Match Report
6 points and 4 places separated them: Jong Sparta 12th with 47, Jong Vitesse 8th with 53. Jong Sparta had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Jong Sparta were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.59, Jong Vitesse 1.82 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Jong Sparta had lost five in a row. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Jong Sparta against 7/15 for Jong Vitesse.
The venue was Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, with room for 11,026 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Jong Sparta: Y. El Kachati (70') · Jong Vitesse: Martijn Berden (83')
Key stats
Possession: Jong Sparta 37% · Jong Vitesse 63% · On target: 2-9 · Corners: 4-9