HEERENVEEN. Sparta Rotterdam prevails over SC Heerenveen 3-1. Sparta Rotterdam was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Tobias Lauritsen (34′), Koki Saito (53′) and Koki Saito (62′). SC Heerenveen reduced the distance with a goal (71′) by Pawel Bochniewicz, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 19,700 spectators.​ The referee was Allard Lindhout with the help of Rogier Honig and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

SC Heerenveen

1 - 3

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 19 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 129 Attack 92
  • 72 Dangerous attack 35
  • 92 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 4 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

SC Heerenveen had a superior ball possession 55% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SC Heerenveen had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Sparta Rotterdam managed to find the solution to win this match.​

SC Heerenveen shot 19 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

(SC Heerenveen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

34'
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)
53'
K. Saito(goal)
62'
K. Saito(goal)
Luuk Brouwers - sub ->Simon Olsson
62'
P. Bochniewicz(goal)Osame Sahraoui
71'
78'
Denzel Hall- sub ->Hussein Ali
77'
Daniel Karlsbakk- sub ->Ché Nunnely
77'
88'
C. Brym- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
88'
C. Neghli- sub ->Koki Saito
89'
Pelle Clement- sub ->Arno Verschueren
90'
Pelle Clement- sub ->Arno Verschueren
Thom Haye- Red
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this encounter, SC Heerenveen stays with 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam has 7 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Andries Noppert 44.Netherlands
6.3
D
P. Bochniewicz 5.Poland
7.5
71'
D
Márcio Azevedo 6.Brazil
D
Mats Köhlert 7.Germany
6.4
D
Hussein Ali 15.Iraq
6.6
77'
D
Syb van Ottele 6.Netherlands
7.8
M
Ché Nunnely 17.Netherlands
6.7
77'
M
Simon Olsson 19.Sweden
6.8
62'
M
Osame Sahraoui 20.Norway
7.0
M
Anas Tahiri 26.Morocco
7.0
M
Thom Haye 33.Netherlands
7.7
90'
F
Ion Nicolaescu 18.Moldova
6.6
Substitutes
G
Mickey van der Hart 13.Netherlands
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
D
Denzel Hall 2.Netherlands
6.8
77'
M
C. Webster 14.England
M
Djenahro Nunumete 21.Netherlands
M
Luuk Brouwers 28.Netherlands
6.4
62'
M
Oliver Braude 45.Norway
F
Daniel Karlsbakk 9.Norway
6.6
77'

SC Heerenveen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kees van Wonderen decided to play with the following team: Márcio Azevedo, Andries Noppert (6.3), Hussein Ali (6.6), Syb van Ottele (7.8), Pawel Bochniewicz (7.5), Mats Köhlert (6.4), Thom Haye (7.7), Anas Tahiri (7.0), Ché Nunnely (6.7), Simon Olsson (6.8), Osame Sahraoui (7.0) and Ion Nicolaescu (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Denzel Hall (6.8), Daniel Karlsbakk (6.6), Mickey van der Hart, Charlie Webster, Djenahro Nunumete, Jan Bekkema, Luuk Brouwers (6.4), Melle Joop Witteveen (6.7) and Oliver Braude.

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 4 changes: Hussein Ali for Denzel Hall (77′), Ché Nunnely for Daniel Karlsbakk (77′), Simon Olsson for Luuk Brouwers (62′) and Arno Verschueren for Pelle Clement (90′).

Best player: Syb van Ottele​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Syb van Ottele.

His rating is (7.8) with 68 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
7.5
D
Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Django Warmerdam 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
7.8
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
6.3
78'
M
V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands
7.5
M
Joshua Kitolano 8.Norway
7.1
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.5
89'
M
K. Saito 11.Japan
8.4
88' 53', 62'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
7.3
88' 34'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
Sergi Rosanas 12.Spain
D
R. Meissen 13.Netherlands
D
D. van der Kust 15.Suriname
M
Jeremy van Mullem 14.Netherlands
6.4
78'
M
Pelle Clement 16.Netherlands
89'
M
P. Serra 21.Spain
F
C. Brym 19.Canada
88'
F
Agustín Anello 17.Belgium
F
C. Neghli 18.Algeria
88'

Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij (7.5), Saïd Bakari (7.8), Bart Vriends (7.3), Tijs Velthuis (7.0), Django Warmerdam (7.0), Joshua Kitolano (7.1), Jonathan de Guzmán (6.3), Vito van Crooij (7.5), Arno Verschueren (7.5), Koki Saito (8.4), Tobias Lauritsen (7.3).

They had on the bench: Charles-Andreas Brym, Sergi Rosanas, Rick Meissen, Jeremy Van Mullem (6.4), Djevencio van der Kust, Pelle Clement, Agustin Anello, Camiel Neghli, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Pedro Alemañ Serna and Delano van Crooy.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 4 changes: Arno Verschueren for Pelle Clement (89′), Koki Saito for Camiel Neghli (88′), Tobias Lauritsen for Charles-Andreas Brym (88′) and Jonathan de Guzmán for Jeremy Van Mullem (78′).

Best player: Koki Saito​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Koki Saito.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​