Match Report
FC Groningen (9th, 48 pts) visited Sparta Rotterdam (10th, 43 pts) with 5 points between them. Sparta Rotterdam's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Sparta Rotterdam were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.82, FC Groningen 1.44 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Sparta Rotterdam had taken 12 of 15 points to FC Groningen's 5.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sparta Rotterdam 9, draws 3, FC Groningen 7, at 3.21 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam, capacity 11,026, hosted the game.
Goal scorers
Sparta Rotterdam: Shunsuke Mito (55'), Shunsuke Mito (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Rotterdam 46% · FC Groningen 54% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-6