Match Report
Go Ahead Eagles (12th, 38 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. Scoring rates set the scale: Sparta Rotterdam 1.18 scored and 1.82 conceded per game, Go Ahead Eagles 1.59 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.59.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Sparta Rotterdam, 2 draws and 5 for Go Ahead Eagles, at 2 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (capacity 11,026). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sparta Rotterdam led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sparta Rotterdam: Shunsuke Mito (45'), Tobias Lauritsen (57') · Go Ahead Eagles: Victor Edvardsen (51'), Julius Dirksen (77')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Rotterdam 47% · Go Ahead Eagles 53% · Total shots: 25-16 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 6-8




