Sparta Rotterdam beats Vitesse 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ARNHEM. Sparta Rotterdam had a easy win over Vitesse.

By
Luke Meyer
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Sparta Rotterdam beats Vitesse 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ARNHEM. Sparta Rotterdam had a straightforward win over Vitesse. Sparta Rotterdam got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from S. Mito (7′), Pelle Clement (19′) and K. Saito (43′). Vitesse tried to recover with a goal from K. Kozłowski (45′). However, the match was closed by a goal (58′) scored by Mike Eerdhuijzen for Sparta Rotterdam. Vitesse was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 15,726 spectators.​ The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the help of Yorick Weterings and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.91 degrees Celsius or 48.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Vitesse

1 - 4

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 2
  • 116 Attack 98
  • 63 Dangerous attack 57
  • 83 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 6 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vitesse had a strong ball possession 64% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Sparta Rotterdam was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Vitesse shot 21 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Vitesse received 1 yellow card (P. Aaronson). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

7'
S. Mito(goal)
19'
Pelle Clement(goal)K. Saito
25'
C. Brym- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
43'
K. Saito(goal)D. van der Kust
K. Kozłowski(goal)Anis Hadj Moussa
45'
P. Aaronson- Yellow
57'
58'
Mike Eerdhuijzen(goal)Pelle Clement
61'
R. Meissen- sub ->Bart Vriends 
61'
C. Neghli- sub ->S. Mito
Gyan de Regt- sub ->Marco van Ginkel 
61'
Andy Visser- sub ->Thomas Buitink
61'
Giovanni van Zwam- sub ->Carlens Arcus
61'
64'
Arno Verschueren(VAR)
Amine Boutrah - sub ->K. Kozłowski
80'
80'
Jonathan de Guzmán- sub ->Metinho
80'
R. Rosario- sub ->K. Saito
90'
Saïd Bakari(VAR)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Sparta Rotterdam
43
31
Go Ahead Eagles
43
32
SC Heerenveen
37
32
Fortuna Sittard
36
32
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Almere City
34
32
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After playing this match, Vitesse stays with 17 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will has 37 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will host NEC on the 7th of April with a 14-8 head to head stats in favor of Vitesse (7 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host Heracles Almelo on the 7th of April with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (9 draws).

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
6.1
D
Carlens Arcus 2.Haiti
6.6
61'
D
Ramon Hendriks 15.Netherlands
6.8
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29.France
6.8
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.8
M
Marco van Ginkel  8.Netherlands
6.7
61'
M
P. Aaronson 14.United States
7.5
57'
M
Mathijs Tielemans 21.Netherlands
6.7
F
Thomas Buitink 19.Netherlands
6.4
61'
F
Anis Hadj Moussa 28.Algeria
7.3
F
K. Kozłowski 17.Poland
7.3
80' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Markus Schubert 31.Germany
G
Tom Bramel 55.Netherlands
D
E. Cornelisse 13.Netherlands
D
Dominik Oroz 6.Croatia
D
Giovanni van Zwam 43.Netherlands
7.0
61'
M
Melle Meulensteen 20.Netherlands
M
Toni Domgjoni 22.Kosovo
F
Amine Boutrah  7.France
6.6
80'
F
Joel Voelkerling Persson 9.Sweden
F
Gyan de Regt 25.Netherlands
6.8
61'
F
A. Mazilu 30.Romania
F
Andy Visser 58.Netherlands
6.4
61'

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

The manager Edward Sturing decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room (6.1), Carlens Arcus (6.6), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.8), Ramon Hendriks (6.8), Mica Pinto (6.8), P. Aaronson (7.5), Mathijs Tielemans (6.7), Marco van Ginkel  (6.7), Anis Hadj Moussa (7.3), Thomas Buitink (6.4) and K. Kozłowski (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Amine Boutrah  (6.6), E. Cornelisse, Dominik Oroz, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Melle Meulensteen, Toni Domgjoni, Gyan de Regt (6.8), A. Mazilu, Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam (7.0), Tom Bramel and Andy Visser (6.4).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 4 changes: Thomas Buitink for Andy Visser (61′), Carlens Arcus for Giovanni van Zwam (61′), K. Kozłowski for Amine Boutrah  (80′) and Marco van Ginkel  for Gyan de Regt (61′).

Player of the match: P. Aaronson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was P. Aaronson.

His rating is 7.5 with 44 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
7.5
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
6.6
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
6.7
61'
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 4.Netherlands
8.2
Goals58'
D
D. van der Kust 5.Suriname
7.9
M
Metinho 6.Brazil
7.5
80'
M
S. Mito 7.Japan
7.1
61' Goals7'
M
Pelle Clement 8.Netherlands
8.5
Goals19'
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.9
M
K. Saito 11.Japan
8.4
80' Goals43'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
6.8
25'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
K. Reitmaier 30.Germany
D
Sergi Rosanas 12.Spain
D
R. Meissen 14.Netherlands
7.1
61'
D
Tijs Velthuis 15.Netherlands
M
H. El Dahri 18.Netherlands
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 16.Netherlands
6.8
80'
F
C. Neghli 17.Algeria
7.0
61'
F
C. Brym 19.Canada
7.0
25'
F
R. Rosario 21.Curaçao
7.1
80'

Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij (7.5), Saïd Bakari (6.6), Bart Vriends  (6.7), Mike Eerdhuijzen (8.2), D. van der Kust (7.9), Metinho (7.5), Pelle Clement (8.5), S. Mito (7.1), Arno Verschueren (7.9), K. Saito (8.4) and Tobias Lauritsen (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergi Rosanas, R. Meissen (7.1), Tijs Velthuis, Jonathan de Guzmán (6.8), C. Neghli (7.0), H. El Dahri, C. Brym (7.0), Y. Schoonderwaldt, R. Rosario (7.1) and K. Reitmaier.

Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of C. Brym (injured).

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: Tobias Lauritsen for C. Brym (25′), S. Mito for C. Neghli (61′), Bart Vriends  for R. Meissen (61′), K. Saito for R. Rosario (80′) and Metinho for Jonathan de Guzmán (80′).

Player of the match: Pelle Clement​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Pelle Clement.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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