Highlights

90+5'

M. Hoekstra (Foul)

90+5'

Y. Taha (Foul)

90'

S. Mito (assist M. Kleijn)

55'

S. Mito (assist A. Santos)

HT 0 - 0

45+1'

M. Peersman (Foul)

45+1'

M. Rente (Foul)

43'

D. Janse (Foul)

42'

T. van Bergen (VAR - decision : No goal)

27'

B. Martins Indi (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

88+1'

M. Kleijn (M. van Bergen - tactical)

86'

N. Eggens (D. van der Werff - tactical)

86'

M. Hoekstra (T. Land - tactical)

82'

S. Sambo (L. Martes - tactical)

81'

J. Baas (P. Clement - tactical)

81'

A. Roaldsøy (A. Santos - tactical)

62'

T. Mercera (M. Rente - tactical)

62'

W. Prins (M. Peersman - tactical)

62'

O. Zawada (B. Willumsson - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Shunsuke Mito # 11 - Attacking midfielder

Successful contests 3
Duel won 11/14 (78.57%)
Accurate passes 21/29 (72.41%)
Goal ! 2

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	5	Sparta	35	21	11	2	8
	8	Groningen	31	21	9	4	8

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
8	T. Lauritsen	9
18	B. Willumsson	6
24	J. Kitolano	5
36	S. Resink	4

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

S. Mito

Y. Taha 1
D. van der Werff 1

Shots off target

S. Mito

T. Lauritsen 1
T. Land 1

Big chance created

A. Santos

M. Kleijn 1

Successful contests

Y. Taha

J. Kitolano 3
S. Mito 3

Fouls suffered

S. Mito

T. Lauritsen 3
M. van Bergen 2

Dispossessed

Y. Taha

M. van Bergen 2
B. Willumsson 2

Touches

T. Land

M. Young 73
B. Martins Indi 69

Duel won

T. Lauritsen

S. Mito 11
M. Young 8

Duel lost

T. van Bergen

Y. Taha 12
T. Land 8

Interceptions

M. Young

T. Land 2
B. Martins Indi 2

Challenge lost

T. Land

J. Schreuders 3
M. Young 2

Tackles

T. Land

P. Clement 3
S. Mito 3

Aerial duels won

T. Lauritsen

M. Young 4
M. Rente 4

Aerial duels lost

T. van Bergen

T. Quintero 4
T. Blokzijl 4

Fouls

T. Blokzijl

T. van Bergen 3
Y. Taha 3

Saves

E. Vaessen

J. Drommel 2

Passes

T. Land

T. Blokzijl 59
B. Martins Indi 56

Accurate passes

T. Land

T. Blokzijl 54
B. Martins Indi 48

Accurate crosses

Y. Taha

P. Clement 1
W. Prins 1

Current form

Stats

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L W D L D

Last matches

Stats & bet

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09/11/24

28/05/23

17/09/22

Referees

Sander van der Eijk main referee

3.7

0.4

Average card count per match for 11 matches arbitrated
Stefan de Groot assistant referee
Niels Boel fourth referee
Clay Ruperti VAR assistant referee
Ven Hubertus van de VAR referee
Allard Lindhout VAR assistant referee
Rens Bluemink assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Sparta Rotterdam

Giannino Felicio Vianello Unknown

Tobias Lauritsen Unknown

Vito van Crooij Knee injury

Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Groin Injury

Groningen

Mats Seuntjens Groin Injury

Younes Taha El Idrissi Facial injury

Robin Kelder Unknown

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes Knee injury

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Tika de Jonge Unknown

Stije Resink Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Match venue

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 11026
Average attendance: 8542
Maximum attendance: 10606
% sold: 77

Match result Sparta Groningen

Date 31 January 2026 20:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 21
Match attendance 10031
Code SPA-GRO
Area Netherlands
Home team Sparta Rotterdam
Away team Groningen

FAQ

What is the result between Sparta Groningen?

Sparta Rotterdam won the match with a 2-0 score

What are the official lineups for Sparta Groningen?

Sparta Rotterdam : Coached by M. Steijn, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: J. Drommel, T. Quintero, B. Martins Indi (C), M. Young, L. Martes, P. Clement, J. Kitolano, S. Mito, A. Santos, M. van Bergen, T. Lauritsen

Groningen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Lukkien, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : E. Vaessen, M. Peersman, D. Janse, T. Blokzijl, M. Rente (C), J. Schreuders, T. Land, D. van der Werff, T. van Bergen, Y. Taha, B. Willumsson

Who is the referee of the match Sparta Groningen ?

