Sparta Rotterdam 3-3 Utrecht: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Sparta Rotterdam

3 : 3

Utrecht

Marvin Young45'
Milan Zonneveld67'
Nick Verschuren90+6'

16'Matisse Didden
46'Artem Stepanov
76'Adrian Blake

Sparta Stadion Het KasteelDennis HiglerCapacity 11,026 · artificial turfSat, 22 Aug 202618:45

Sparta Rotterdam3-4-3

Line ups

3-4-3Utrecht Utrecht crest

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Substitutions

62'
96.5
Nökkvi Þórisson
197.6
Milan Zonneveld
62'
46.3
Bruno Martins Indi
176.9
Mitchell Van Bergen
79'
86.6
Robin van Cruijsen
157.2A
Joel Ideho
79'
37.2
Marvin Young
136.7
Teo Quintero
86'
67.0
Julian Baas
226.5
Casper Terho

Unused

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Substitutions

62'
116.3
Ángel Alarcón
306.5
Kevin Paredes
72'
215.6
Neville Nwankwo
326.2
Per Kloosterboer
73'
187.2
Artem Stepanov
96.7
David Min
73'
106.6A
Yoann Cathline
158.0
Adrian Blake
77'
26.3
Siebe Horemans
66.5
Guus Offerhaus

Unused

Home

A. Kostic
Lacking Match Fitness
Out

Away

O. Agougil
Injury
Out
A. Engwanda
Hamstring Injury
Out
V. Jensen
Knee Injury
Out
M. Jonathans
Knee Injury
Out
N. Ohio
Knee Injury
Out
J. van Ommeren
Back Injury
Out

Player of the match

Adrian Blake

Attacker · Utrecht

8.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won3

Build-up

Passes5

Pass accuracy60%

Defending

Duels won5 · 71%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Filip BednarekG	1	3	1,71	-1,29	32/39	7/13
Vasilis BarkasG	2	3	1,35	-1,65	31/45	9/23

Live stats

Possession & Passing

56%Possession44%

485Total passes382

86%Pass accuracy79%

5Corners7

Attack

14Shots16

5On target4

6Off target5

3Blocked shots7

Box & Quality

9Shots in box10

5Shots out box6

1.7xG1.9

-1.6Goals prevented-1.6

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2

1Offsides2

10Fouls13

Half by half

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

First half

0,52xG0,61

8Shots10

1On target2

1Big chances1

12Touches in box17

50%Possession50%

4Corners6

Second half

1,21xG1,32

6Shots6

4On target2

3Big chances2

13Touches in box8

61%Possession39%

1Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Sparta Rotterdam

1.7314856%

84% open play16% set piece

Utrecht

1.92161144%

71% open play29% 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

30 shots

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

Sparta Rotterdam1,73 xG · 3 scored

Utrecht1,92 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Sparta Rotterdam27

Open play 19Set piece 4Foul won 1Defensive 3

Utrecht28

Open play 18Set piece 7Dribble 2Rebound 1

Momentum

21 swings

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

Sparta Rotterdam55% pressure

Utrecht45% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-3

0%Draw 100%0%

1.73xG1.92

14Shots16

8On target11

Momentum

90' Saved Casper Terho 0.03 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

14 v 16

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

SRSparta RotterdamUTRUtrechtgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 6 scored

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

Sparta RotterdamUtrechtgoalsavedoff 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 48%

UtrechtDefensive line 35%

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 62'

Most-connected pair: Indi and Verschuren, 29 passes between them.

UtrechtUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Berg and Zagré, 16 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41

Milan Zonneveld

6 touches in box

In possession

58,4%Field tilt41,6%

14Passes into box8

41Progressive passes17

11Carries into final third5

12Chances created10

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

Out of possession

8,29Press intensity (PPDA)14,50

12High turnovers7

7Regains within 5s10

20,7sBall recovery time23,1s

17Interceptions10

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

Carrying

141Carries73

1718mCarry distance833m

21Progressive carries5

979mProgressive carry distance372m

2Carries into the box2

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

Beating the press

2Take-ons won5

7Take-ons attempted7

752mProgressive pass distance263m

1Through balls0

7Switches of play2

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

Threat created

1,43Expected threat (xT)0,99

3,23Action value (VAEP)3,14

27Shot-creating actions28

6Goal-creating actions5

1,66Expected assisted goals1,74

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

Tempo

4,1Passes per attack3,4

12,6sAttack duration9,6s

2,01 m/sAttack directness2,35 m/s

4Build-up attacks1

9Direct attacks6

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

More match stats

Attack

25Touches in box25

79Final third entries40

4Big chances3

1,35xG on target1,71

1Big chances missed1

Passing

8/23 (35%)Crosses7/22 (32%)

30/60 (50%)Long balls19/57 (33%)

21Throw-ins16

13Free kicks10

10Goal kicks14

Duels

57Total43

30/57 (53%)Ground27/57 (47%)

16/23 (70%)Aerial7/23 (30%)

2/7 (29%)Dribbles5/7 (71%)

7Dispossessed13

Defending

32Recoveries37

8Interceptions5

15Tackles12

47%Tackles won67%

16Clearances23

3Big chances scored2

1Errors led to goal0

3Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third1

7,48Average rating6,60

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Sparta RotterdamThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

UtrechtThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal88%

50%2+ goals50%

38%3+ goals38%

They concede

100%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals75%

50%3+ goals63%

25%4+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-6 (H)

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 RotterdamshootallowUtrecht

2.9%-2.2Six-yard box3.9%

63.4%Penalty area-3.958.6%

24.9%Edge of the box+2.827.6%

8.8%Long range+2.39.9%

445 shots taken · 464 faced

UtrechtshootallowSparta Rotterdam

4.0%Six-yard box4.6%

67.1%+4.8Penalty area61.2%

21.9%-3.0Edge of the box26.2%

6.9%Long range8.0%

547 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

Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht drew 3-3 at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in the Eredivisie. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: Marvin Young (45'), Milan Zonneveld (67'), Nick Verschuren (90+6') for Sparta Rotterdam; Matisse Didden (16'), Artem Stepanov (46'), Adrian Blake (76') for Utrecht. In their last 23 meetings, Sparta Rotterdam have won 5, Utrecht 15, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.