Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
FC Groningen WDDWL 0
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Sparta Rotterdam WWLWW 2
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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
54.1
Possession
45.9
8
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
406
Accurate Passes
317
481
Passes
414
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
59
24
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
20
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
10
23
Effective Clearances
35
23
Clearances
35

Head to Head

SPA leads series 4-1

Lineups

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joel DrommelG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Teo QuinteroLB
  5. 2Lushendry MartesRB
  6. 10Ayoni SantosAM
  7. 6Pelle ClementLM
  8. 8Joshua KitolanoRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Shunsuke MitoAM-L
  11. 7Mitchell van BergenAM-R

GRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Etienne VaessenG
  2. 4Dies JanseCD-L
  3. 3Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  4. 43Marvin PeersmanLB
  5. 5Marco RenteRB
  6. 26Thom Van BergenAM
  7. 14Jorg SchreudersLM
  8. 18Tygo LandRM
  9. 9Brynjólfur WillumssonF
  10. 17David Van Der WerffAM-L
  11. 10Younes TahaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Dies Janse (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Marco Rente (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, FC Groningen 0. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayoni Santos following a fast break.
  6. 62' Substitution, FC Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  7. 62' Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Marco Rente.
  8. 62' Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marvin Peersman.
  9. 81' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Ayoni Santos.
  10. 81' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Pelle Clement.
  11. 82' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Shurandy Sambo replaces Lushendry Martes.
  12. 86' Substitution, FC Groningen. Mark Hoekstra replaces Tygo Land.
  13. 86' Substitution, FC Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces David van der Werff.
  14. 88' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Kleijn replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
  15. 90' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, FC Groningen 0. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike Kleijn.
  16. 90'+5' Younes Taha (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+5' Mark Hoekstra (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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