Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam result

Full-time · Utrecht 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Wed, 14 May 2025 19:00 BST · Stadion Galgenwaard

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Utrecht 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam — this Eredivisie match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam drew 1–1 at Stadion Galgenwaard in the Eredivisie on Wednesday 14 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Utrecht out-shot Sparta Rotterdam 32 to 9 and created the better chances, 2.65 xG to 1.08 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Sparta Rotterdam: T. Lauritsen (12’); Utrecht: P. Aaronson (36’).

Discipline

D. Higler showed one yellow card — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Utrecht: M. van der Hoorn (90+16’).

What it changes

Utrecht have scored 62 goals, the fifth-most of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Utrecht have conceded 45 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Sparta Rotterdam have scored 39 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Sparta Rotterdam have conceded 43 goals, the 10th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, P. Aaronson (Utrecht) 8.0, T. Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) 7.3 and M. van der Hoorn (Utrecht) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Utrecht next host NEC Nijmegen on 8 November 2026.

Sparta Rotterdam next host AZ Alkmaar on 22 November 2026.

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

Next for Utrecht: Utrecht v NEC Nijmegen, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Sparta Rotterdam: Sparta Rotterdam v AZ Alkmaar, Sunday 22 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Utrecht 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard · Utrecht
Referee: D. Higler
Head-to-head (last 6): Utrecht 4 · draws 0 · Sparta Rotterdam 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Utrecht 3W 1D 1L · Sparta Rotterdam 3W 1D 1L

Utrecht 1–1 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 3.5

Corners

against 4.88 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.38 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 3.17 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 0.67

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.83 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 May 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 11 May 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Utrecht for / against	Line	Sparta Rotterdam for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.67 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.17 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.67 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Higler.

Utrecht

Utrecht Goalkeeper

Utrecht — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
V. Barkas	29	902610 min	933.2 /90	411.4 /90	00 /90
M. Brouwer	2	90180 min	73.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90

Utrecht — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Barkas n 8	90	2.6 7/5

Utrecht Defensive

Utrecht — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. El Karouani	31	872705 min	742.5 /90	301 /90	70.2 /90	1525.1 /90	411.4 /90	20.1 /90
N. Viergever	30	882636 min	481.6 /90	230.8 /90	270.9 /90	1073.7 /90	180.6 /90	30.1 /90
M. van der Hoorn	29	832404 min	341.3 /90	351.3 /90	120.4 /90	1937.2 /90	200.7 /90	50.2 /90
S. Horemans	26	852201 min	692.8 /90	482 /90	120.5 /90	1275.2 /90	120.5 /90	10 /90
N. Vesterlund	6	84503 min	81.4 /90	40.7 /90	30.5 /90	183.2 /90	30.5 /90	10.2 /90
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Utrecht — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. 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
S. El Karouani n 8	83.3	0.9 5/2	1.4 6/3	—
N. Viergever n 8	88.6	1.1 6/3	0.5 3/1	—
P. Aaronson n 8	87.9	1.4 7/4	0.9 4/2	—
V. Barkas n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
M. van der Hoorn n 8	82.9	0.8 4/2	1.4 7/3	—
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Utrecht — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. El Karouani n 8	83.3	2.8 7/5
N. Viergever n 8	88.6	1.1 5/1
P. Aaronson n 8	87.9	4.1 8/8
M. van der Hoorn n 8	82.9	1.1 4/3
S. Horemans n 8	90	2.9 8/6
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Utrecht Attacking

Utrecht — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Min	20	581164 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	201.5 /90	80.6 /90	40.3 /90	90.7 /90
S. Haller	15	761140 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	231.8 /90	120.9 /90	211.7 /90	60.5 /90
N. Ohio	12	38461 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	102 /90	71.4 /90	40.8 /90	71.4 /90
A. Blake	10	37369 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	61.5 /90	51.2 /90	82 /90	71.7 /90
A. Descotte	9	52467 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	61.2 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	51 /90
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Utrecht — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. El Karouani n 8	83.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
N. Viergever n 8	88.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
P. Aaronson n 8	87.9	1 6/1	0.1 1/0
V. Barkas n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. van der Hoorn n 8	82.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
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Utrecht — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. El Karouani n 8	83.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
N. Viergever n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Aaronson n 8	87.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
V. Barkas n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. van der Hoorn n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Goalkeeper

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Olij	30	902700 min	903 /90	381.3 /90	10 /90

