ROTTERDAM. FC Utrecht was finally too good for Sparta Rotterdam with the goal of A. Douvikas (12′), M. Mahi (47′) and S. van de Streek (75′). Sparta Rotterdam lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank with the support of Rens Bluemink and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sparta Rotterdam had a strong ball possession 56% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.​

Sparta Rotterdam shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (A. Dalmau). Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Q. Timber and M. van der Hoorn).

Standings

After playing this match, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 14 points to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht will have 32 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away against Feyenoord on the 6th of February with a 15-4 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (2 draws).

FC Utrecht will host SC Cambuur on the 5th of February with a 4-4 head to head.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Tim Coremans (7.0), Bart Vriends (6.3), Tom Beugelsdijk (6.8), Dirk Abels (6.2), Vito van Crooij (7.3), Younes Namli (7.1), Joeri de Kamps (6.4), Sven Mijnans (6.9), Aaron Meijers (6.8), Adrian Dalmau (6.8) and Lennart Thy (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Adil Auassar (6.6), Mario Engels (6.4), Achraf Madi, Bryan Smeets (6.5), Michael Heylen, Rijk Janse, Emanuel Emegha, Mica Pinto (6.4), Finn Murre and Laurent Jans.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: A. Meijers for (64′), S. Mijnans for B. Smeets (64′), Y. Namli for M. Engels (81′), J. de Kamps for A. Auassar (81′) and T. Beugelsdijk for A. Madi (90′).

Best player: Vito van Crooij​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij.

His rating is (7.3) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

René Hake played with: Fabian De Keijzer (7.4), Hidde ter Avest (6.8), Mike Van der Hoorn (7.2), Mark van der Maarel (7.6), Django Warmerdam (8.0), Othman Boussaid (7.4), Adam Maher (6.9), Quinten Timber (6.6), Anastasios Douvikas (7.1), Sander van de Streek (8.2) and Mimoun Mahi (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Simon Gustafsson, Joris van Overeem (7.0), Bart Ramselaar (6.6), Kevin Gadellaa, Arthur Zagre, Rick Meissen, Willem Janssen, Eric Oelschlägel, Remco Balk and Moussa Sylla (7.4).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 4 changes: Q. Timber for J. van Overeem (72′), A. Douvikas for M. Sylla (72′), O. Boussaid for B. Ramselaar (81′) and M. Mahi for R. Balk (90′).

Best player: Sander van de Streek​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Sander van de Streek.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• RKC Waalwijk – Fortuna Sittard – 2-1
• NEC – Feyenoord – 1-4
• Heracles Almelo – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1
• PSV – Ajax – 1-2
• Sparta Rotterdam – FC Utrecht – 0-3