Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Prediction

EredivisieNetherlands Netherlands · Regular Season - 3
Sparta Rotterdam
3-3
Finished
HT 1-1
Utrecht
Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam·Dennis Higler, Netherlands 22/08/2026
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
3-3
Finished
UtrechtUtrecht

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
82%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.20
SignalSTRONGModel44%SurpriseMediumGap-1.1%
Value Analysis
54%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Over 10.5
1.95
SignalNEUTRALModel42%SurpriseMediumGap+6.4%
Sparta Rotterdam Rest
7 days
Utrecht Rest
7 days

Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht: result, form and history

Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht drew 3-3 in the Eredivisie on 22 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.6 goals, with both teams scoring in 6 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
38%2.58
X
25%3.42
2
37%2.60
Double Chance
1X
63%1.46
X2
62%1.48
Both Teams to Score
Yes
56%1.57
No
44%2.28
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.43 + 1.44 = 2.87
Over 1.5
83%1.20
Over 2.5
59%1.70
Over 3.5
32%2.75
Under 1.5
17%4.20
Under 2.5
41%2.10
Under 3.5
68%1.41
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 5.1 = 10.5
Over 8.5
74%1.31
Over 9.5
60%1.57
Over 10.5
54%1.95
Under 8.5
26%3.06
Under 9.5
40%2.20
Under 10.5
46%1.78
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.6 + 1.8 = 3.4
Over 3.5
32%1.75
Over 4.5
16%2.56
Under 3.5
68%1.92
Under 4.5
84%1.41

Match Events

16'M. DiddenAssist: Y. Cathline
45'M. YoungAssist: B. Kuipers
46'A. StepanovAssist: N. Vesterlund
62'N. Thorisson INM. Zonneveld out
62'B. Martins Indi INM. van Bergen out
63'A. Alarcon INK. Paredes out
67'M. ZonneveldAssist: S. Mito
72'N. Ogidi Nwankwo INP. Kloosterboer out
73'Y. Cathline INA. Blake out
73'A. Stepanov IND. Min out
76'A. Blake
77'S. Horemans ING. Offerhaus out
79'M. Young INT. Quintero out
79'R. van Cruijsen INJ. Ideho out
86'J. Baas INC. Terho out
90+6'N. VerschurenAssist: J. Ideho

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam
3-4-3Coach: Rogier Meijer
Utrecht
3-4-3Coach: Anthony Correia
Avg rating6.85
Avg rating6.61
Filip Bednarek5.91F. Bednarek
Marvin Young7.23M. Young
Nick Verschuren7.32N. Verschuren
Bruno Martins IndiC6.34B. Martins Indi
Lushendry Edward Martes6.57L. Edward Martes
Shunsuke Mito6.510S. Mito
Julian Baas7.06J. Baas
Bas Kuipers7.65B. Kuipers
Robin van Cruijsen6.68R. van Cruijsen
Nökkvi Þórisson6.59N. Þórisson
Ayoni Santos7.311A. Santos
Vasilis Barkas5.61V. Barkas
Siebe Horemans6.32S. Horemans
Matisse Didden7.63M. Didden
Neville Nwankwo5.621N. Nwankwo
Niklas Vesterlund7.223N. Vesterlund
Dani De WitC6.520D. De Wit
Davy van den Berg6.734D. van den Berg
Arthur Zagre6.292A. Zagre
Ángel Alarcón6.311Á. Alarcón
Artem Stepanov7.218A. Stepanov
Yoann Cathline6.610Y. Cathline

Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes

17Mitchell Van Bergen62'for B. Martins Indi6.9
19Milan Zonneveld62'for N. Thorisson67'7.6
13Teo Quintero79'for M. Young6.7
15Joel Ideho79'replaced by R. van Cruijsen7.2
22Casper Terho86'for J. Baas6.5
20Pascal Kuiper
30Rik Suur
12Boyd Reith
14Giannino Vianello
18Jens Toornstra
16Alwande Roaldsoy
21Younes Jaber el Maftahi

Utrecht Substitutes

30Kevin Paredes63'for A. Alarcon6.5
32Per Kloosterboer72'replaced by N. Ogidi Nwankwo6.2
9David Min73'for A. Stepanov6.7
15Adrian Blake73'for Y. Cathline76'8.0
6Guus Offerhaus77'for S. Horemans6.5
25Michael Brouwer
33Kevin Gadellaa
35Viggo Plantinga
14Zidane Iqbal
47Emmanuel Owen

Match Stats

Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
56%Ball Possession44%
5Corner Kicks7
14Total Shots16
5Shots on Goal4
6Shots off Goal5
9Shots Inside Box10
5Shots Outside Box6
3Blocked Shots7
10Fouls13
1Offsides2
1Goalkeeper Saves2
485Total Passes382
415Passes Accurate303
86%Pass Accuracy79%