Sander van der Eijk is the referee for this match

Where is the match Sparta Groningen?

The venue Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Sparta Groningen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 31 January 2026. Kick-off at 20:00

Who is the man of the match Sparta - Groningen ?

Shunsuke Mito is the outstanding player of the match Sparta - Groningen. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3 Successful contests
11/14 Duel won (78.57%)
21/29 Accurate passes (72.41%)
2 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

- 6.5 1 J. Drommel
- 6.3 5 T. Quintero
- 6.4 4 (C) B. Martins Indi
- 6.4 3 M. Young
- 5.9 2 L. Martes
- 5.8 6 P. Clement
- 6.7 8 J. Kitolano
- 8.4 11 S. Mito
  
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- 6.7 10 A. Santos
- 5.8 7 M. van Bergen
- 6.6 9 T. Lauritsen
- 6.0 1 E. Vaessen
- 5.4 43 M. Peersman
- 4.9 4 D. Janse
- 5.6 3 T. Blokzijl
- 5.5 5 (C) M. Rente
- 5.8 14 J. Schreuders
- 5.5 18 T. Land
- 5.4 17 D. van der Werff
- 6.2 26 T. van Bergen
- 5.2 10 Y. Taha
- 4.2 9 B. Willumsson

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- M. Steijn Coach
Substitutes
- S. Bakari #17 - Defender
- N. Þórisson #19 - Striker
- P. Kuiper #30 - Goalkeeper
- T. Velthuis #14 - Defender
- 81'
  
  A. Roaldsøy #21 - Midfielder
- 88+1'
  
  M. Kleijn #15 - Defender
- F. Bednarek #20 - Goalkeeper
- J. de Guzmán #13 - Midfielder
- J. Toornstra #18 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  S. Sambo #12 - Defender
- S. Ltaief #22 - Striker
- 81'
  
  J. Baas #16 - Midfielder
- D. Lukkien Coach
Substitutes
- 86'
  
  N. Eggens #57 - Striker
- 86'
  
  M. Hoekstra #69 - Striker
- T. Hernes #7 - Midfielder
- Rui Mendes #27 - Striker
- 62'
  
  O. Zawada #19 - Striker
- E. van der Laan #15 - Defender
- L. Štubljar #13 - Goalkeeper
- H. Jurjus #21 - Goalkeeper
- N. Emeran #11 - Striker
- 62'
  
  T. Mercera #16 - Defender
- R. Metu #34 - Striker
- 62'
  
  W. Prins #2 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Duel won

63%

37%

Accurate passes

77%

84%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

414

Passes

481

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

A. Santos

M. Kleijn 1

Shots (%)

S. Mito

60% 3/5

Y. Taha 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

Y. Taha

J. Kitolano 3
S. Mito 3
A. Santos 2

Fouls suffered

S. Mito

T. Lauritsen 3
M. van Bergen 2
D. Janse 2
T. Quintero 2

Attacking - Flops

Dispossessed

Y. Taha

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

M. Rente

83% 5/6

S. Mito 79% (11/14)
T. Lauritsen 76% (13/17)
A. Santos 70% (7/10)
M. Young 67% (8/12)

Interceptions

M. Young

T. Land 2
B. Martins Indi 2

Aerial duels won (%)

B. Martins Indi

100% 3/3

M. van Bergen 100% (2/2)
A. Santos 100% (2/2)
A. Roaldsøy 100% (2/2)
M. Young 80% (4/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

B. Willumsson

0% 0/6

T. Mercera 0% (0/5)
J. Schreuders 0% (0/4)
Y. Taha 25% (4/16)
T. van Bergen 28% (5/18)

Challenge lost

T. Land

J. Schreuders 3

Aerial duels won (%)

T. Quintero

0% 0/4

B. Willumsson 0% (0/2)
P. Clement 0% (0/2)
J. Kitolano 0% (0/2)
T. Mercera 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

