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Matchday 5 · Friday 4 September, 20:00 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel

Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle: line-ups and result

Sparta Rotterdam 11 · 5 points
  • 24' Milan Zonneveld
  • 69' Isaac Babadi
2 - 2
PEC Zwolle 14 · 4 points
  • 21' Ibrahim Cissoko
  • 80' Koen Kostons

Line-ups Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1 · R. Meijer
1 Brouwer
5 Kuipers
4 Indi
3 Young
2 Martes
8 Hatenboer
6 Baas
11 van Bergen
10 Mito
7 Terho
9 Zonneveld
  • 68' Isaac Babadi Casper Terho
  • 79' Jens Toornstra Cedric Hatenboer
  • 79' Alwande Roaldsøy Julian Baas
  • 86' Andrej Kostić Milan Zonneveld
  • 86' Nick Verschuren Bruno Martins Indi

Line-up for Sparta Rotterdam: Brouwer, Kuipers, Indi, Young, Martes, Hatenboer, Baas, van Bergen, Mito, Terho, Zonneveld

Bench
  • 20 F. Bednarek
  • 22 Joel Ideho
  • 21 I. Babadi 68'
  • 19 Andrej Kostić 86'
  • 30 P. Kuiper
  • 14 Teo Quintero
  • 12 B. Reith
  • 16 A. Roaldsøy 79'
  • 18 J. Toornstra 79'
  • 13 N. Verschuren 86'
  • 15 G. Vianello
Absentees Sparta Rotterdam

van Cruijsen (injured)

PEC Zwolle 4-2-3-1 · Henry van der Vegt
1 Schendelaar
2 Floranus
24 Viergever
28 Graves
3 Aertssen
8 Sommer
30 Thomas
22 Cissoko
25 Oosting
11 Mbayo
10 Kostons
  • 63' Ody Velanas Thijs Oosting
  • 75' Sydney van Hooijdonk Ibrahim Cissoko
  • 75' Damian van der Haar Sherel Floranus
  • 88' Elias Sørensen Tobias Sommer

Line-up for PEC Zwolle: Schendelaar, Floranus, Viergever, Graves, Aertssen, Sommer, Thomas, Cissoko, Oosting, Mbayo, Kostons

Bench
  • 9 E. Sørensen 88'
  • 26 Jadiel Pereira da Gama
  • 38 G. Rahajaän
  • 20 G. Reiziger
  • 18 O. Velanas
  • 4 T. Velthuis
  • 41 D. Verduin
  • 16 T. de Graaff
  • 17 S. van Hooijdonk 75'
  • 33 D. van der Haar
  • 37 Gilles van der Wal
  • 34 N. Fichtinger
Absentees PEC Zwolle

Krastev, Bürger, Namli (injured)

Highlights Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle

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

PEC Zwolle

  1. Koen Kostons Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Dylan Mbayo Midfielder 0 goals 3 assists
  3. Nick Viergever Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Elias Sørensen Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Ibrahim Cissoko Midfielder 1 goals 0 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

PEC Zwolle

Player Starts Min. Form
Jasper Schendelaar 5/5 450 excellent
Olivier Aertssen 5/5 450 mixed
Simon Graves 5/5 450 solid
Nick Viergever 5/5 450 mixed
Koen Kostons 5/5 447 solid
Tobias Sommer 5/5 439 solid
Ryan Thomas 5/5 433 strong
Dylan Mbayo 5/5 384 solid

Stats

Sparta Rotterdam Match PEC Zwolle
  • 56% Possession 44%
  • 21 Shots 15
  • 8 Shots on target 6
  • 5 Shots off target 7
  • 15 Corners 4
  • 12 Fouls 11
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.26 1.48
  • Predicted goals3.3
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners8.0

Team comparison

SPA home Per match PEC away
0.67 Points 1.33
1.67 Goals for 1.67
2.00 Goals against 1.67
1.56 xG for 1.57
1.79 xG against 2.40
8.3 Corners 3.3
LDD Home and away form LWD

Head-to-head record Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle

19 previous meetings
5 Sparta Rotterdam 5 draws 9 PEC Zwolle
  • Goals per match2.68
  • Both teams scored53%
  • Over 2.5 goals42%
  • Mar 2026 Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 PEC Zwolle
  • Nov 2025 PEC Zwolle 1 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Mar 2025 Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 PEC Zwolle
  • Nov 2024 PEC Zwolle 1 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Feb 2024 Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 2 PEC Zwolle
  • Aug 2023 PEC Zwolle 1 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
  • May 2022 Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 PEC Zwolle
  • Sep 2021 PEC Zwolle 1 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Apr 2021 Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 2 PEC Zwolle
  • Sep 2020 PEC Zwolle 4 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Sparta Rotterdam against PEC Zwolle?

Sparta Rotterdam are without Robin van Cruijsen (injury).

Who is unavailable for PEC Zwolle against Sparta Rotterdam?

PEC Zwolle are without Filip Yavorov Krastev (achilles tendon injury), Jan Bürger (knock) and Younes Namli (knee injury).

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 PEC Zwolle play?

PEC Zwolle have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Henry van der Vegt.

How did the last meeting between Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle finish?

On 8 March 2026, Sparta Rotterdam vs PEC Zwolle finished 1-1.

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