Highlights

90+6'

N. Verschuren (assist J. Ideho)

76'

A. Blake

67'

M. Zonneveld (assist S. Mito)

46'

A. Stepanov (assist N. Vesterlund)

HT 1 - 1

45'

M. Young (assist B. Kuipers)

16'

M. Didden (assist Y. Cathline)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

C. Terho (J. Baas - tactical)

79'

J. Ideho (R. van Cruijsen - tactical)

79'

T. Quintero (M. Young - tactical)

77'

G. Offerhaus (S. Horemans - tactical)

73'

D. Min (A. Stepanov - injury)

73'

A. Blake (Y. Cathline - tactical)

72'

P. Kloosterboer (Neville Ogidi Nwankwo - tactical)

62'

M. van Bergen (B. Martins Indi - tactical)

62'

K. Paredes (Ángel Alarcón - tactical)

62'

M. Zonneveld (N. Þórisson - tactical)

Player of the match

Top assists

Bas Edo Kuipers # 5 - Midfielder

Duel won 5 (100%)
Accurate passes 46/50 (92%)
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	12	Sparta	5	6	1	2	3
	14	Utrecht	5	6	1	2	3

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
1	A. Stepanov	5
4	M. Zonneveld	4
25	A. Blake	2
-	M. Young	2

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Zonneveld

N. Verschuren 1
A. Blake 1

Shots off target

R. van Cruijsen

S. Horemans 2
D. de Wit 1

Big chance created

J. Ideho

N. Vesterlund 1
Y. Cathline 1

Successful contests

A. Blake

Ayoni Santos 1
D. Min 1

Fouls suffered

N. Þórisson

A. Blake 2
N. Verschuren 2

Dispossessed

Ángel Alarcón

L. Martes 2
D. van den Berg 2

Touches

N. Verschuren

L. Martes 72
B. Martins Indi 68

Duel won

N. Verschuren

Ayoni Santos 6
L. Martes 5

Duel lost

N. Þórisson

D. de Wit 7
L. Martes 6

Interceptions

A. Zagré

S. Mito 2
M. van Bergen 1

Challenge lost

D. de Wit

L. Martes 2
R. van Cruijsen 2

Tackles

A. Zagré

S. Mito 2
R. van Cruijsen 2

Aerial duels won

L. Martes

N. Verschuren 3
M. Zonneveld 2

Aerial duels lost

P. Kloosterboer

A. Zagré 3
N. Þórisson 3

Fouls

A. Stepanov

N. Þórisson 2
L. Martes 2

Saves

V. Barkas

F. Bednarek 1

Passes

N. Verschuren

B. Martins Indi 58
J. Baas 52

Accurate passes

N. Verschuren

B. Martins Indi 50
J. Baas 50

Accurate crosses

Y. Cathline

Ayoni Santos 2
J. Baas 2

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

Stats & bet

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23/05/24

Referees

Dennis Johan Higler main referee

0.3

0

Average card count per match for 4 matches arbitrated
Joris Westhof assistant referee
Laurens Gerrets fourth referee
Franca Overtoom VAR referee
Jari van Westen assistant referee
Alex Bos VAR assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Sparta Rotterdam

Mitchell van Bergen Hamstring

Alwande Benedict Roaldsøy Unknown

Utrecht

Ferdinand Pohl Calf Injury

Joris van Overeem Unknown

Siebe Horemans Arm Injury

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen Unknown

Match venue

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 11026
Average attendance: 8696
Maximum attendance: 10606
% sold: 78

Match result Sparta Utrecht

Date 22 August 2026 17:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2026/2027
Stage Regular Season - week 3
Match attendance 10121
Code SPA-UTR
Area Netherlands
Home team Sparta Rotterdam
Away team Utrecht

FAQ

What is the result between Sparta Utrecht?

The match resulted in a 3-3 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Sparta Utrecht?

Sparta Rotterdam : Coached by R. Meijer, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-3 formation: F. Bednarek, B. Martins Indi (C), N. Verschuren, M. Young, B. Kuipers, J. Baas, S. Mito, L. Martes, Ayoni Santos, N. Þórisson, R. van Cruijsen

Utrecht : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by A. Correia, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-3 : V. Barkas, Neville Ogidi Nwankwo, M. Didden, S. Horemans, A. Zagré, D. van den Berg, D. de Wit (C), N. Vesterlund, Y. Cathline, A. Stepanov, Ángel Alarcón

Who is the referee of the match Sparta Utrecht ?

