UTRECHT. FC Utrecht overcomes Sparta Rotterdam 3-1. FC Utrecht was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with D. Redan (6′), A. Douvikas (48′) and S. Klaiber (80′). Sparta Rotterdam reduced the distance with a goal (84′) by J. Kitolano, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the collaboration of Richard Brondijk and Roan van Marrewijk. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 21
- 8 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 17
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 97 Attack 108
- 42 Dangerous attack 52
- 32 Ball safe 25
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Rotterdam was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, FC Utrecht managed to find the solution to win this match.
FC Utrecht shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (V. van Crooij and M. Eerdhuijzen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Utrecht will have 15 points to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 17 points like SC Heerenveen to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against FC Volendam on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (2 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Twente on the 11th of November with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
75'
80'
FC Utrecht started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas , Sean Klaiber , Mike Van der Hoorn , Modibo Sagnan , Mark van der Maarel , Luuk Brouwers , Jens Toornstra , Taylor Booth , Sander van de Streek , Anastasios Douvikas and Daishawn Redan .
The home team had on the bench: Fabian De Keijzer, Can Bozdoğan , Djevencio van der Kust, Rocco Robert Shein, Moussa Sylla, Naoki Maeda, Bas Dost , Ruben Kluivert , Hidde ter Avest, Calvin Raatsie, Amin Younes and Othman Boussaid .
FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of R. Kluivert (injured).
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 4 changes: T. Booth for O. Boussaid (67′), D. Redan for B. Dost (71′), S. van de Streek for C. Bozdogan (72′) and M. van der Hoorn for R. Kluivert (75′).
Best player: Taylor Booth
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Taylor Booth even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
90'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maurice Steijn played with: Nick Olij , Dirk Abels , Bart Vriends , Adil Auassar , Mica Pinto , Jeremy Van Mullem , Jonathan de Guzmán, Arno Verschueren , Joshua Kitolano , Sven Mijnans and Tobias Lauritsen , Vito van Crooij .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Koki Saito , Aaron Meijers, Jason Lokilo, Delano van Crooy, Augustin Drakpe, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Mario Engels, Patrick Brouwer, Mohammed Tahiri, Mike Eerdhuijzen and Shurandy Sambo .
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 4 changes: D. Abels for S. Sambo (46′), A. Auassar for M. Eerdhuijzen (72′), J. Van Mullem for K. Saito (72′) and B. Vriends for M. Engels (86′).
Best player: Sven Mijnans
The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Sven Mijnans.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Volendam – SC Heerenveen – 1-3
- SC Cambuur – FC Twente – 0-1
- NEC – Go Ahead Eagles – 3-3
- FC Utrecht – Sparta Rotterdam – 3-1
- FC Groningen – PSV – 4-2
- Excelsior – AZ – 2-1
