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Groningen
Vs
Sparta Rotterdam

Since 11/09/2016
5
GRO wins
3
Draws
9
SR wins
Meetings
17
on record
Total goals
52
22 Groningen · 30 Sparta R…
Goals per game
3.06
both sides combined
Over 1.5
88%
of meetings
Over 2.5
59%
of meetings
BTTS
59%
of meetings
Last meeting
2-0
31 Jan 2026
Next game
01 Nov
Sunday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam: the head-to-head
Sparta Rotterdam have been on a dominant run, winning the last four encounters in this fixture. Since the first meeting in 2016 the two sides have faced each other 17 times, with Sparta securing nine victories, Groningen five and three draws. The aggregate scoreline shows Groningen netting 22 goals to Sparta’s 30, giving an average of 3.06 goals per game. In 88% of the meetings at least two goals were scored, 59% saw three or more, and 59% featured both teams finding the net. The most recent clash on 31 January 2026 ended 2-0 in favour of Sparta, who hosted the match in the Eredivisie. Groningen have scored 22 goals overall and Sparta 30. At home Groningen have won three of eight games, while away they have managed two wins from nine outings. Their next meeting is scheduled for 1 November 2026 in the Eredivisie.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam
Sunday 01 November 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
GroningenGroningen
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
5
wins
9
22
goals
30
3
clean sheets
4
The last 17 games between these two clubs
29%
win %
53%
3.06
avg goals
3.06
88%
over 1.5 %
88%
59%
over 2.5 %
59%
29%
over 3.5 %
29%
1.29
scored
1.76
1.76
conceded
1.29
59%
btts
59%
18%
clean sheet
24%
10.38
corners
10.38
3.15
cards
3.15
Top three rows are this fixture: 17 meetings, 5 to Groningen, 3 drawn, 9 to Sparta Rotterdam, at 3.06 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
GroningenGroningen
Won at home
38%
3 of 8 home meetings
Won away
22%
2 of 9 away meetings
Drawn
18%
3 of 17 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Won at home
56%
5 of 9 home meetings
Won away
50%
4 of 8 away meetings
Drawn
18%
3 of 17 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayGroningen
31 Jan 2026Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-0GroningenLview
30 Oct 2025Netherlands - KNVB BekerSparta Rotterdam5-2GroningenLview
19 Oct 2025Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen0-2Sparta RotterdamLview
02 Feb 2025Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam1-0GroningenLview
09 Nov 2024Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-0Sparta RotterdamWview
28 May 2023Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen0-5Sparta RotterdamLview
17 Sep 2022Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-1GroningenLview
07 May 2022Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-2Sparta RotterdamLview
17 Oct 2021Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam1-1GroningenDview
02 May 2021Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-2Sparta RotterdamLview
19 Dec 2020Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-3GroningenWview
16 Feb 2020Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam1-2GroningenWview
20 Oct 2019Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen2-0Sparta RotterdamWview
24 Dec 2017Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen4-0Sparta RotterdamWview
29 Oct 2017Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-1GroningenLview
19 Feb 2017Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-2GroningenDview
11 Sep 2016Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-1Sparta RotterdamDview
03Goal Analysis⚽
Groningen · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-500D13L23L21W21W02L21W41W15L23LH·GAE11/04A·FEY25/04H·EXC02/05H·NN10/05A·HER17/05A·AJA21/05H·UTR09/08A·ADH16/08A·PE23/08H·FS28/08
Avg total
3.6
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
2.0
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.471.601.641.291.311.88
vs Stronger (9)1.332.002.001.200.503.00
vs Similar (21)1.521.431.441.331.581.50
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
Sparta Rotterdam · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-400D02L14L22D04L23L01L31W33D12LA·NB05/04H·PE11/04A·TEL22/04H·GAE03/05A·TWE10/05H·EXC17/05H·FEY09/08A·TEL14/08H·UTR22/08A·EXC29/08
Avg total
3.4
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
2.2
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.301.671.201.331.402.00
vs Stronger (8)1.122.120.751.751.502.50
vs Similar (22)1.361.501.361.181.361.82
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Groningen
DLLWWLWWLL
Last 10: 16 scored, 20 conceded.
Sparta Rotterdam
DLLDLLLWDL
Last 10: 12 scored, 22 conceded.
Groningen
Home · last 10
LLLWWDLWWL
4 won · 17 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLDWLWLWL
3 won · 14 scored, 20 conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
Home · last 10
LWDDWLDLLD
2 won · 14 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
WDLLLDLLWL
2 won · 10 scored, 22 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
GroningenGroningen
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'50%22%1-15'50%16-30'31-45'33%46-60'11%61-75'33%76-90'29
1st half / 2nd half
Scored100% / 0%
Conceded22% / 78%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 17 meetings have goal timings on record. See Groningen's full Goal Clock across all their games.
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'22%50%1-15'50%16-30'31-45'33%46-60'11%61-75'33%76-90'92
1st half / 2nd half
Scored22% / 78%
Conceded100% / 0%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 17 meetings have goal timings on record. See Sparta Rotterdam's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
GroningenSparta Rotterdam
€32.8m
squad value
€22.9m
€35.1m
attack
€53.9m
€15.4m
midfield
€13.8m
€57.0m
defence
€46.3m
25
players
24
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Groningen carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Groningen
DateOpponentScoreRes
11 Aprvs GO Ahead Eagles0-0D
25 Apr@ Feyenoord1-3L
02 Mayvs Excelsior2-3L
10 Mayvs NEC Nijmegen2-1W
17 May@ Heracles2-1W
21 May@ Ajax0-2L
09 Augvs Utrecht2-1W
16 Aug@ ADO Den Haag4-1W
23 Aug@ PSV Eindhoven1-5L
28 Augvs Fortuna Sittard2-3L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentScoreRes
05 Apr@ NAC Breda0-0D
11 Aprvs PSV Eindhoven0-2L
22 Apr@ Telstar1-4L
03 Mayvs GO Ahead Eagles2-2D
10 May@ Twente0-4L
17 Mayvs Excelsior2-3L
09 Augvs Feyenoord0-1L
14 Aug@ Telstar3-1W
22 Augvs Utrecht3-3D
29 Aug@ Excelsior1-2L
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Groningen
Sun 06 Sepvs Twente
Sat 12 Sep@ GO Ahead Eagles
Sat 19 Sepvs PEC Zwolle
Sun 11 Oct@ Excelsior
Sun 18 Octvs Ajax
Sun 25 Oct@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 01 Novvs Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 08 Nov@ AZ Alkmaar
Sparta Rotterdam
Fri 04 Sepvs PEC Zwolle
Sun 13 Sep@ PSV Eindhoven
Fri 18 Sepvs Heerenveen
Sat 10 Oct@ GO Ahead Eagles
Sat 17 Octvs Willem II
Sun 25 Octvs Ajax
Sun 01 Nov@ Groningen
Sat 07 Nov@ ADO Den Haag
Groningen stats ↗Sparta Rotterdam stats ↗