Updated 31 January 2026, after full time.
Sparta 2-0 FC Groningen in Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam on 31 January 2026. Scorers: Shunsuke Mito ×2 for Sparta. In their last 6 meetings, Sparta have won 5, FC Groningen 1, with 0 draws.
Sparta 2-0 FC Groningen was the final score in Eredivisie on Saturday 31 January 2026 at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Scorers: Shunsuke Mito (2) for Sparta. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Sparta vs FC Groningen was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam on Saturday 31 January 2026, the home ground of Sparta, which holds 11,026 people. It finished Sparta 2-0 FC Groningen in Eredivisie, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Sparta have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 15, with results reading L L D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-2 defeat at home to Ajax in the Eredivisie on 25 October.
FC Groningen have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 13 and conceding 9, with results reading D W W L D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw away to NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie on 25 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Sparta have won 5, FC Groningen have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Sparta scoring 12 goals to FC Groningen's 3. The most recent was FC Groningen 0-2 Sparta Rotterdam on 19 October 2025 in the Eredivisie.
Milan Zonneveld leads Sparta with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Sparta player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sparta player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Brynjólfur Willumsson leads FC Groningen with 8 goals across their last 10 games, 0.8 a game, the most of any FC Groningen player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every FC Groningen player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Sander van der Eijk refereed Sparta vs FC Groningen, averaging 24.0 fouls and 3.0 yellow cards per game across 1 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2025 | Eredivisie | FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam | 0-2 |
| 2 Feb 2025 | Eredivisie | Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen | 1-0 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Eredivisie | FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam | 1-0 |
| 28 May 2023 | Eredivisie | FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam | 0-5 |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Eredivisie | Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen | 2-1 |
| 7 May 2022 | Eredivisie | FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam | 1-2 |
| Stat | Sparta | FC Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Shots | 9 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Corners | 3 | 6 |
| Fouls | 8 | 16 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 5 |
| Tackles | 20 | 12 |
| Passes | 414 | 481 |
Sparta: S. Mito 55', S. Mito 90'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.7 | 12 of 18 |
| Goals against | 2.4 | 16 of 18 |
| Shots | 14.3 | 10 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 9 of 18 |
| Fouls | 10.3 | 11 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17.2 | 4 of 18 |
| Passes | 384.5 | 14 of 18 |
| Corners | 5.6 | 8 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.4 | 4 of 18 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 10 of 18 |
| Shots | 14.4 | 9 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 8 of 18 |
| Fouls | 9.5 | 14 of 18 |
| Tackles | 15 | 10 of 18 |
| Passes | 426.2 | 9 of 18 |
| Corners | 4.6 | 11 of 18 |