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Eredivisie · 2026

Go Ahead Eagles 3–3 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie

3–3Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Go Ahead Eagles and Sparta Rotterdam drew 3–3.

Shots
1718
Shots on target
68
Expected goals
1.282
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Go Ahead Eagles and Sparta Rotterdam drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (Go Ahead Eagles – Sparta Rotterdam): shots 17–18, shots on target 6–8, expected goals 1.28–2, possession 63%–37%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.38 corners/match ●CornersGo Ahead Eagles · Sparta Rotterdam6 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricGo Ahead EaglesSparta RotterdamBaseline
Corners6.38 corners/match6 corners/match4.71 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Go Ahead Eagles have a visible home split

weak

Go Ahead Eagles's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season15.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.3 shots/match15.5 shots/match14.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Go Ahead Eagles's recent record differs from the season

weak

Go Ahead Eagles's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.38 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 for2 goals/match2.38 goals/match1.73 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots18 shotsGo Ahead Eagles 17 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 18 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots8 shotsGo Ahead Eagles 6 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.28 xG2 xGGo Ahead Eagles 1.28 xG, Sparta Rotterdam 2 xG
  • Possession63%37%Go Ahead Eagles 63%, Sparta Rotterdam 37%
  • Corners9 corners6 cornersGo Ahead Eagles 9 corners, Sparta Rotterdam 6 corners
  • Fouls4 fouls8 foulsGo Ahead Eagles 4 fouls, Sparta Rotterdam 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsGo Ahead Eagles 0 cards, Sparta Rotterdam 3 cards
  • Passes517 passes309 passesGo Ahead Eagles 517 passes, Sparta Rotterdam 309 passes
  • Pass accuracy85.9%77.7%Go Ahead Eagles 85.9%, Sparta Rotterdam 77.7%
  • Shots inside box7 shots10 shotsGo Ahead Eagles 7 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 10 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks2 blocksGo Ahead Eagles 3 blocks, Sparta Rotterdam 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves5 savesGo Ahead Eagles 5 saves, Sparta Rotterdam 5 saves

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 23′Milan ZonneveldGoal · Sparta Rotterdam
  2. Half-time
  3. 49′Isaac BabadiYellow card · Sparta Rotterdam
  4. 50′Mathis SurayGoal · Go Ahead Eagles
  5. 59′Cedric HatenboerYellow card · Sparta Rotterdam
  6. 60′Milan ZonneveldGoal · Sparta Rotterdam
  7. 61′Lushendry Edward MartesGoal · Sparta Rotterdam
  8. 75′Søren TengstedtGoal · Go Ahead Eagles
  9. 81′Lushendry Edward MartesYellow card · Sparta Rotterdam
  10. 84′Casper TerhoGoal · Sparta Rotterdam
  11. Full time
Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Go Ahead Eagles · 1 player changeYassir Rahmouni
  • 57′Go Ahead Eagles · 1 player changeThibo Baeten
  • 62′Sparta Rotterdam · 2 player changesTeo Quintero · Casper Terho
  • 73′Go Ahead Eagles · 1 player changeTino Jukić
  • 74′Go Ahead Eagles · 1 player changeOskar Siira Sivertsen
  • 79′Sparta Rotterdam · 1 player changeAndrej Kostić
  • 85′Go Ahead Eagles · 1 player changeErik Flataker

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Go Ahead Eagles
  1. Kjetil HaugG
  2. Alfons SampstedD
  3. Joris KramerD
  4. Dean JamesD
  5. Giovanni van ZwamD
  6. Evert LinthorstM
  7. Victor EdvardsenM
  8. Melle MeulensteenM
  9. Stefán Ingi SigurðarsonF
  10. Søren TengstedtF
  11. Mathis SurayF
Sparta Rotterdam
  1. Michael BrouwerG
  2. Lushendry Edward MartesD
  3. Marvin YoungD
  4. Bruno Martins IndiD
  5. Bas KuipersD
  6. Nick VerschurenM
  7. Jens ToornstraM
  8. Cedric HatenboerM
  9. Robin van CruijsenF
  10. Milan ZonneveldF
  11. Isaac BabadiF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Go Ahead Eagles
1Draws
1Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam — Go Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie2–2
Go Ahead Eagles — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie0–3
Go Ahead Eagles — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie1–0
Sparta Rotterdam — Go Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie1–2
Sparta Rotterdam — Go Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Go Ahead Eagles favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Sparta Rotterdam in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Go Ahead Eagles8 matchesSparta Rotterdam8 matches
2.38 goals/match ▲Goals scored8/81.63 goals/match
2.13 goals/match ▲Goals allowed8/82.5 goals/match
1.81 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/81.68 xG/match
15.5 shots/match ▲Shots8/813.8 shots/match
6.25 shots/match ▲Shots on target8/84.75 shots/match
54.6% ●Possession8/844.4%
6.38 corners/match ●Corners8/86 corners/match
7 fouls/matchFouls8/89.88 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eredivisie

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsGo Ahead EaglesSparta Rotterdam
CompetitionEredivisie
Head-to-headGo Ahead Eagles — Sparta Rotterdam
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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