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
- ! 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
Standings
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Edward Sturing decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room
, Carlens Arcus , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Ramon Hendriks , Mica Pinto , P. Aaronson , Mathijs Tielemans , Marco van Ginkel , Anis Hadj Moussa , Thomas Buitink and K. Kozłowski .The home team had on the bench: Amine Boutrah
, E. Cornelisse, Dominik Oroz, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Melle Meulensteen, Toni Domgjoni, Gyan de Regt , A. Mazilu, Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam , Tom Bramel and Andy Visser .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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij
, Saïd Bakari , Bart Vriends , Mike Eerdhuijzen , D. van der Kust , Metinho , Pelle Clement , S. Mito , Arno Verschueren , K. Saito and Tobias Lauritsen .The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergi Rosanas, R. Meissen
, Tijs Velthuis, Jonathan de Guzmán , C. Neghli , H. El Dahri, C. Brym , Y. Schoonderwaldt, R. Rosario 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
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.
- Fortuna Sittard – NEC – 1-1
- Vitesse – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-4
- Excelsior – PSV – 0-2