Dennis Johan Higler is the referee for this match

Where is the match Sparta Utrecht?

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

At what time is Sparta Utrecht?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 22 August 2026. Kick-off at 17:45

Who is the man of the match Sparta - Utrecht ?

Bas Edo Kuipers had the best performance of the match Sparta - Utrecht. The stats reinforce this view:

5 Duel won (100%)
46/50 Accurate passes (92%)
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

Sparta Rotterdam 3-4-3

- 5.0 1 F. Bednarek
- 5.7 4 (C) B. Martins Indi
- 6.9 2 N. Verschuren
- 6.3 3 M. Young
- 7.1 5 B. Kuipers
- 5.6 6 J. Baas
- 6.2 10 S. Mito
- 3.3 7 L. Martes
- 6.0 11 Ayoni Santos
- 5.0 9 N. Þórisson
- 5.1 8 R. van Cruijsen
- 5.1 1 V. Barkas
- 4.4 21 Neville Ogidi Nwankwo
- 7.0 3 M. Didden
- 5.9 2 S. Horemans
- 5.5 92 A. Zagré
- 5.2 34 D. van den Berg
- 5.3 20 (C) D. de Wit
- 5.7 23 N. Vesterlund
- 6.3 10 Y. Cathline
- 6.9 18 A. Stepanov
- 6.0 11 Ángel Alarcón

Utrecht 3-4-3

- R. Meijer Coach
Substitutes
- 79'
  
  J. Ideho #15 - Striker
- Y. el Meftahi #21 - Midfielder
- G. Vianello #14 - Defender
- P. Kuiper #20 - Goalkeeper
- A. Roaldsøy #16 - Midfielder
- R. Suur #30 - Goalkeeper
- 62'
  
  M. Zonneveld #19 - Striker
- J. Toornstra #18 - Midfielder
- 62'
  
  M. van Bergen #17 - Striker
- B. Reith #12 - Defender
- 86'
  
  C. Terho #22 - Striker
- 79'
  
  T. Quintero #13 - Defender
- A. Correia Coach
Substitutes
- E. Owen #47 - Striker
- 73'
  
  A. Blake #15 - Striker
- V. Plantinga #35 - Defender
- 72'
  
  P. Kloosterboer #32 - Defender
- 62'
  
  K. Paredes #30 - Midfielder
- Zidane Iqbal #14 - Midfielder
- M. Brouwer #25 - Goalkeeper
- K. Gadellaa #33 - Goalkeeper
- 77'
  
  G. Offerhaus #6 - Defender
- 73'
  
  D. Min #9 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Duel won

58%

42%

Accurate passes

86%

79%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots Created

Goals from Inside Box

Goals from Outside Box

138

Final Third Touches

104

Passing

485

Passes

382

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Successful Penalty Area Entries (Open Play)

Successful Final Third Entries (Open Play)

Successful Final Third Entries

Penalty Area Entries (Open Play)

132

Carries

Final Third Entries (Open Play)

Progressive Carries

Successful Penalty Area Entries

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

320

Opposition Passes in the Final Third

371

Defensive Actions in the Defensive Third

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Goalkeeper

Saves

Total Big Chances Saved

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

J. Ideho

N. Vesterlund 1
Y. Cathline 1
S. Mito 1
B. Kuipers 1

Shots (%)

M. Zonneveld

100% 2/2

A. Stepanov 50% (1/2)
D. van den Berg 50% (1/2)
C. Terho 50% (1/2)
N. Verschuren 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

A. Blake

Fouls suffered

N. Þórisson

A. Blake 2
N. Verschuren 2
M. Didden 2
B. Kuipers 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Ángel Alarcón

0% 0/5

R. van Cruijsen 0% (0/4)
S. Horemans 0% (0/2)
Ayoni Santos 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

Ángel Alarcón

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

N. Verschuren

100% 7/7

B. Kuipers 100% (5/5)
A. Blake 71% (5/7)
M. Didden 63% (5/8)
Ayoni Santos 60% (6/10)

Interceptions

A. Zagré

S. Mito 2

Aerial duels won (%)

L. Martes

100% 4/4

N. Verschuren 100% (3/3)
M. Zonneveld 100% (2/2)
J. Baas 100% (2/2)
M. Didden 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

