Sparta Rotterdam v GO Ahead Eagles result

Full-time · Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 GO Ahead Eagles

Eredivisie · Sun, 21 Jan 2024 13:30 GMT · Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sparta Rotterdam · GO Ahead Eagles · Head-to-head

Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 GO Ahead Eagles — GO Ahead Eagles won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

GO Ahead Eagles won 2–0 at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in the Eredivisie on Sunday 21 January. It is GO Ahead Eagles’s first win over Sparta Rotterdam since 28 August 2021, after four meetings without one (the 5 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

GO Ahead Eagles led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — GO Ahead Eagles: Willum Willumsson (7’, assisted by B. Adekanye) and Victor Edvardsen (51’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sparta Rotterdam 1.51, GO Ahead Eagles 1.32, from 20 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Makkelie showed three yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — GO Ahead Eagles: Bas Kuipers (27’), B. Adekanye (45+1’) and Jamal Amofa (55’).

What it changes

GO Ahead Eagles have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Willum Willumsson (GO Ahead Eagles) 7.0, Victor Edvardsen (GO Ahead Eagles) 5.5 and B. Adekanye (GO Ahead Eagles) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Sparta Rotterdam next host Ajax on 25 October 2026.

GO Ahead Eagles next host Telstar on 23 October 2026.

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

Next for Sparta Rotterdam: Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for GO Ahead Eagles: GO Ahead Eagles v Telstar, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 GO Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie
Venue: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel · Rotterdam
Referee: D. Makkelie
Head-to-head (last 5): Sparta Rotterdam 3 · draws 1 · GO Ahead Eagles 1 · 1.4 goals/game
Recent form: Sparta Rotterdam 2W 1D 2L · GO Ahead Eagles 1W 1D 3L

Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 GO Ahead Eagles (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

1.5 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 7.25

Corners

against 6 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.75 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 4 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.25 / 0 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.08 yellows

Referee · D. Makkelie

1.31 home / 1.77 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 January 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sparta Rotterdam for / against	Line	GO Ahead Eagles for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	7.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	15.5 for · 18.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	15.25 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	8.5 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 0 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: D. Makkelie — 3.08 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.62 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.77 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.77

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. 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
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	2.3 1/0	4.6 1/1	—
A. Verschueren n 8	87	1.9 6/4	0.6 3/2	—
S. Mito n 3	52	1.7 2/1	1.7 1/1	—
Metinho n 8	43.3	1.3 4/1	2.6 4/4	—
M. Eerdhuijzen n 8	56.6	1.2 6/0	0.4 2/0	—

Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Mito n 3	52	5.8 3/3	3.5 3/2
T. Lauritsen n 8	89.9	3.1 6/5	1.6 6/3
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	2.3 1/0	0 0/0
C. Brym n 8	71.4	2 6/4	1.1 5/2
A. Verschueren n 8	87	1.9 6/4	0.5 4/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	0 0/0	2.3 1/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	89.9	0.3 1/1	0.5 3/1
J. Kitolano n 8	88.9	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
S. Mito n 3	52	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
B. Vriends n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	4.6 2/0
S. Bakari n 8	84.1	3.2 5/4
Metinho n 8	43.3	2.6 7/3
D. Warmerdam n 8	41.3	2.5 5/2
A. Verschueren n 8	87	2.1 7/5

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Olij n 8	90	3.6 6/5

GO Ahead Eagles

GO Ahead Eagles — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. 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
E. Llansana n 8	41.1	1.4 3/1	0.5 2/0	—
B. Adekanye n 8	53.3	1.3 5/1	1.7 5/3	—
B. Kuipers n 8	90	1.1 6/1	1 4/3	—
M. Deijl n 8	90	0.9 6/1	1.5 5/2	—
P. Rommens n 8	87.3	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0	—

GO Ahead Eagles — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Baeten n 8	13.5	5 4/2	3.3 3/1
S. Sow n 8	42.9	2.4 5/2	1.6 3/2
J. Breum n 8	56.6	2.2 7/3	0.8 4/0
B. Adekanye n 8	53.3	2.1 5/3	1.3 4/2
V. Edvardsen n 8	55.1	2 4/4	1 4/1

GO Ahead Eagles — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Baeten n 8	13.5	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
W. Willumsson n 8	86.5	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
V. Edvardsen n 8	55.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
B. Kuipers n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
P. Rommens n 8	87.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

GO Ahead Eagles — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Llansana n 8	41.1	3.6 8/4
T. Baeten n 8	13.5	2.5 3/0
B. Kuipers n 8	90	2.3 8/7
J. Amofa n 8	83.1	2.2 8/6
P. Rommens n 8	87.3	1.9 7/5

GO Ahead Eagles — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. de Lange n 8	90	2.5 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sparta Rotterdam		GO Ahead Eagles
59%	Possession	41%
1.51	Expected goals (xG)	1.32
20	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	3
9	Shots off target	3
7	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	2
5	Corners	1
1	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	16
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
511	Passes	365
77%	Pass accuracy	73%

Sparta Rotterdam player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
N. Olij	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Bakari	90	1	1	3	2	7.2
T. Velthuis	90	0	0	0	2	6.6
J. Kitolano	90	1	0	1	2	7.5
A. Verschueren	90	3	1	2	2	6.6
C. Brym	90	2	1	4	0	7.3
R. Meissen	83	0	0	0	1	6.3
D. van der Kust	83	0	0	1	4	6.3
T. Lauritsen	70	3	1	0	0	7
J. de Guzmán	67	1	0	1	0	6.3
S. Mito	67	1	0	1	1	6.3
Metinho sub	23	0	0	0	2	6.7
P. Clement sub	23	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Rosario sub	20	1	0	0	1	6.9
M. Eerdhuijzen sub	11	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Warmerdam sub	11	0	0	0	1	6.7

GO Ahead Eagles player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. de Lange	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
M. Deijl	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.9
J. Amofa	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
J. Kramer	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.6
B. Kuipers	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
E. Llansana	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
W. Willumsson	90	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.6
V. Edvardsen	80	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7
B. Adekanye	79	0	1	1	1	1	0	Y	7.7
E. Linthorst	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Breum	66	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
X. Blomme sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
O. Edvardsen sub	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Baeten sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
F. Stokkers 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 Sparta Rotterdam v GO Ahead Eagles — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sparta RotterdamWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

GO Ahead EaglesLDWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 2.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sparta Rotterdam 3 · 1 draw · GO Ahead Eagles 1 · 1.4 goals/game

2023-10-22 GO Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam
2023-02-12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 GO Ahead Eagles
2022-08-27 GO Ahead Eagles 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2022-03-12 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 GO Ahead Eagles
2021-08-28 GO Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sparta Rotterdam#8 pos49 pts34 pl+3 GD

GO Ahead Eagles#9 pos46 pts34 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.5

GO Ahead Eagles scored1.38

Sparta Rotterdam conceded1.41

GO Ahead Eagles conceded1.35

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What is the head-to-head record between Sparta Rotterdam and GO Ahead Eagles?: In their last 5 meetings, Sparta Rotterdam won 3, GO Ahead Eagles won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sparta Rotterdam and GO Ahead Eagles?: Recent form — Sparta Rotterdam 2W 1D 2L; GO Ahead Eagles 1W 1D 3L.

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