Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
About
Heerenveen are hosting Sparta Rotterdam
at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands, starting on
. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Lasse Nordås (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld with a through ball.
- 4': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joris van Overeem with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Lasse Nordås (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Marvin Young.
- 7': Foul by Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen).
- 7': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bernt Klaverboer.
- 11': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Oliver Braude.
- 13': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
- 13': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Hristiyan Petrov.
- 16': Foul by Lasse Nordås (sc Heerenveen).
- 16': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ringo Meerveld (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Nordås.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Vasilios Zagaritis (sc Heerenveen).
- 27': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Shunsuke Mito is caught offside.
- 32': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Lasse Nordås is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Shunsuke Mito is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Lasse Nordås (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hristiyan Petrov.
- 34': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
- 34': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Maxence Rivera (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis.
- 38': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joris van Overeem with a cross.
- 38': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
- 39': Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ringo Meerveld (sc Heerenveen).
- 40': Goal! sc Heerenveen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 41': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 41': Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
- 43': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernt Klaverboer (sc Heerenveen). Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, sc Heerenveen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
- 45': Second Half begins sc Heerenveen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Maxence Rivera (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Trenskow.
- 50': Attempt missed. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi following a fast break.
- 50': Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Lasse Nordås (sc Heerenveen).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a headed pass.
- 62': Attempt saved. Maxence Rivera (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis.
- 63': Attempt missed. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
- 65': Foul by Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 65': Joris van Overeem (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Maxence Rivera.
- 69': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Teo Quintero.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Maas Willemsen (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Hristiyan Petrov with a headed pass.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Ayoni Santos.
- 71': Foul by Joris van Overeem (sc Heerenveen).
- 71': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 72': Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Shunsuke Mito is caught offside.
- 74': Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
- 74': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jens Toornstra replaces Shurandy Sambo.
- 75': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Shunsuke Mito.
- 77': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Dylan Vente replaces Lasse Nordås.
- 77': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Luuk Brouwers replaces Marcus Linday.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
- 78': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Hristiyan Petrov.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casper Terho.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
- 82': Goal! sc Heerenveen 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
- 83': Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).
- 83': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernt Klaverboer (sc Heerenveen).
- 84': Handball by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 85': Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).
- 85': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! sc Heerenveen 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
- 88': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Joris van Overeem.
- 89': Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 89': Vasilios Zagaritis (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Nikolai Hopland replaces Ringo Meerveld.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Vasilios Zagaritis (sc Heerenveen).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marvin Young.
- 90'+4': Bernt Klaverboer (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Dylan Vente (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Jacob Trenskow.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, sc Heerenveen 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
- 0': Match ends, sc Heerenveen 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
Statistics
 SPA |
HEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 443 | Accurate Passes | 337 |
| 520 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 27 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 26 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands
Attendance: 23,265
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands
Attendance: 23,265
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 25 | +43 | 65 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 25 | +20 | 48 |
| 3 | Ajax Amsterdam | 25 | +16 | 44 |
| 4 | NEC Nijmegen | 25 | +18 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Bernt Klaverboer (GK)  |
| 28 | Hristiyan Petrov |
| 3 | Maas Willemsen |
| 19 | Vasilios Zagaritis |
| 45 | Oliver Braude |
| 10 | Ringo Meerveld |
| 6 | Joris van Overeem |
| 16 | Marcus Linday |
| 18 | Lasse Nordas |
| 7 | Maxence Rivera |
| 20 | Jacob Trenskow |
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Drommel (GK) |
| 4 | Bruno Martins Indi |
| 3 | Marvin Young |
| 5 | Teo Quintero |
| 2 | Shurandy Sambo |
| 10 | Ayoni Santos |
| 8 | Joshua Kitolano |
| 6 | Pelle Clement |
| 9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
| 11 | Shunsuke Mito |
| 7 | Mitchell van Bergen |
Eredivisie News
Feyenoord's Robin van Persie defends Raheem Sterling after criticism
Feyenoord coach Robin van Persie has launched a passionate defence of new signing Raheem Sterling after the forward came in for criticism following a cameo appearance on debut for the Dutch side.
Raheem Sterling after Feyenoord debut: No England talks with Thomas Tuchel yet
Raheem Sterling has said he was pleased with his start to life at Feyenoord after he made his first competitive appearance since May 2025 on Sunday, while adding that he has not yet spoken to England boss Thomas Tuchel about a possible comeback.
Sterling: No talks with England's Tuchel since Feyenoord move
Raheem Sterling reacts to a winning start on his Feyenoord debut, after playing 30 minutes in their Eredivisie win over SC Telstar.
Robin van Persie: 'Exceptional' Raheem Sterling not yet ready to play 90 minutes
Feyenoord manager Robin van Persie has said he has been impressed by Raheem Sterling in training but added he's not ready to play 90 minutes as yet.
Top 50 USMNT players of 2026, ranked by club form: USMNT Player Performance Index returns
Who are the 50 best American players of 2026 so far? The top 10 sees a shake-up as the USMNT Player Performance Index returns.