Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Aug 31 · 13:30 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
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Our take

Feyenoord were slight favourites.

Feyenoord were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 26). Sparta Rotterdam had 7.9 days of rest, Feyenoord 14.8 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days7.9 · 14.8Matches / 14d2 · 0
Sparta Rotterdam23%
Draw25%
Feyenoord52%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.74
Sparta Rotterdam23%
Draw25%
Feyenoord51%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.69
Sparta Rotterdam23%
Draw25%
Feyenoord52%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.74
Sparta Rotterdam17%
Draw23%
Feyenoord60%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.95
Sparta Rotterdam23%
Draw25%
Feyenoord51%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.69
Over 2.5 53% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · NetherlandsSerdar Gozubuyuk
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 68

Team strength

Sparta RotterdamFeyenoord
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 62
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
32 AttackIn forecast 76
17 DefenceIn forecast 61
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Sparta Rotterdam

Attack—
Defense risk—

Feyenoord

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Sparta RotterdamFeyenoord
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.40 xGVia Att/Def 2.53
1.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.68
+0.60 Goals minus xGContext -0.53
100% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.00 ShotsContext 18.00
4.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
39% On target shareContext 33%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 12.00
66% Box shareContext 68%
17% ConversionContext 11%
— OffsidesContext —
20.33 Shots allowedContext 7.50
7.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def —
5.00 BlocksContext 2.50
4.67 Goalkeeper savesContext —
61% Save rateContext 50%
37% PossessionIn forecast 57%
340 PassesContext 472
263 Accurate passesContext 389
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.06
6.33 FoulsContext 9.00
8.33 Fouls sufferedContext 15.00
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 2 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 1.99
1.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
+0.47 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
90% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.70 ShotsContext 15.00
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
38% On target shareContext 39%
8.22 Shots in the boxContext 10.40
66% Box shareContext 69%
15% ConversionContext 15%
1.83 OffsidesContext —
18.90 Shots allowedContext 10.90
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
5.30 BlocksContext 2.50
4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
67% Save rateContext 65%
42% PossessionIn forecast 51%
362 PassesContext 408
289 Accurate passesContext 335
80% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.09 Team ratingContext 7.05
9.00 FoulsContext 9.40
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 14.30
0.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Sparta Rotterdam
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km242 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Feyenoord
Rest14.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Sparta Rotterdam Feyenoord
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 23 Aug14.8Eredivisie 2025-2026, 16 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways242 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one13.913.3

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Confirmed XI
1J. Drommel(G) 2S. Sambo 3M. Young 4R. Martins Indi 5P. van Aanholt 10J. Toornstra 6J. Kitolano 8P. Clement 7M. van Bergen 9T. Lauritsen 11S. Ltaief
Feyenoord Confirmed XI
22T. Wellenreuther(G) 2B. Nieuwkoop 21A. Ahmedhodžić 4T. Watanabe 15J. Bos 40L. Valente 8Q. Timber 23A. Hadj Moussa 14S. Steijn 16L. Sauer 9A. Ueda

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Sparta Rotterdam Absences are shown before kick-off
Feyenoord Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sparta Rotterdam+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Feyenoord+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Sparta Rotterdam · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Feyenoord · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Sparta Rotterdam wins2 draws2 Feyenoord wins
Goals per game0.75 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 8 Feb 2025Feyenoord3–0Sparta Rotterdam
  • 25 Aug 2024Sparta Rotterdam1–1Feyenoord
  • 11 Feb 2024Feyenoord2–0Sparta Rotterdam
  • 20 Aug 2023Sparta Rotterdam2–2Feyenoord

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Serdar Gozubuyuk Netherlands · 68 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.10league 3.39
Red cards0.13league 0.13
Cards 5+44%league 35%
Fouls23.1league 22.6
Penalties0.29league 0.16
Home wins46%league 55%
Sparta Rotterdam7 with this referee
Record1-3-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • L18 May 25H · PSV Eindhoven1–31
  • D7 Mar 25A · NAC Breda1–12
  • L8 Feb 25A · Feyenoord0–30
  • D11 Jan 25A · Heracles1–13
  • L7 Dec 24H · NAC Breda0–23
Feyenoord7 with this referee
Record6-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W16 Mar 25A · Twente6–23
  • W8 Feb 25H · Sparta Rotterdam3–00
  • L22 Dec 24A · PSV Eindhoven0–33
  • W6 Oct 24H · Twente2–12
  • W21 Jan 24A · Vitesse2–13

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Sparta Rotterdam3 games · scored 6 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Feyenoord2 games · scored 4 · conceded 1
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Sparta Rotterdam10 games · scored 17 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
6 4 76-90
Feyenoord10 games · scored 22 · conceded 13
5 2 0-15
4 1 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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