
Vitesse vs Sparta 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Vitesse 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 19': Goal! Vitesse 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koki Saito.
- 25': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen because of an injury.
- 43': Goal! Vitesse 0, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djevencio van der Kust.
- 45'+1': Goal! Vitesse 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Kacper Kozlowski (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Vitesse 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Vitesse 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
- 57': Paxten Aaronson (Vitesse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Vitesse 1, Sparta Rotterdam 4. Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pelle Clement with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen replaces Bart Vriends.
- 61': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Camiel Neghli replaces Shunsuke Mito.
- 61': Substitution, Vitesse. Andy Visser replaces Thomas Buitink.
- 61': Substitution, Vitesse. Gyan de Regt replaces Marco van Ginkel.
- 61': Substitution, Vitesse. Giovanni van Zwam replaces Carlens Arcus.
- 80': Substitution, Vitesse. Amine Boutrah replaces Kacper Kozlowski.
- 80': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rayvien Rosario replaces Koki Saito.
- 80': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Metinho.
Game Information
Venue: Gelredome
Location: Arnhem, Netherlands
Attendance: 15,726
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+8 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 | 12 | 0 |
+9 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 12 | 1 |
+6 | Ajax Amsterdam | 5 | 11 | 0 |
+5 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Statistics
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VIT![]() |
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6 | Fouls | 7 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
5 | Saves | 3 |
36.1 | Possession | 63.9 |
12 | SHOTS | 21 |
7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
209 | Accurate Passes | 449 |
308 | Passes | 538 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
11 | Crosses | 28 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
54 | Long Balls | 57 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
20 | Tackles | 11 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
11 | Interceptions | 10 |
33 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
33 | Clearances | 16 |
Vitesse (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
15 | Ramon Hendriks |
29 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
5 | Mica Pinto |
2 | Carlens Arcus |
21 | Mathijs Tielemans |
8 | Marco van Ginkel |
14 | Paxten Aaronson ![]() |
19 | Thomas Buitink |
17 | Kacper Kozlowski |
28 | Anis Hadj Moussa |
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nick Olij (GK) |
4 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
3 | Bart Vriends |
5 | Djevencio van der Kust |
2 | Saïd Bakari |
10 | Arno Verschueren |
8 | Pelle Clement |
6 | Metinho |
9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
11 | Koki Saito |
7 | Shunsuke Mito |
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