Updated 17 September 2022, after full time.
Sparta 2-1 FC Groningen in Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam on 17 September 2022. In their last 6 meetings, Sparta have won 5, FC Groningen 1, with 0 draws.
Sparta 2-1 FC Groningen was the final score in Eredivisie on Saturday 17 September 2022 at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. 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 17 September 2022, the home ground of Sparta, which holds 11,026 people. It finished Sparta 2-1 FC Groningen in Eredivisie, with kick-off at 15:30 UK time.
Sparta have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 12, with results reading D W L W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie on 7 November.
FC Groningen have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 14 and conceding 15, with results reading W L D L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-4 defeat away to AZ in the Eredivisie on 8 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Sparta have won 5, FC Groningen have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Sparta scoring 13 goals to FC Groningen's 3. The most recent was FC Groningen 2-3 Sparta Rotterdam on 1 November 2026 in the Eredivisie.
Milan Zonneveld leads Sparta with 7 goals across their last 10 games, 0.7 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 7 goals across their last 10 games, 0.7 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.
Danny Desmond Makkelie refereed Sparta vs FC Groningen, averaging 24.0 fouls and 2.8 yellow cards per game across 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | Eredivisie | FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam | 2-3 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Eredivisie | Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Groningen | 2-0 |
| 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 |
| Stat | Sparta | FC Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 48% |
| Shots | 9 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 1 |
| Fouls | 9 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | 15 | 13 |
| Passes | 432 | 414 |
Sparta: S. Mijnans 73', V. Crooij (penalty) 90'. FC Groningen: R. Pepi 61'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 11 of 18 |
| Goals against | 2.4 | 16 of 18 |
| Shots | 13.9 | 11 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 9 of 18 |
| Fouls | 10.5 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 15.9 | 7 of 18 |
| Passes | 385.1 | 14 of 18 |
| Corners | 6 | 5 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.4 | 5 of 18 |
| Goals against | 2.3 | 14 of 18 |
| Shots | 14.4 | 9 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.8 | 7 of 18 |
| Fouls | 9.7 | 15 of 18 |
| Tackles | 14.8 | 11 of 18 |
| Passes | 426.9 | 9 of 18 |
| Corners | 4 | 14 of 18 |