam 54%Draw 24%Utrecht 22%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
56Possession44
1.73Expected goals (xG)1.92
14Shots16
5Shots on target4
6Shots off target5
3Blocked shots7
9Shots inside box10
5Shots outside box6
5Corners7
1Offsides2
10Fouls13
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Saves2
485Passes382
415Accurate passes303
86Pass accuracy79

Match events

  • 16′Matisse Didden (assist Yoann Cathline)
  • 45′Marvin Young (assist Bas Kuipers)
  • 46′Artem Stepanov
  • 62′Nökkvi Þórisson → Milan Zonneveld
  • 62′Bruno Martins Indi → Mitchell van Bergen
  • 63′Ángel Alarcón ← Kevin Paredes
  • 67′Milan Zonneveld (assist Shunsuke Mito)
  • 72′Neville Ogidi Nwankwo ← Per Kloosterboer
  • 73′Yoann Cathline ← Adrian Blake
  • 76′Adrian Blake
  • 77′Siebe Horemans ← Guus Offerhaus
  • 79′Marvin Young → Teo Quintero León
  • 79′Aaron Meijers → Joel Ideho
  • 86′Julian Baas → Casper Terho
  • 90′Nick Verschuren (assist Joel Ideho)

Sparta Rotterdam · Utrecht

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Sparta Rotterdam5-4-1
46.5↓62'Indi
16.1Bednarek
57.3Kuipers
107.3Mito
66.5↓86'Baas
96.5↓62'Þórisson
27.5Verschuren
37.5↓79'Young
86.5Dyer
116.5Santos
76.5Martes
Utrecht4-3-2
16.1Barkas
216.5Nwankwo
26.5↓77'Horemans
236.5Nielsen
926.5Zagré
37.5Didden
206.5Wit
346.5Berg
116.5↓63'Alarcón
107.3↓73'Cathline

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 4Bruno Martins Indi6.5
  • 1Filip Bednarek6.1
  • 5Bas Kuipers7.3
  • 10Shunsuke Mito7.3
  • 6Julian Baas6.5
  • 9Nökkvi Þórisson6.5
  • 2Nick Verschuren7.5
  • 3Marvin Young7.5
  • 8Kiano Dyer6.5
  • 11Ayoni Santos6.5
  • 7Lushendry Martes6.5

Utrecht

  • 20Dani de Wit6.5
  • 92Arthur Zagré6.5
  • 1Vasilis Barkas6.1
  • 3Matisse Didden7.5
  • 10Yoann Cathline7.3
  • 2Siebe Horemans6.5
  • 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen6.5
  • 11Ángel Alarcón6.5
  • 34Davy van den Berg6.5
  • 21Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo6.5
Sparta RotterdamTale of the tapeUtrecht
5-4-1Formation—
9 ptsTable11 pts
-6Goal difference-10
WLLLDFormLLDWW
2Head-to-head wins0
54%Win chance22%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Sparta Rotterdam 2W0D0W Utrecht

Goals 3–1

  • 2026-01-25Utrecht0–1Sparta Rotterdam
  • 2025-08-17Sparta Rotterdam2–1Utrecht

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Sparta Rotterdam

WLLLD
  • @Telstar3-1
  • vsFeyenoord0-1
  • vsExcelsior2-3
  • @Twente0-4
  • vsGo Ahead Eagles2-2

Utrecht

LLDWW
  • vsAZ Alkmaar1-4
  • @Groningen1-2
  • @Ajax0-0
  • vsHeerenveen3-2
  • vsFortuna Sittard2-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Sparta Rotterdam9234-69
Utrecht9324-1011