ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam beats FC Volendam 1-0 after T. Lauritsen scored just 1 goal (75′).

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the assistance of Rogier Honig and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.88 degrees Celsius or 56.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sparta Rotterdam was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. FC Volendam that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Volendam was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sparta Rotterdam found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sparta Rotterdam shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Volendam shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Jonathan de Guzmán). On the opposite side, FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (George Cox and Luke Le Roux ).

Standings

After this match, Sparta Rotterdam has 43 points to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam will stays with 19 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away against PSV on the 5th of May with a 18-1 head to head record in favor of PSV (4 draws).

FC Volendam will host Ajax on the 5th of May with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Ajax (3 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

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

The manager Jeroen Rijsdijk decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij (7.7), Saïd Bakari (7.5), Bart Vriends  (7.3), Mike Eerdhuijzen (7.8), D. van der Kust (7.3), Metinho (7.8), Jonathan de Guzmán (6.4), S. Mito (7.0), Pelle Clement (7.0), K. Saito (7.9) and Tobias Lauritsen (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: C. Brym (6.8), R. Rosario, Sergi Rosanas, R. Meissen, Tijs Velthuis, J. Triep, C. Neghli (6.4), H. El Dahri, Y. Schoonderwaldt, J. den Haan and K. Reitmaier.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Jonathan de Guzmán for C. Neghli (46′), S. Mito for C. Brym (64′) and K. Saito for H. El Dahri (89′).

Player of the match: Tobias Lauritsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Tobias Lauritsen.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 19 passes (37% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 18.

FC Volendam – Formation

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

Regillio Simons played with: Robin Maulun, Robert Mühren, Mio Backhaus (7.1), Oskar Buur (6.8), Damon Mirani (7.9), J. Flint (7.3), George Cox (6.7), Calvin Twigt  (7.3), Zach Booth (6.8), Luke Le Roux  (6.3) and Bram van Driel (7.3), D. Johnson (6.3), Vivaldo Semedo (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brian Plat (7.0), Imran Nazih, K. van Oevelen, B. Lauwers, Achraf Douiri (6.7), D. Payne (6.4), Q. Hoeve (6.4), M. de Haan (6.3), Caner Demircioglu, Axel Guessand and M. Mau-Asam.

FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of D. Payne (injured).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 5 changes: Vivaldo Semedo for Q. Hoeve (46′), Bram van Driel for M. de Haan (64′), Oskar Buur for D. Payne (63′), D. Johnson for Achraf Douiri (63′) and George Cox for Brian Plat (75′).

Player of the match: Damon Mirani​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was Damon Mirani.

His rating is 7.9 with 65 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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

• RKC Waalwijk – FC Utrecht – 2-2
• Sparta Rotterdam – FC Volendam – 1-0
• PEC Zwolle – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
• Vitesse – Fortuna Sittard – 3-2
• NEC – AZ – 0-3