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SC Telstar 4–1 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie

4–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

SC Telstar won 4–1.

Shots
1110
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.651.09
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

SC Telstar beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–1. Recorded in this match (SC Telstar – Sparta Rotterdam): shots 11–10, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.65–1.09, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sparta Rotterdam's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sparta Rotterdam's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.16 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.16 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots10 shotsSC Telstar 11 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsSC Telstar 4 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.65 xG1.09 xGSC Telstar 1.65 xG, Sparta Rotterdam 1.09 xG
  • Possession46%54%SC Telstar 46%, Sparta Rotterdam 54%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersSC Telstar 6 corners, Sparta Rotterdam 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsSC Telstar 14 fouls, Sparta Rotterdam 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Tobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 22′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedVito van Crooij · Sparta Rotterdam · 3′ · 0.02 xG · on targetCedric Hatenboer · SC Telstar · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Brouwer · SC Telstar · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTyrone Owusu · SC Telstar · 56′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMilan Zonneveld · Sparta Rotterdam · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAyoni Santos · Sparta Rotterdam · 66′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVito van Crooij · Sparta Rotterdam · 47′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSem van Duijn · SC Telstar · 61′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCedric Hatenboer · SC Telstar · 27′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTyrese Noslin · SC Telstar · 39′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedTobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 55′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSem van Duijn · SC Telstar · 72′ · 0.15 xG · goalPatrick Brouwer · SC Telstar · 52′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedJeff Hardeveld · SC Telstar · 33′ · 0.22 xG · goalSem van Duijn · SC Telstar · 78′ · 0.29 xG · goalJelani Seedorf · SC Telstar · 88′ · 0.49 xG · goalMilan Zonneveld · Sparta Rotterdam · 31′ · 0.66 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

SC Telstar: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.71 xG. Sparta Rotterdam: 10 shots, 2 on target, 1.06 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Jeff Hardeveld · SC Telstar · 33′Sem van Duijn · SC Telstar · 72′Sem van Duijn · SC Telstar · 78′Jelani Seedorf · SC Telstar · 88′Milan Zonneveld · Sparta Rotterdam · 31′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: SC Telstar 1.71 xG · Sparta Rotterdam 1.06 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0SC Telstar
0Draws
1Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam — SC Telstar · Eredivisie1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: SC Telstar favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Sparta Rotterdam in 3 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

SC Telstar31 matchesSparta Rotterdam31 matches
1.39 goals/match ▲Goals scored31/311.16 goals/match
1.71 goals/matchGoals allowed31/311.71 goals/match
1.48 xG/match ▲Expected goals31/311.31 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots31/3112.6 shots/match
4.94 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/304.6 shots/match
45.4%Possession31/31● 46.9%
5 corners/match ●Corners31/314.58 corners/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls31/309.93 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 22 Apr 2026, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eredivisie

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSC TelstarSparta Rotterdam
CompetitionEredivisieEredivisie 2025/26
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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