Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht match stats & report

0–1 After penalties

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · Ref J. Kamphuis

Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures · Utrecht stats & fixtures

Sparta Rotterdam lost to Utrecht 0–1 in the Eredivisie (Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals) on 4 June 2023. Sparta Rotterdam had 56% of the ball.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht match statistics

Sparta RotterdamUtrecht

56% Ball possession 44%
22 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 5
11 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 1
11 Shots inside the box 8
10 Corners 4
11 Fouls 17
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
602 Passes 484
79% Pass accuracy 68%
4 Goalkeeper saves 7

Goals and cards

59' Yellow card Mark van der Maarel Utrecht
80' Goal N. Viergever (assist S. van de Streek) Utrecht
90+1' Yellow card V. van Crooij Sparta Rotterdam
90+6' Yellow card Can Bozdoğan Utrecht

Penalty shoot-out: 5–4

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-3-3 M. Steijn

1 N. Olij

5 A. Meijers 4 Mike Eerdhuijzen 3 B. Vriends 2 S. Sambo

10 Arno Verschueren 8 Y. Namli 6 J. Kitolano

11 K. Saito 9 T. Lauritsen 7 V. van Crooij

Bench A. Auassar , D. Abels , Jonathan de Guzmán , P. Brouwer , R. Meissen , Elias Hoff Melkersen , Mica Pinto , D. van Crooij , Pedro Alemañ , Y. Schoonderwaldt , M. Tahiri , J. van Mullem

Utrecht

Confirmed 4-3-3 M. Silberbauer

1 V. Barkas

2 Mark van der Maarel 24 N. Viergever 33 M. van der Hoorn 17 S. Klaiber

18 J. Toornstra 22 S. van de Streek 6 Can Bozdoğan

26 O. Boussaid 9 T. Douvikas 23 B. Ramselaar

Bench Taylor Booth , B. Dost , Modibo Sagnan , H. ter Avest , L. Brouwers , A. Descotte , F. de Keijzer , R. Shein , Tommy St Jago , T. Nijhuis , R. Kluivert , N. Maeda

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
1 Jun 23	Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam	1–2
24 Feb 23	Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht	0–3
23 Oct 22	Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam	3–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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