Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 2 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · Ref A. Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures · Utrecht stats & fixtures

Sparta Rotterdam beat Utrecht 2–1 in the Eredivisie on 17 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.47–1.39. Utrecht had 55% of the ball.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht match statistics

Sparta RotterdamUtrecht

45% Ball possession 55%
1.47 Expected goals (xG) 1.39
15 Total shots 20
5 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 8
9 Shots inside the box 11
5 Corners 6
9 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 4
1 Yellow cards 3
402 Passes 479
78% Pass accuracy 86%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

25' Goal J. Kitolano (assist P. van Aanholt) Sparta Rotterdam
59' Yellow card D. de Wit Utrecht
63' Goal D. de Wit Utrecht
80' Yellow card A. Engwanda Utrecht
88' Penalty scored T. Lauritsen Sparta Rotterdam
90' Yellow card S. El Karouani Utrecht
90+5' Yellow card T. Lauritsen Sparta Rotterdam

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-3-3 Maurice Steijn

1 Joël Drommel

5 P. van Aanholt 4 B. Martins Indi 3 M. Young 2 Saïd Bakari

8 P. Clement 6 J. Kitolano 10 J. Toornstra

7 S. Ltaief 9 T. Lauritsen 11 S. Mito

Bench J. Baas , F. Bednarek , M. Kleijn , P. Kuiper , A. Oufkir , Teo Quintero , A. Santos , T. Velthuis , G. Vianello , M. de Ligt , N. Þórisson

Utrecht

Confirmed 4-2-2-2 Ron Jans

25 M. Brouwer

16 S. El Karouani 24 N. Viergever 3 M. van der Hoorn 2 S. Horemans

21 G. Zechiël 27 A. Engwanda

15 A. Blake 22 Miguel Rodríguez

20 D. de Wit 7 V. Jensen

Bench N. Ohio , Can Bozdoğan , N. Vesterlund , E. Demircan , M. Didden , M. Eppink , K. Finnsson , K. Gadellaa , M. Jonathans , D. Murkin , J. van Ommeren , D. van den Berg

Form guide

Sparta Rotterdam at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Utrecht away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

46% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 May 25	Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam	1–1
3 Nov 24	Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht	1–4
23 May 24	Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam	3–1
12 May 24	Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam	0–1
26 Nov 23	Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht	1–2
4 Jun 23	Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht	0–1

The full Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht head-to-head record