Eredivisie · Matchday 9
Sparta Rotterdam v Willem II
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCSpartastadionMatchday 9
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Sparta Rotterdam 60%Draw 22%Willem II 17%
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 RotterdamWillem II
49Possession51
3.46Expected goals (xG)1.24
22Shots13
8Shots on target4
11Shots off target6
3Blocked shots3
18Shots inside box7
4Shots outside box6
3Corners4
12Fouls12
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Saves5
383Passes395
300Accurate passes293
Match events
- 17′Tonny Vilhena
- 39′Jens Toornstra
- 41′Finn Stam
- 50′Lushendry Martes
- 57′Milan Zonneveld (assist Jens Toornstra)
- 66′Anass Zarrouk ← Thomas Verheydt
- 66′Tonny Vilhena ← Mats Lemmens
- 68′Uriel Van Aalst (assist Vito van Crooij)
- 70′Vito van Crooij
- 70′Lushendry Martes
- 74′Jens Toornstra → Alwande Roaldsöy
- 75′Thomas Verheydt
- 78′Alwande Roaldsöy
- 81′Uriel Van Aalst ← Jari Schuurman
- 81′Jaden Slory ← Chido Obi-Martin
- 83′Cedric Hatenboer → Teo Quintero León
- 83′Aaron Meijers → Mitchell van Bergen
- 85′Milan Zonneveld
- 88′Bas Kuipers
- 88′Maxim Dekker ← Eser Gürbüz
- 90′Chido Obi-Martin
Sparta Rotterdam · Willem II
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Sparta Rotterdam46.8Indi
88.6↓74'Toornstra
76.8↓83'Meijers
16.5Brouwer
56.5Kuipers
116.8Babadi
66.8Verschuren
106.8↓83'Hatenboer
36.8Young
97.5Zonneveld
27.5Martes
Willem II527.3↓66'Vilhena
56.3Avest
326.8Crooij
265.9Delanghe
236.3↓88'Dekker
246.3Tjoe-A-On
36.0Stam
76.3↓81'Slory
96.3Haen
186.3↓66'Zarrouk
197.3↓81'Aalst
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Sparta Rotterdam
- 4Bruno Martins Indi6.8
- 8Jens Toornstra8.6
- 7Aaron Meijers6.8
- 1Michael Brouwer6.5
- 5Bas Kuipers6.5
- 11Isaac Koroma Junior Babadi6.8
- 6Nick Verschuren6.8
- 10Cedric Hatenboer6.8
- 3Marvin Young6.8
- 9Milan Zonneveld7.5
- 2Lushendry Martes7.5
Willem II
- 52Tonny Vilhena7.3
- 5Hidde ter Avest6.3
- 32Vito van Crooij6.8
- 26Maxime Delanghe5.9
- 23Maxim Dekker6.3
- 24Nathan Tjoe-A-On6.3
- 3Finn Stam6.0
- 7Jaden Slory6.3
- 9Devin Haen6.3
- 18Anass Zarrouk6.3
- 19Uriel Van Aalst7.3
Sparta RotterdamTale of the tapeWillem II
6-3-1Formation4-3-3
9 ptsTable2 pts
-6Goal difference-17
DLLDLFormLLLDL
60%Win chance17%
Head to head
First meeting
Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Sparta Rotterdam
DLLDL- @Go Ahead Eagles3-3
- vsHeerenveen0-4
- @PSV Eindhoven1-4
- vsPEC Zwolle2-2
- @Excelsior1-2
Willem II
LLLDL- @Utrecht1-3
- vsFortuna Sittard0-1
- @Ajax1-5
- @AZ Alkmaar1-1
- vsExcelsior0-3
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |
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