D. de Wit

0% 0/7

R. van Cruijsen 0% (0/5)
A. Stepanov 0% (0/5)
Y. Cathline 0% (0/4)
Ángel Alarcón 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

D. de Wit

0% 0/3

N. Þórisson 0% (0/3)
A. Zagré 0% (0/3)
P. Kloosterboer 0% (0/3)
Ayoni Santos 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

J. Baas

96% 50/52

B. Kuipers 92% (46/50)
N. Verschuren 91% (62/68)
Ayoni Santos 88% (29/33)
M. Young 87% (39/45)

Accurate crosses

Y. Cathline

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	16	6	5	1	0	22	7	15
2	AZ	16	6	5	1	0	17	6	11
3	Feyenoord	14	6	4	2	0	20	7	13
4	Ajax	13	6	4	1	1	19	7	12
5	Twente	13	6	4	1	1	12	5	7
6	Excelsior	10	6	3	1	2	13	7	6
7	Fortuna	10	6	3	1	2	12	14	-2
8	GAE	9	6	2	3	1	15	13	2
9	Groningen	8	6	2	2	2	12	13	-1
10	NEC	7	6	2	1	3	11	12	-1
11	Heerenveen	6	6	1	3	2	7	9	-2
12	Sparta	5	6	1	2	3	10	13	-3
13	Telstar	5	6	1	2	3	5	11	-6
14	Utrecht	5	6	1	2	3	11	19	-8
15	Cambuur	4	6	1	1	4	9	18	-9
16	PEC	4	6	1	1	4	6	17	-11
17	Willem II	2	6	0	2	4	6	19	-13
18	ADO	1	6	0	1	5	6	16	-10

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Twente	9	3	3	0	0	6	1	5
2	PSV	7	3	2	1	0	11	4	7
3	AZ	7	3	2	1	0	8	3	5
4	GAE	7	3	2	1	0	8	3	5
5	Ajax	4	3	1	1	1	8	6	2
6	Groningen	4	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
7	Heerenveen	4	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2
8	Excelsior	3	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
9	Fortuna	3	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4
10	Cambuur	3	4	1	0	3	6	13	-7
11	Feyenoord	2	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
12	Sparta	2	3	0	2	1	5	6	-1
13	NEC	1	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3
14	Telstar	1	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6
15	Willem II	1	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6
16	Utrecht	1	3	0	1	2	5	13	-8
17	ADO	0	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4
18	PEC	0	3	0	0	3	1	12	-11

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Feyenoord	12	4	4	0	0	16	3	13
2	Ajax	9	3	3	0	0	11	1	10
3	PSV	9	3	3	0	0	11	3	8
4	AZ	9	3	3	0	0	9	3	6
5	Excelsior	7	3	2	1	0	9	2	7
6	Fortuna	7	3	2	1	0	8	6	2
7	NEC	6	3	2	0	1	7	5	2
8	Twente	4	3	1	1	1	6	4	2
9	Utrecht	4	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
10	PEC	4	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
11	Telstar	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
12	Groningen	4	3	1	1	1	6	7	-1
13	Sparta	3	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2
14	Heerenveen	2	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
15	GAE	2	3	0	2	1	7	10	-3
16	Cambuur	1	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2
17	Willem II	1	3	0	1	2	3	10	-7
18	ADO	1	4	0	1	3	3	9	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	15	6	5	0	1	10	5	5
2	Feyenoord	13	6	4	1	1	10	1	9
3	Ajax	13	6	4	1	1	7	3	4
4	Fortuna	13	6	4	1	1	7	3	4
5	AZ	11	6	3	2	1	5	3	2
6	Groningen	10	6	3	1	2	9	7	2
7	Excelsior	10	6	3	1	2	7	3	4
8	NEC	8	6	2	2	2	4	5	-1
9	Twente	8	6	1	5	0	5	3	2
10	GAE	7	6	2	1	3	4	6	-2
11	Heerenveen	7	6	1	4	1	3	3	0
12	Telstar	6	6	1	3	2	2	2	0
13	Sparta	5	6	1	2	3	4	6	-2
14	ADO	5	6	1	2	3	1	6	-5
15	Utrecht	4	6	1	1	4	3	6	-3
16	Cambuur	4	6	1	1	4	2	11	-9
17	PEC	4	6	0	4	2	3	7	-4
18	Willem II	2	6	0	2	4	1	7	-6