Match Report
46 points separated the sides: Sparta Rotterdam 2nd on 65, AGOVV 18th on 19. Sparta Rotterdam's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.74/0.94 for Sparta Rotterdam and 1.06/2.76 for AGOVV (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.61.
Sparta Rotterdam entered with four wins in a row. AGOVV had lost three in a row. The last-five ledger: Sparta Rotterdam 12/15, AGOVV 1/15.
The venue was Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam, with room for 11,026 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.


