Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 12:30 UTCFull timeHet KasteelFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSparta RotterdamFeyenoord
Shots7 shots/match24 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match11 shots/match
Expected goals0.57 xG/match2.09 xG/match
Possession38%62%
Corners1 corners/match9 corners/match
Fouls5 fouls/match9 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.

Shurandy Sambo · Sparta Rotterdam · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAnis Hadj Moussa · Feyenoord · 9′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAnis Hadj Moussa · Feyenoord · 55′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLuciano Valente · Feyenoord · 72′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJaden Slory · Feyenoord · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJens Toornstra · Sparta Rotterdam · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeo Sauer · Feyenoord · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPatrick van Aanholt · Sparta Rotterdam · 41′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJaden Slory · Feyenoord · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAyase Ueda · Feyenoord · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedQuinten Timber · Feyenoord · 78′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedThijs Kraaijeveld · Feyenoord · 85′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJordan Bos · Feyenoord · 29′ · 0.05 xG · goalLeo Sauer · Feyenoord · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGivairo Read · Feyenoord · 80′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBart Nieuwkoop · Feyenoord · 25′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 64′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLuciano Valente · Feyenoord · 65′ · 0.07 xG · on targetTobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 89′ · 0.07 xG · on targetSem Steijn · Feyenoord · 57′ · 0.08 xG · on targetQuinten Timber · Feyenoord · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLeo Sauer · Feyenoord · 39′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 32′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedAyase Ueda · Feyenoord · 48′ · 0.19 xG · goalSem Steijn · Feyenoord · 69′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Borges · Feyenoord · 83′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedJaden Slory · Feyenoord · 65′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedQuinten Timber · Feyenoord · 90′ · 0.20 xG · goalTobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 64′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Valente · Feyenoord · 12′ · 0.28 xG · on targetAyase Ueda · Feyenoord · 65′ · 0.47 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sparta Rotterdam: 7 shots, 2 on target, 0.57 xG. Feyenoord: 24 shots, 11 on target, 2.54 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Jordan Bos · Feyenoord · 29′Ayase Ueda · Feyenoord · 48′Ayase Ueda · Feyenoord · 65′Quinten Timber · Feyenoord · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sparta Rotterdam 0.57 xG · Feyenoord 2.54 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Feyenoord's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Feyenoord have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Feyenoord show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

10.8 shots/matchShotsSparta Rotterdam · Feyenoord20 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSparta RotterdamFeyenoordBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match20 shots/match15.6 shots/match
Shots against21.3 shots/match7.33 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Feyenoord have recorded the higher season possession share.

37.3%PossessionSparta Rotterdam · Feyenoord58.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 21.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSparta RotterdamFeyenoordBaseline
Possession37.3%58.3%49.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sparta Rotterdam favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Feyenoord in 0 · 14 too close

1.5 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/32.67 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/30.33 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/32.33 xG/match
1.83 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/30.65 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/320 shots/match
21.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/37.33 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/37.67 shots/match
8.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/31.33 shots/match
37.3%Possessionseason · 4/358.3%
3 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/36 corners/match
8.75 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/33.33 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/39 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
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/367%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/3100%

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 Rotterdam2.8
Feyenoord75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sparta Rotterdam33.3
Feyenoord86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Sparta Rotterdam11.1
Feyenoord97.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Sparta Rotterdam47.2
Feyenoord97.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sparta Rotterdam2.8
Feyenoord11.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sparta Rotterdam19.4
Feyenoord72.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sparta Rotterdam18.8
Feyenoord65.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

4 / 3 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/32.67 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/30.33 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals4/32.33 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots4/320 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target4/37.67 shots/match
37.3%Possession4/358.3%
3 corners/matchCorners4/36 corners/match
Cards0/0
6 fouls/matchFouls4/39 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

4 / 3 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/32.67 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/30.33 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals4/32.33 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots4/320 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target4/37.67 shots/match
37.3%Possession4/358.3%
3 corners/matchCorners4/36 corners/match
Cards0/0
6 fouls/matchFouls4/39 fouls/match

Window

Season

4 / 3 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/32.67 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/30.33 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals4/32.33 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots4/320 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target4/37.67 shots/match
37.3%Possession4/358.3%
3 corners/matchCorners4/36 corners/match
Cards0/0
6 fouls/matchFouls4/39 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals2/2
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards0/0
Fouls2/2

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.92 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114.8 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples4 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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