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
	9	Sparta	41	28	12	5	11
	10	Groningen	38	28	11	5	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
6	T. Lauritsen	11
15	T. van Bergen	8
28	B. Willumsson	6

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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Last matches

Stats & bet

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Referees

Sander van der Eijk main referee

3.6

0.3

Average card count per match for 16 matches arbitrated
Stefan de Groot assistant referee
Niels Boel fourth referee
Clay Ruperti VAR assistant referee
Hubertus van de Ven 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

Stije Resink Ankle Injury

Robin Kelder Unknown

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes Knee injury

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Tika de Jonge Unknown

Yénio Holder Ankle Injury

Stije Resink Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Match venue

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 11026
Average attendance: 8544
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	68	28	22	2	4	78	37	41
2	Feyenoord	53	28	16	5	7	61	40	21
3	NEC	50	28	14	8	6	69	47	22
4	Ajax	48	28	12	12	4	53	35	18
5	Twente	47	28	12	11	5	47	30	17
6	AZ	42	28	12	6	10	47	45	2
7	Utrecht	41	28	11	8	9	42	31	11
8	Heerenveen	41	28	11	8	9	49	46	3
9	Sparta	41	28	12	5	11	35	47	-12
10	Groningen	38	28	11	5	12	40	37	3
11	Fortuna	35	28	10	5	13	43	52	-9
12	Zwolle	33	28	8	9	11	38	53	-15
13	Go Ahead	32	28	7	11	10	45	45	0
14	Telstar	27	28	6	9	13	38	46	-8
15	Volendam	27	28	7	6	15	30	48	-18
16	Excelsior	27	28	7	6	15	29	47	-18
17	NAC	23	28	5	8	15	29	50	-21
18	Heracles	19	28	5	4	19	33	70	-37

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	32	14	10	2	2	43	21	22
2	Feyenoord	32	15	10	2	3	35	21	14
3	Ajax	30	14	9	3	2	28	11	17
4	NEC	27	14	8	3	3	37	22	15
5	Twente	25	14	7	4	3	22	14	8
6	Utrecht	24	14	7	3	4	23	12	11
7	Zwolle	24	14	7	3	4	18	17	1
8	AZ	23	13	6	5	2	29	21	8
9	Heerenveen	23	14	6	5	3	27	22	5
10	Volendam	22	14	6	4	4	23	19	4
11	Sparta	22	14	6	4	4	17	20	-3
12	Groningen	21	14	6	3	5	23	14	9
13	Go Ahead	21	14	5	6	3	28	20	8
14	Fortuna	21	14	6	3	5	23	24	-1
15	NAC	16	14	4	4	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	15	14	4	3	7	22	29	-7
17	Telstar	14	14	3	5	6	24	25	-1
18	Excelsior	14	14	4	2	8	14	19	-5

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	36	14	12	0	2	35	16	19
2	NEC	23	14	6	5	3	32	25	7
3	Twente	22	14	5	7	2	25	16	9
4	Feyenoord	21	13	6	3	4	26	19	7
5	Sparta	19	14	6	1	7	18	27	-9
6	AZ	19	15	6	1	8	18	24	-6
7	Ajax	18	14	3	9	2	25	24	1
8	Heerenveen	18	14	5	3	6	22	24	-2
9	Utrecht	17	14	4	5	5	19	19	0
10	Groningen	17	14	5	2	7	17	23	-6
11	Fortuna	14	14	4	2	8	20	28	-8
12	Telstar	13	14	3	4	7	14	21	-7
13	Excelsior	13	14	3	4	7	15	28	-13
14	Go Ahead	11	14	2	5	7	17	25	-8
15	Zwolle	9	14	1	6	7	20	36	-16
16	NAC	7	14	1	4	9	11	29	-18
17	Volendam	5	14	1	2	11	7	29	-22
18	Heracles	4	14	1	1	12	11	41	-30

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	52	28	15	7	6	42	18	24
2	Ajax	51	28	14	9	5	30	15	15
3	Feyenoord	47	28	14	5	9	29	19	10
4	Utrecht	43	28	12	7	9	19	13	6
5	Heerenveen	41	28	11	8	9	21	20	1
6	Twente	41	28	10	11	7	16	10	6
7	NEC	39	28	10	9	9	26	26	0
8	Sparta	39	28	10	9	9	13	15	-2
9	Zwolle	37	28	9	10	9	21	27	-6
10	Excelsior	37	28	9	10	9	15	18	-3
11	Groningen	37	28	7	16	5	17	14	3
12	AZ	36	28	8	12	8	24	23	1
13	Fortuna	35	28	9	8	11	23	27	-4
14	Telstar	33	28	8	9	11	16	20	-4
15	Go Ahead	32	28	7	11	10	19	22	-3
16	NAC	26	28	6	8	14	13	25	-12
17	Heracles	24	28	6	6	16	16	32	-16
18	Volendam	24	28	5	9	14	11	27	-16