Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 FC Utrecht — Match Stats & Analysis

Eredivisie · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 16:45 UTC

Sparta Rotterdam

3–3Full-time analysis

FC Utrecht

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht drew 3–3.

Shots: 1416
Shots on target: 54
Expected goals: 1.731.92
Possession: 56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (Sparta Rotterdam – FC Utrecht): shots 14–16, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.73–1.92, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots14 shots16 shotsSparta Rotterdam 14 shots, FC Utrecht 16 shots
Shots on target5 shots4 shotsSparta Rotterdam 5 shots, FC Utrecht 4 shots
Expected goals1.73 xG1.92 xGSparta Rotterdam 1.73 xG, FC Utrecht 1.92 xG
Possession56%44%Sparta Rotterdam 56%, FC Utrecht 44%
Corners5 corners7 cornersSparta Rotterdam 5 corners, FC Utrecht 7 corners
Fouls10 fouls13 foulsSparta Rotterdam 10 fouls, FC Utrecht 13 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Sparta Rotterdam: 14 shots, 5 on target, 1.78 xG. FC Utrecht: 16 shots, 4 on target, 1.93 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sparta Rotterdam 1.78 xG · FC Utrecht 1.93 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Sparta Rotterdam

1Draws

2FC Utrecht

25 Jan 2026FC Utrecht — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie0–1

17 Aug 2025Sparta Rotterdam — FC Utrecht · Eredivisie2–1

14 May 2025FC Utrecht — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie1–1

3 Nov 2024Sparta Rotterdam — FC Utrecht · Eredivisie1–4

23 May 2024FC Utrecht — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

7.95 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-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.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4