Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 4 · Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg · Ref A. Lindhout

Willem II stats & fixtures · Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures

Willem II lost to Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 in the Eredivisie on 31 August 2024. Expected goals finished 0.39–0.93. Sparta Rotterdam had 56% of the ball.

Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam match statistics

Willem IISparta Rotterdam

44% Ball possession 56%
0.39 Expected goals (xG) 0.93
11 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 6
7 Shots inside the box 9
4 Corners 3
8 Fouls 7
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 4
435 Passes 587
84% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card Jonathan de Guzmán Sparta Rotterdam
27' Yellow card J. Bosch Willem II
48' Goal P. Clement Sparta Rotterdam
55' Yellow card B. Reith Sparta Rotterdam
69' Yellow card D. van der Kust Sparta Rotterdam
84' Goal Cisse Sandra Willem II
89' Goal C. Neghli (assist J. Baas) Sparta Rotterdam
90+6' Yellow card R. Meissen Sparta Rotterdam

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Willem II

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 P. Maes

1 T. Didillon Hodl

33 Tommy St Jago 30 R. Behounek 25 M. Tirpan

34 A. Lachkar

5 R. Sigurgeirsson 16 R. Meerveld 8 J. Bosch 7 N. Doodeman

9 Kyan Vaesen 14 Cisse Sandra

Bench R. Nizet , Boris Lambert , A. Ahmed Fatah , J. Bokila , Jens Mathijsen , P. Joosten , Maarten Schut , Khaled Razak , V. Vermeulen , Per van Loon , C. van den Berg , E. Kehrer

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 J. Rijsdijk

1 N. Olij

5 D. van der Kust 4 Mike Eerdhuijzen 3 R. Meissen 2 B. Reith

8 P. Clement 6 J. Baas

11 M. Nassoh 10 Arno Verschueren 7 C. Neghli

9 T. Lauritsen

Bench J. Kitolano , M. Young , Saïd Bakari , D. Tevreden , M. Kleijn , Metinho , S. Mito , C. Brym , Ayoub Oufkir , H. El Dahri , Y. Schoonderwaldt , Jonathan de Guzmán

Form guide

Willem II at home

2–2–4 in 8 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 8
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Sparta Rotterdam away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Jul 24	Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam	2–4
29 Jul 23	Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam	0–3
20 Jul 22	Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam	0–2

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

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