FC Groningen vs Sparta 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

FT
0 - 2

15': Tobias Lauritsen
89': Patrick van Aanholt

Introduction

FC Groningen are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoub Oufkir with a cross following a corner.
38': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces Jorg Schreuders.
60': Lance Duijvestijn (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Mitchell van Bergen because of an injury.
72': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Thom van Bergen.
73': Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, FC Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Tika de Jonge.
77': Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marvin Peersman because of an injury.
84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Ayoni Santos replaces Lance Duijvestijn.
84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Ayoub Oufkir.
88': Dies Janse (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+1': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mark Hoekstra replaces David van der Werff.
90'+3': Tygo Land (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
90'+7': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Jens Toornstra.
90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,222

Dutch Eredivisie Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Feyenoord Rotterdam	9	25	0
+15	PSV Eindhoven	9	22	1
+7	AZ Alkmaar	9	18	1
+5	Ajax Amsterdam	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

SPA		GRO
10	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
0	Saves	0
39.5	Possession	60.5
8	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
250	Accurate Passes	403
329	Passes	497
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
11	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.0
68	Long Balls	70
32	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	20
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	3
48	Effective Clearances	12
48	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Etienne Vaessen (GK)
4	Dies Janse
3	Thijmen Blokzijl
43	Marvin Peersman
16	Tyrique Mercera
10	Younes Taha
6	Stije Resink
8	Tika De Jonge
26	Thom Van Bergen
14	Jorg Schreuders
17	David Van Der Werff

Substitutes:

Wouter Prins, Robin Kelder, Elvis Laan, Lovro Štubljar, Rui Mendes, Mats Seuntjens, Travis Hearnes, Sven Bouland, Oskar Zawada, Mark Hoekstra, Hidde Jurjus, Tygo Land.

Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joel Drommel (GK)
4	Bruno Martins Indi
3	Marvin Young
5	Teo Quintero
2	Shurandy Sambo
10	Lance Duijvestijn
8	Jens Toornstra
6	Julian Baas
9	Tobias Lauritsen
11	Ayoub Oufkir
7	Mitchell van Bergen

Substitutes:

Pelle Clement, Saïd Bakari, Jonathan de Guzmán, Nökkvi Thórisson, Sayfallah Ltaief, Mike Kleijn, Tijs Velthuis, Max De Ligt, Pascal Kuiper, Filip Bednarek, Patrick van Aanholt, Ayoni Santos.