ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam defeats Vitesse 1-0 after A. Verschueren scored just 1 goal (6′).

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Richard Martens with the assistance of Richard Brondijk and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti.

Match Statistics​

Sparta Rotterdam

1 - 0

Vitesse

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 104 Attack 94
  • 59 Dangerous attack 35
  • 94 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sparta Rotterdam was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sparta Rotterdam was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Rotterdam won the match​.

Sparta Rotterdam shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Saïd Bakari). On the opposite side, Vitesse received 2 yellow cards (Carlens Arcus and Enzo Cornelisse).

Match Timeline

Arno Verschueren(goal)Koki Saito
6'
27'
49'
Saïd Bakari- Yellow
59'
64'
Miliano Jonathans - sub ->Kacper Kozłowski
64'
Gyan de Regt- sub ->Fodé Fofana
65'
E. Cornelisse- Yellow
Joshua Kitolano (VAR)
66'
C. Brym- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
77'
Metinho- sub ->Jonathan de Guzmán
78'
C. Neghli- sub ->Pelle Clement
84'
85'
Carlens Arcus- Yellow
87'
Jordi Altena- sub ->Ramon Hendriks
87'
Dominik Oroz- sub ->Mica Pinto

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, Sparta Rotterdam will have 11 points like Feyenoord to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse will stay with 3 points like FC Utrecht to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

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

Vitesse will play away agasint SC Heerenveen on the 12th of May with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of SC Heerenveen (15 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
D. van der Kust 5.Suriname
7.9
D
R. Meissen 3.Netherlands
7.7
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
7.7
59'
D
Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
7.5
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.3
78'
M
Pelle Clement 7.Netherlands
7.0
84'
M
Joshua Kitolano 8.Norway
7.0
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.8
6'
M
K. Saito 11.Japan
7.9
49'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
7.5
77'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
Django Warmerdam 15.Netherlands
M
D. van Wageningen 12.Netherlands
M
Metinho 14.Brazil
6.4
78'
M
P. Serra 17.Spain
F
C. Neghli 16.Algeria
6.7
84'
F
Agustín Anello 18.Belgium
7.0
49'
F
C. Brym 19.Canada
6.8
77'

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

The manager Jeroen Rijsdijk decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij (6.8), Saïd Bakari (7.7), Bart Vriends, Rick Meissen (7.7), Tijs Velthuis (7.5), Djevencio van der Kust (7.9), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.3), Joshua Kitolano (7.0), Pelle Clement (7.0), Arno Verschueren (7.8), Koki Saito (7.9) and Tobias Lauritsen (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Django Warmerdam, Dylan van Wageningen, Metinho (6.4), Camiel Neghli (6.7), Pedro Alemañ Serna, Agustin Anello (7.0), Charles-Andreas Brym (6.8), Youri Schoonderwaldt, Max de Ligt and Delano van Crooy.

Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of Agustin Anello (injured) and Camiel Neghli (injured).

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 4 changes: Koki Saito for Agustin Anello (49′), Pelle Clement for Camiel Neghli (84′), Jonathan de Guzmán for Metinho (78′) and Tobias Lauritsen for Charles-Andreas Brym (77′).

Best player: Djevencio van der Kust​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Djevencio van der Kust even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 33 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
7.3
D
Ramon Hendriks 15.Netherlands
7.5
87'
D
Carlens Arcus 2.Haiti
7.0
85'
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.7
87'
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29.France
7.5
M
E. Cornelisse 13.Netherlands
6.8
65'
M
Amine Boutrah 7.France
6.0
27'
M
Marco van Ginkel 8.Netherlands
7.5
M
K. Kozłowski 17.Poland
6.8
64'
M
Melle Meulensteen 20.Netherlands
7.0
M
Mathijs Tielemans 21.Netherlands
F
Fodé Fofana 11.Netherlands
6.7
64'
Substitutes
G
Markus Schubert 31.Germany
G
Tom Bramel 55.Netherlands
D
Giovanni van Zwam 43.Netherlands
D
M. Egbring 56.Netherlands
D
Dominik Oroz 6.Croatia
6.7
87'
M
Jordi Altena 44.Netherlands
6.3
87'
F
Gyan de Regt 25.Netherlands
6.4
64'
F
Miliano Jonathans 26.Netherlands
6.3
64'
F
Said Hamulic 10.Netherlands
6.4
27'

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

Phillip Cocu played with: Eloy Room (7.3), Carlens Arcus (7.0), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (7.5), Ramon Hendriks (7.5), Mica Pinto (6.7), Melle Meulensteen (7.0), Mathijs Tielemans, Enzo Cornelisse (6.8), Amine Boutrah (6.0), Marco van Ginkel (7.5), Kacper Kozłowski (6.8) and Fodé Fofana (6.7).

They had on the bench: Dominik Oroz (6.7), Said Hamulić (6.4), Gyan de Regt (6.4), Miliano Jonathans (6.3), Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam, Jordi Altena (6.3), Tom Bramel and Mats Egbring.

Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Said Hamulić (injured), Gyan de Regt (injured) and Dominik Oroz (injured).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 5 changes: Amine Boutrah for Said Hamulić (27′), Fodé Fofana for Gyan de Regt (64′), Mica Pinto for Dominik Oroz (87′), Kacper Kozłowski for Miliano Jonathans (64′) and Ramon Hendriks for Jordi Altena (87′).

Best player: Ramon Hendriks​

The most impressive player for Vitesse was Ramon Hendriks.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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