Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 14 Dec 2025, 11:15 UTCFull timeHet KasteelFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSparta RotterdamSC Heerenveen
Shots11 shots/match20 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals0.52 xG/match1.38 xG/match
Possession52%48%
Corners5 corners/match10 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match15 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Dylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 9′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 82′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedShunsuke Mito · Sparta Rotterdam · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTeo Quintero · Sparta Rotterdam · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMaas Willemsen · SC Heerenveen · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVasilios Zagaritis · SC Heerenveen · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEser Gürbüz · SC Heerenveen · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAyoni Santos · Sparta Rotterdam · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTeo Quintero · Sparta Rotterdam · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuuk Brouwers · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJulian Baas · Sparta Rotterdam · 5′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 5′ · 0.03 xG · on targetVasilios Zagaritis · SC Heerenveen · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedVáclav Sejk · SC Heerenveen · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoris van Overeem · SC Heerenveen · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVasilios Zagaritis · SC Heerenveen · 77′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLuuk Brouwers · SC Heerenveen · 82′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTeo Quintero · Sparta Rotterdam · 41′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLance Duijvestijn · Sparta Rotterdam · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAyoni Santos · Sparta Rotterdam · 14′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 25′ · 0.07 xG · goalVáclav Sejk · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 10′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Bakari · SC Heerenveen · 70′ · 0.10 xG · goalTobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 79′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMaas Willemsen · SC Heerenveen · 74′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLance Duijvestijn · Sparta Rotterdam · 83′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSam Kersten · SC Heerenveen · 77′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 87′ · 0.22 xG · on targetVasilios Zagaritis · SC Heerenveen · 47′ · 0.30 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sparta Rotterdam: 11 shots, 3 on target, 0.53 xG. SC Heerenveen: 21 shots, 6 on target, 1.47 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Jacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 25′Vasilios Zagaritis · SC Heerenveen · 47′Saïd Bakari · SC Heerenveen · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sparta Rotterdam 0.53 xG · SC Heerenveen 1.47 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sparta Rotterdam's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: SC Heerenveen's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.06 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/match1.06 goals/match1.56 goals/match

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

SC Heerenveen show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

SC Heerenveen's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.3 shots/matchShotsSparta Rotterdam · SC Heerenveen16.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSparta RotterdamSC HeerenveenBaseline
Shots12.3 shots/match16.1 shots/match14.1 shots/match
Shots against17.8 shots/match10.4 shots/match13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sparta Rotterdam favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · SC Heerenveen in 10 · 3 too close

1.06 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/161.63 goals/match
1.94 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/161.63 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 16/161.84 xG/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 16/161.24 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/1616.1 shots/match
17.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/1610.4 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 15/165.38 shots/match
6.33 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 15/164.5 shots/match
44.9%Possessionseason · 16/1651.4%
4.13 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/166.5 corners/match
7.44 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/164.5 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 15/1611.7 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/166%
69%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/1681%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Sparta Rotterdam30.6
SC Heerenveen52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sparta Rotterdam20.4
SC Heerenveen62.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Sparta Rotterdam17.6
SC Heerenveen70.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Sparta Rotterdam30.6
SC Heerenveen80.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sparta Rotterdam2.8
SC Heerenveen63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sparta Rotterdam13.9
SC Heerenveen91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Sparta Rotterdam16
SC Heerenveen70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.45 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.72 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots5/518 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/56.4 shots/match
53%Possession5/550.4%
5 corners/matchCorners5/57.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/513.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.8 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.72 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots10/1016.1 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target10/105.8 shots/match
47.8%Possession10/1051.6%
5.1 corners/matchCorners10/106.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 16 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.63 goals/match
1.94 goals/matchGoals allowed16/161.63 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals16/161.84 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots16/1616.1 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target15/165.38 shots/match
44.9%Possession16/1651.4%
4.13 corners/matchCorners16/166.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls15/1611.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 8 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored9/81.38 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed9/81.5 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals9/81.54 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots9/815.8 shots/match
4.25 shots/matchShots on target8/85.5 shots/match
44.8%Possession9/851.1%
4.22 corners/matchCorners9/86.63 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.5 fouls/matchFouls8/814 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.81 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.82 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Dec 2025, 15:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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