J. Schreuders

94% 47/50

T. Land 92% (58/63)
T. Blokzijl 92% (54/59)
L. Martes 91% (30/33)
D. Janse 89% (42/47)

Successful final third passes

T. Land

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	56	21	18	2	1	64	25	39
2	Feyenoord	39	21	12	3	6	51	32	19
3	NEC	38	20	11	5	4	52	34	18
4	Ajax	38	21	10	8	3	41	28	13
5	Sparta	35	21	11	2	8	27	34	-7
6	AZ	32	21	9	5	7	36	35	1
7	Twente	31	21	7	10	4	31	24	7
8	Groningen	31	21	9	4	8	28	26	2
9	Zwolle	26	21	7	5	9	30	43	-13
10	Heerenveen	25	20	6	7	7	32	31	1
11	Fortuna	25	21	7	4	10	31	36	-5
12	Utrecht	24	20	6	6	8	30	27	3
13	Excelsior	23	21	6	5	10	22	37	-15
14	Go Ahead	22	20	4	10	6	31	34	-3
15	Volendam	18	21	4	6	11	22	36	-14
16	Heracles	17	21	5	2	14	30	53	-23
17	NAC	16	21	3	7	11	23	34	-11
18	Telstar	16	21	3	7	11	25	37	-12

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	26	11	8	2	1	36	16	20
2	Ajax	23	11	7	2	2	19	9	10
3	Feyenoord	22	11	7	1	3	29	18	11
4	NEC	20	9	6	2	1	25	13	12
5	Zwolle	19	10	6	1	3	14	13	1
6	Utrecht	17	10	5	2	3	18	10	8
7	Fortuna	17	10	5	2	3	17	15	2
8	Sparta	17	11	5	2	4	13	18	-5
9	AZ	16	10	4	4	2	21	19	2
10	Twente	16	10	4	4	2	13	11	2
11	Volendam	16	11	4	4	3	17	14	3
12	Groningen	15	10	4	3	3	15	9	6
13	Go Ahead	14	9	3	5	1	15	12	3
14	Heerenveen	14	11	3	5	3	18	19	-1
15	Excelsior	14	11	4	2	5	12	14	-2
16	Heracles	13	10	4	1	5	20	24	-4
17	NAC	12	11	3	3	5	14	16	-2
18	Telstar	7	11	1	4	6	17	23	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	30	10	10	0	0	28	9	19
2	Sparta	18	10	6	0	4	14	16	-2
3	NEC	18	11	5	3	3	27	21	6
4	Feyenoord	17	10	5	2	3	22	14	8
5	AZ	16	11	5	1	5	15	16	-1
6	Groningen	16	11	5	1	5	13	17	-4
7	Ajax	15	10	3	6	1	22	19	3
8	Twente	15	11	3	6	2	18	13	5
9	Heerenveen	11	9	3	2	4	14	12	2
10	Telstar	9	10	2	3	5	8	14	-6
11	Excelsior	9	10	2	3	5	10	23	-13
12	Go Ahead	8	11	1	5	5	16	22	-6
13	Fortuna	8	11	2	2	7	14	21	-7
14	Utrecht	7	10	1	4	5	12	17	-5
15	Zwolle	7	11	1	4	6	16	30	-14
16	NAC	4	10	0	4	6	9	18	-9
17	Heracles	4	11	1	1	9	10	29	-19
18	Volendam	2	10	0	2	8	5	22	-17

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	46	21	14	4	3	36	12	24
2	Feyenoord	39	21	12	3	6	24	13	11
3	Ajax	38	21	11	5	5	23	13	10
4	Sparta	33	21	9	6	6	11	11	0
5	Twente	31	21	7	10	4	10	6	4
6	AZ	30	21	7	9	5	21	18	3
7	NEC	28	20	7	7	6	19	18	1
8	Zwolle	27	21	7	6	8	16	24	-8
9	Heerenveen	27	20	7	6	7	14	14	0
10	Excelsior	27	21	6	9	6	11	15	-4
11	Utrecht	26	20	7	5	8	11	12	-1
12	Groningen	26	21	5	11	5	12	11	1
13	Go Ahead	22	20	5	7	8	15	18	-3
14	Fortuna	22	21	5	7	9	15	21	-6
15	NAC	21	21	5	6	10	10	15	-5
16	Volendam	20	21	5	5	11	9	20	-11
17	Telstar	20	21	4	8	9	10	16	-6
18	Heracles	19	21	5	4	12	14	24	-10