Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 Feyenoord: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Sparta Rotterdam

0 : 1

Feyenoord

35'L. Valente

Sparta Stadion Het KasteelSander van der EijkCapacity 11,026 · artificial turfSun, 9 Aug 202612:15

Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Feyenoord Feyenoord crest

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Assistant

John de Wolf

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Substitutions

57'
76.3
C. Terho
186.7
R. van Cruijsen
62'
86.3
J. Toornstra
166.6
A. Roaldsoy
62'
96.0
N. Thorisson
196.9
M. Zonneveld
77'
116.9
A. Santos
176.3
M. van Bergen
77'
106.2
S. Mito
227.0
J. Ideho

Unused

Assistant

John de Wolf

Substitutions

71'
95.6
A. Ueda
196.0
Nacho
71'
276.9
G. Diarra
366.3
J. Zinhagel
72'
247.3
T. Kraaijeveld
326.9
T. Wessels
82'
237.0
A. Hadj Moussa
496.6
S. van Persie
85'
346.9
C. Vanhoutte
286.6
O. Targhalline

Unused

Home

J. Baas
Yellow Cards
Out

Away

T. Beelen
Broken Leg
Out
J. Bos
Knee Injury
Out
J. Moder
Knee Injury
Out
B. Nieuwkoop
Injury
Out
G. Smal
Ankle Injury
Out
T. Watanabe
Ribs Injury
Out

Player of the match

Gjivai Zechiël

Midfielder · Feyenoord

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes37

Key passes4

Pass accuracy95%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won5 · 56%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Filip BednarekG	6	1	1,66	+0,66	35/52	5/21
Tjark ErnstG	1	0	0,00	0,00	29/40	6/17

Live stats

Possession & Passing

40%Possession60%

336Total passes510

76%Pass accuracy89%

5Corners10

Attack

10Shots22

0On target6

9Off target10

1Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

8Shots in box17

2Shots out box5

1.0xG3.5

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves1

5Offsides2

11Fouls8

3Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,16xG2,93

3Shots15

0On target2

0Big chances1

8Touches in box32

34%Possession66%

2Corners6

Second half

0,85xG0,60

7Shots7

0On target4

3Big chances0

15Touches in box17

47%Possession53%

3Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Sparta Rotterdam

1.0110140%

78% open play22% set piece

Feyenoord

3.53221260%

73% open play27% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

32 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Sparta Rotterdam1,01 xG · 0 scored

Feyenoord3,53 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Sparta Rotterdam19

Open play 16Set piece 2Foul won 1

Feyenoord43

Open play 34Set piece 4Dribble 3Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Sparta Rotterdam21% pressure

Feyenoord79% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-1

0%Draw 0%100%

1.01xG3.53

10Shots22

1On target12

Momentum

90' Off target Milan Zonneveld 0.28 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

10 v 22

Sparta Rotterdam shoot right, Feyenoord left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SRSparta RotterdamFEYFeyenoordgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Sparta RotterdamFeyenoordgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Sparta RotterdamDefensive line 34%

FeyenoordDefensive line 38%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Sparta RotterdamUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Verschuren and Indi, 16 passes between them.

FeyenoordUntil 71'

Most-connected pair: Juste and Kraaijeveld, 26 passes between them.

Tactical battle

33control67

Anis Hadj Moussa

11 touches in box

In possession

28,2%Field tilt71,8%

14Passes into box14

20Progressive passes36

7Carries into final third14

8Chances created19

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,50Press intensity (PPDA)9,63

4High turnovers6

6Regains within 5s8

27,0sBall recovery time17,3s

9Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

90Carries127

1000mCarry distance1444m

13Progressive carries26

639mProgressive carry distance973m

4Carries into the box10

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won9

13Take-ons attempted15

425mProgressive pass distance595m

1Through balls1

6Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,31Expected threat (xT)2,07

0,24Action value (VAEP)1,28

19Shot-creating actions43

0Goal-creating actions2

0,89Expected assisted goals3,20

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack4,6

10,2sAttack duration15,3s

2,74 m/sAttack directness1,97 m/s

1Build-up attacks7

7Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

23Touches in box51

38Final third entries60

3Big chances3

0,00xG on target1,56

3Big chances missed3

Passing

9/20 (45%)Crosses5/20 (25%)

26/61 (43%)Long balls23/42 (55%)

11Throw-ins12

8Free kicks11

18Goal kicks15

Duels

40Total60

24/63 (38%)Ground39/63 (62%)

13/29 (45%)Aerial16/29 (55%)

4/13 (31%)Dribbles10/15 (67%)

9Dispossessed7

Defending

39Recoveries35

3Interceptions9

12Tackles18

42%Tackles won39%

21Clearances21

1Big saves0

1Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third1

7,19Average rating7,72

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Sparta RotterdamThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals88%

38%3+ goals50%

They concede

100%1+ goal50%

75%2+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 7-0 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Sparta RotterdamshootallowFeyenoord

2.9%-2.2Six-yard box-1.63.5%

63.4%Penalty area+1.664.1%

24.9%Edge of the box24.2%

8.8%Long range8.2%

445 shots taken · 368 faced

FeyenoordshootallowSparta Rotterdam

4.4%Six-yard box4.6%

67.7%+5.4Penalty area61.2%

23.0%-1.9Edge of the box26.2%

4.9%-2.8Long range8.0%

570 shots taken · 549 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Feyenoord beat Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in the Eredivisie. Feyenoord led 1-0 at half-time. L. Valente scored the only goal in the 35th minute. In their last 20 meetings, Sparta Rotterdam have won 2, Feyenoord 14, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.