Team Comparison

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
UtrechtUtrecht
1601Elo Rating 1703
1.94Attack 1.59
0.05Defense 1.34
27%Hit Rate 56%
16.8Shots per Game 17.1
6.1Shots on Target 4.8
5.7Corners per Game 4.9
2.3Cards per Game 1.7

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.87 goals
📈BTTS Trend60% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.8 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
UtrechtUtrecht
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.5 vs 0.1 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam4Wins · 40%
Draws110%
UtrechtUtrecht5Wins · 50%
2.6Avg Goals
60%Both teams scored6 of 10
60%3+ goals6 of 10

Previous meetings

Eredivisie25/01/2026
UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
01
Eredivisie17/08/2025
Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
21
Eredivisie14/05/2025
UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
11
Eredivisie03/11/2024
Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
14
Eredivisie23/05/2024
UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
31
Eredivisie12/05/2024
UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
01
Eredivisie26/11/2023
Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
12
Eredivisie04/06/2023
Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
5041
Eredivisie01/06/2023
UtrechtSparta Rotterdam
12
Eredivisie24/02/2023
Sparta RotterdamUtrecht
03

Recent Form

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
3W2D5L
14/08/2026
TelstarSparta Rotterdam
13
W09/08/2026
Sparta RotterdamFeyenoord
01
L
01/08/2026
Sparta RotterdamMSV Duisburg
00
D
28/07/2026
Sparta RotterdamAsteras Tripolis
11
D
25/07/2026
Zulte WaregemSparta Rotterdam
32
L
18/07/2026
SV MeppenSparta Rotterdam
32
L
11/07/2026
Sparta RotterdamTelstar
10
W
07/07/2026
VOCSparta Rotterdam
04
W
17/05/2026
Sparta RotterdamExcelsior
23
L
10/05/2026
TwenteSparta Rotterdam
40
L
UtrechtUtrecht
3W0D7L
15/08/2026
UtrechtAZ Alkmaar
14
L09/08/2026
GroningenUtrecht
21
L
02/08/2026
UtrechtSevilla
01
L
24/07/2026
CambuurUtrecht
10
L
17/07/2026
UtrechtV-varen Nagasaki
02
L
27/06/2026
UtrechtDe Graafschap
12
L
24/05/2026
AjaxUtrecht
4030
L
21/05/2026
UtrechtHeerenveen
32
W
17/05/2026
UtrechtFortuna Sittard
20
W
10/05/2026
AjaxUtrecht
12
W

Referee Profile

Dennis Higler192 matches

3.41Cards per match
3.23Yellow cards per match
0.19Red cards per match
23.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Dennis Higler3.41
Other referees3.25

3.41 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.25).

Cards come from 181 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Eredivisie 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FeyenoordFeyenoord1073032:11+2124DWWWW
2AjaxAjax1063129:13+1621WWDDW
3PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven1062228:13+1520DLWLW
4TwenteTwente1062219:10+920WLDWW
5AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar1062220:12+820LDLWD
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard1053217:17018WDDWL
7HeerenveenHeerenveen1043318:13+515WWLWD
8GroningenGroningen1043324:21+315DLWWD
9GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles1035223:23014WLDDD
10CambuurCambuur1033419:22-312WDWDW
11UtrechtUtrecht1033417:27-1012DWWLW
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen1025317:18-111DDDDL
13ExcelsiorExcelsior1032516:19-311LLLDL
14Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam1023517:24-79LWDLL
15PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle1022611:23-128DWLLL
16TelstarTelstar1013612:21-96LLDLD
17ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag1013613:23-106LWDDL
18Willem IIWillem II1002810:32-222LLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1FeyenoordFeyenoord1032:1124
2AjaxAjax1029:1321
3PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven1028:1320
4TwenteTwente1019:1020
5AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar1020:1220
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard1017:1718
7HeerenveenHeerenveen1018:1315
8GroningenGroningen1024:2115
9GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles1023:2314
10CambuurCambuur1019:2212
11UtrechtUtrecht1017:2712
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen1017:1811
13ExcelsiorExcelsior1016:1911
14Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam1017:249
15PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle1011:238
16TelstarTelstar1012:216
17ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag1013:236
18Willem IIWillem II1010:322
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About the Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

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Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht in the Eredivisie table

In the Eredivisie table, Utrecht are 11th and Sparta Rotterdam 14th, 3 points apart. League goal record so far: Sparta Rotterdam 17-24, Utrecht 17-27. The full standings are on the Eredivisie Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.