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Matchday 3 · Saturday 22 August, 18:45 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht: line-ups and result

Sparta Rotterdam 11 · 5 points
  • 45' Marvin Young
  • 67' Milan Zonneveld
  • 90' Nick Verschuren
3 - 3
FC Utrecht 15 · 2 points
  • 16' Matisse Didden
  • 46' Artem Stepanov
  • 76' Adrian Blake

Line-ups Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht

Sparta Rotterdam 3-4-3 · Rogier Meijer
1 Bednarek
4 Indi
2 Verschuren
3 Young
5 Kuipers
6 Baas
10 Mito
7 Martes
11 Santos
9 Þórisson
8 van Cruijsen
  • 62' Milan Zonneveld Nökkvi Þórisson
  • 62' Mitchell van Bergen Bruno Martins Indi
  • 79' Teo Quintero Marvin Young
  • 79' Joel Ideho Robin van Cruijsen
  • 86' Casper Terho Julian Baas

Line-up for Sparta Rotterdam: Bednarek, Indi, Verschuren, Young, Kuipers, Baas, Mito, Martes, Santos, Þórisson, van Cruijsen

Bench
  • 30 R. Suur
  • 20 P. Kuiper
  • 12 B. Reith
  • 13 T. Quintero 79'
  • 14 G. Vianello
  • 18 J. Toornstra
  • 16 A. Roaldsoy
  • 21 Y. Jaber el Maftahi
  • 19 M. Zonneveld 62'
  • 17 M. van Bergen 62'
  • 22 C. Terho 86'
  • 15 J. Ideho 79'
Absentees Sparta Rotterdam

van Cruijsen (injured)

FC Utrecht 3-4-3 · Anthony Correia
1 Barkas
21 Nwankwo
3 Didden
2 Horemans
92 Zagré
34 van den Berg
20 de Wit
23 Vesterlund
10 Cathline
18 Stepanov
11 Alarcón
  • 63' Kevin Paredes Ángel Alarcón
  • 72' Per Kloosterboer Neville Ogidi Nwankwo
  • 73' Adrian Blake Yoann Cathline
  • 73' David Min Artem Stepanov
  • 77' Guus Offerhaus Siebe Horemans

Line-up for FC Utrecht: Barkas, Nwankwo, Didden, Horemans, Zagré, van den Berg, de Wit, Vesterlund, Cathline, Stepanov, Alarcón

Bench
  • 25 M. Brouwer
  • 33 K. Gadellaa
  • 35 V. Plantinga
  • 6 G. Offerhaus 77'
  • 32 P. Kloosterboer 72'
  • 14 Z. Iqbal
  • 30 K. Paredes 63'
  • 15 A. Blake 73'
  • 47 E. C. Owen
  • 9 D. Min 73'
Absentees FC Utrecht

Engwanda, van Ommeren, Jonathans, Ohio, Vesterlund, Agougil, Jensen (injured), van Overeem, Broholm (doubtful), Paredes (unavailable)

Which English players could feature in Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht?

1 player
  • Adrian Blake FC Utrecht Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. Milan Zonneveld Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Marvin Young Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Nökkvi Þórisson Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Bas Kuipers Defender 0 goals 2 assists
  5. Shunsuke Mito Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists

FC Utrecht

  1. Artem Stepanov Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Matisse Didden Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Adrian Blake Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Dani de Wit Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Niklas Vesterlund Defender 0 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Sparta Rotterdam

Player Starts Min. Form
Lushendry Martes 5/5 450 solid
Bas Kuipers 5/5 450 solid
Marvin Young 5/5 439 strong
Shunsuke Mito 5/5 423 mixed
Filip Bednarek 4/4 360 solid
Julian Baas 4/4 339 solid
Bruno Martins Indi 4/4 328 solid
Nick Verschuren 3/5 275 solid

FC Utrecht

Player Starts Min. Form
Dani de Wit 5/5 415 solid
Arthur Zagré 5/5 405 mixed
Siebe Horemans 5/5 388 mixed
Ángel Alarcón 5/5 387 mixed
Vasilis Barkas 4/4 360 poor
Yoann Cathline 5/5 326 solid
Niklas Vesterlund 4/4 326 solid
Davy van den Berg 3/5 297 solid

Stats

Sparta Rotterdam Match FC Utrecht
  • 1.73 xG 1.92
  • 56% Possession 44%
  • 14 Shots 16
  • 5 Shots on target 4
  • 6 Shots off target 5
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 10 Fouls 13
  • 1 Offsides 2
  • 0 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.93 1.64
  • Predicted goals2.0
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners6.0

Team comparison

SPA home Per match UTR away
0.67 Points 0.50
1.67 Goals for 2.00
2.00 Goals against 2.50
1.56 xG for 1.56
1.79 xG against 1.62
8.3 Corners 4.0
LDD Home and away form LD

Head-to-head record Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht

21 previous meetings
4 Sparta Rotterdam 2 draws 15 FC Utrecht
  • Goals per match2.71
  • Both teams scored52%
  • Over 2.5 goals62%
  • Jan 2026 FC Utrecht 0 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Aug 2025 Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 FC Utrecht
  • May 2025 FC Utrecht 1 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Nov 2024 Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 4 FC Utrecht
  • May 2024 FC Utrecht 3 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • May 2024 FC Utrecht 0 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Nov 2023 Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 2 FC Utrecht
  • Jun 2023 Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1 FC Utrecht
  • Jun 2023 FC Utrecht 1 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Feb 2023 Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 3 FC Utrecht

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Sparta Rotterdam against FC Utrecht?

Sparta Rotterdam are without Robin van Cruijsen (injury).

Who is unavailable for FC Utrecht against Sparta Rotterdam?

FC Utrecht are without Alonzo Engwanda (hamstring injury), Jaygo van Ommeren (back injury), Kevin Paredes (not registered), Miliano Jonathans (knee injury), Noah Ohio (knee injury) and Niklas Vesterlund (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

What formation do Sparta Rotterdam play?

Sparta Rotterdam have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do FC Utrecht play?

FC Utrecht have used a 3-4-3 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-3.

How did the last meeting between Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht finish?

On 25 January 2026, FC Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam finished 0-1.

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