Match Report
1 points and 2 places separated them: Sparta Rotterdam 11th with 5, PEC Zwolle 13th with 4. In league terms the two rates read 1.8/1.8 for Sparta Rotterdam and 1.2/2 for PEC Zwolle (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.01.
15 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sparta Rotterdam, 6 by PEC Zwolle, 5 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.6 goals per game across the last five against 2.67 historically.
With 80 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, S. Teuben was the man in the middle. Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,026. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sparta Rotterdam: Milan Zonneveld (24'), Isaac Babadi (69') · PEC Zwolle: Ibrahim Cissoko (21'), Koen Kostons (80')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Rotterdam 56% · PEC Zwolle 44% · Total shots: 21-15 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 15-4