Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam result

Full-time · Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sun, 28 May 2023 13:30 BST · Euroborg

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Groningen · Sparta Rotterdam · Head-to-head

Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam — Sparta Rotterdam won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sparta Rotterdam won 5–0 at Euroborg in the Eredivisie on Sunday 28 May. Groningen are winless in their last 11 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sparta Rotterdam led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sparta Rotterdam: J. de Guzmán (25’), Koki Saito (58’, assisted by T. Lauritsen), A. Verschueren (75’, assisted by D. Abels), T. Lauritsen (79’) and Vito van Crooij (89’ pen). Nordin Musampa (24’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Groningen 0.00, Sparta Rotterdam 0.00, from 7 shots to 27 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Dieperink showed two yellow cards and one red — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Groningen: Isak Dybvik Määttä (26’); Sparta Rotterdam: B. Vriends (15’).

What it changes

Sparta Rotterdam’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 34, across nine matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, T. Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) 9.2, A. Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) 8.0 and J. de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) 6.9 led the match.

Next up

Groningen next travel to NEC Nijmegen on 25 October 2026.

Sparta Rotterdam next host Ajax on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Groningen: NEC Nijmegen v Groningen, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sparta Rotterdam: Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Venue: Euroborg · Groningen
Referee: R. Dieperink
Head-to-head (last 6): Groningen 2 · draws 1 · Sparta Rotterdam 3 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Groningen 0W 1D 4L · Sparta Rotterdam 2W 1D 2L

Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2

Goals

against 2.5 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 4.4

Corners

against 5 / 5.2 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 3

Shots on target

against 6.5 / 4.8 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 1.4

Cards

against 0.5 / 1.6 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3 yellows

Referee · R. Dieperink

1 home / 2 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Groningen for / against	Line	Sparta Rotterdam for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.25 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.4 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	7.75 for · 16.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	8.2 for · 17 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	1.75 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.25 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	7 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 0.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: R. Dieperink — 3 yellow cards a game, 0.17 red cards, 24.83 fouls over 6 matches (1 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2

Groningen

Groningen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Nordin Musampa n 4	49.5	2.3 2/1	0.5 1/0	—
M. Chaluš n 8	62.4	1.8 6/2	0.5 2/1	—
T. Suslov n 8	58.3	1.7 7/1	2.5 7/4	—
Liam Van Gelderen n 8	51.6	1.7 4/3	0.9 3/1	—
T. van Bergen n 4	32	1.4 1/1	0 0/0	—

Groningen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. van Bergen n 4	32	2.8 1/1	1.4 1/1
T. Suslov n 8	58.3	1.7 5/2	0.6 3/0
R. Pepi n 8	72.9	1.5 4/3	0.9 3/1
J. Hove n 8	71.6	1.3 4/2	0.6 3/1
F. Krüger n 8	60.4	1.3 5/2	0.7 4/0

Groningen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Krüger n 8	60.4	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
D. Irandust n 8	45.9	0 0/0	0.7 2/1
R. Pepi n 8	72.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Hove n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
O. Antman n 8	68	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Groningen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. van Bergen n 4	32	4.9 2/1
Liam Van Gelderen n 8	51.6	3.3 6/5
J. Pelupessy n 8	65.5	2.7 6/4
L. Duarte n 8	63	2.5 7/3
Nordin Musampa n 4	49.5	2.3 2/2

Groningen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Leeuwenburgh n 8	75.9	4 6/6
M. Verrips n 8	90	3.1 7/4

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. van Mullem n 8	24.9	1.8 3/1	0 0/0	—
Y. Namli n 8	66	1.7 5/5	1.4 5/2	—
J. de Guzmán n 8	58.3	1.7 5/2	0.8 4/0	—
Adil Auassar n 8	45.9	1.5 3/2	0.5 2/0	—
A. Verschueren n 8	89.3	1.4 8/3	0.6 5/0	—

Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Tahiri n 4	4.3	5.3 1/0	0 0/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	89.4	1.8 5/4	0.6 3/2
V. van Crooij n 8	87.6	1.3 6/2	1 5/2
K. Saito n 8	70.9	1.3 6/2	0.6 4/0
Y. Namli n 8	66	1.2 6/1	0.3 2/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Saito n 8	70.9	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Namli n 8	66	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
V. van Crooij n 8	87.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	89.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Mica Pinto n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tahiri n 4	4.3	10.6 1/1
A. Meijers n 8	38.5	3.5 6/3
A. Verschueren n 8	89.3	2.4 7/7
S. Sambo n 8	85.5	2.2 7/5
J. de Guzmán n 8	58.3	1.9 6/4

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Olij n 8	90	4.5 8/8

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Groningen		Sparta Rotterdam
30%	Possession	70%
7	Shots	27
1	Shots on target	12
2	Shots off target	9
4	Blocked shots	6
1	Shots inside the box	19
2	Corners	5
2	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
7	Saves	1
243	Passes	582
71%	Pass accuracy	91%

Groningen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. de Boer	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Schreuders	90	0	0	0	6	0	6.5
M. Bech Sorensen	90	1	0	1	3	0	6.2
T. Suslov	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
L. Duarte	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.6
J. Hove	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
R. Pepi	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Balker	64	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
O. Antman	64	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Isak Dybvik Määttä	64	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Nordin Musampa	24	0	0	0	1	R	4.7
T. Blokzijl sub	26	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
M. Chaluš sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	6
D. Irandust sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sparta Rotterdam player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Olij	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
A. Verschueren	90	1	0	4	3	6	2	0	8.2
D. Abels	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.7
T. Lauritsen	90	1	1	5	3	3	0	0	8.3
V. van Crooij	90	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.6
M. Eerdhuijzen	80	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Sambo	65	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
J. de Guzmán	65	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Y. Namli	65	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
B. Vriends	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Mica Pinto	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Meijers sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
K. Saito sub	45	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.7
R. Meissen sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Kitolano sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Pedro Alemañ sub	25	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.6
Adil Auassar sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GroningenLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Sparta RotterdamWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Groningen 2 · 1 draw · Sparta Rotterdam 3 · 3.17 goals/game

2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Groningen
2022-05-07 Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam
2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Groningen
2021-05-02 Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam
2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 Groningen
2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Groningen

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Groningen#18 pos18 pts34 pl-44 GD

Sparta Rotterdam#6 pos59 pts34 pl+23 GD

Goals per game

Groningen scored0.91

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.76

Groningen conceded2.21

Sparta Rotterdam conceded1.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam?: In their last 6 meetings, Groningen won 2, Sparta Rotterdam won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
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