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Olij n 8	90	2.3 6/4

Sparta Rotterdam Defensive

Sparta Rotterdam — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Eerdhuijzen	28	882451 min	291.1 /90	391.4 /90	230.8 /90	1324.8 /90	160.6 /90	70.3 /90
M. Young	22	871904 min	633 /90	271.3 /90	150.7 /90	1055 /90	211 /90	50.2 /90
S. Bakari	22	851876 min	522.5 /90	251.2 /90	100.5 /90	854.1 /90	150.7 /90	20.1 /90
P. van Aanholt	18	831495 min	241.4 /90	181.1 /90	40.2 /90	392.3 /90	140.8 /90	40.2 /90
D. van der Kust	11	75829 min	171.8 /90	91 /90	80.9 /90	262.8 /90	80.9 /90	20.2 /90
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Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. 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
N. Olij n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
T. Lauritsen n 8	84.8	0.9 5/1	1.9 7/4	—
M. Eerdhuijzen n 8	84.3	0.5 3/1	0 0/0	—
J. Kitolano n 8	54.4	0.6 3/0	0.8 4/0	—
M. Nassoh n 8	31.5	1.8 4/1	1.8 4/1	—
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Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Lauritsen n 8	84.8	0.3 2/0
M. Eerdhuijzen n 8	84.3	1.6 6/3
J. Kitolano n 8	54.4	1.4 4/1
M. Nassoh n 8	31.5	2.9 5/2
S. Mito n 8	65.4	1.2 3/3
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Sparta Rotterdam Attacking

Sparta Rotterdam — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Lauritsen	29	822368 min	70.3 /90	20.1 /90	622.4 /90	291.1 /90	311.2 /90	60.2 /90
C. Brym	4	61243 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	51.9 /90	41.5 /90
Joel Ideho	4	44177 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	63.1 /90	42 /90
A. Oufkir	1	1919 min	00 /90	00 /90	14.7 /90	00 /90	14.7 /90	00 /90
J. Kitolano	23	641474 min	00 /90	20.1 /90	181.1 /90	60.4 /90	201.2 /90	120.7 /90
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Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Olij n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	84.8	1.7 6/3	0.9 4/2
M. Eerdhuijzen n 8	84.3	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
J. Kitolano n 8	54.4	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
M. Nassoh n 8	31.5	2.1 5/1	1.1 3/0
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Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 11 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Olij n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	84.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Eerdhuijzen n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Kitolano n 8	54.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Nassoh n 8	31.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Utrecht		Sparta Rotterdam
46%	Possession	54%
2.65	Expected goals (xG)	1.08
32	Shots	9
9	Shots on target	4
14	Shots off target	1
9	Blocked shots	4
20	Shots inside the box	7
11	Corners	0
0	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	8
379	Passes	464
81%	Pass accuracy	83%

Utrecht Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Barkas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
N. Vesterlund	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
M. van der Hoorn	90	0	4	1	3	4	Y	8
N. Viergever	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. El Karouani	90	0	3	1	7	1	0	7.6
A. Engwanda	90	0	1	0	1	5	0	7.2
P. Aaronson	90	1	3	2	4	3	0	7.9
S. Haller	90	0	3	1	3	1	0	7.3
Miguel Rodríguez	86	0	2	1	3	0	0	7.2
O. Fraulo	86	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.9
Y. Cathline	71	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.5
J. Toornstra sub	22	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.5
V. Jensen sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Blake sub	19	0	2	0	1	1	0	7.3

Sparta Rotterdam Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
N. Olij	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.9
S. Bakari	90	0	0	0	1	1	7
M. Young	90	0	0	0	0	2	7
M. Eerdhuijzen	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
K. Hlynsson	90	0	0	0	1	4	7
G. Zechiël	90	0	0	0	2	4	7.2
T. Lauritsen	90	1	2	2	0	1	7.2
M. Nassoh	90	0	3	2	0	0	7.2
P. Clement	89	0	0	0	1	2	7.3
M. van Bergen	86	0	0	0	1	0	7
M. Kleijn	85	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
P. van Aanholt sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Mito sub	22	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Kitolano sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

UtrechtDWWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Sparta RotterdamWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Utrecht 4 · 0 draws · Sparta Rotterdam 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-11-03 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 Utrecht
2024-05-23 Utrecht 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2024-05-12 Utrecht 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2023-11-26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Utrecht
2023-06-04 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Utrecht
2023-06-01 Utrecht 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Utrecht#4 pos64 pts34 pl+17 GD

Sparta Rotterdam#12 pos39 pts34 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Utrecht scored1.82

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.15

Utrecht conceded1.32

Sparta Rotterdam conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam?: In their last 6 meetings, Utrecht won 4, Sparta Rotterdam won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam?: Recent form — Utrecht 3W 1D 1L; Sparta Rotterdam 3W 1D 1L.

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