Eredivisie Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 9 · 11:15 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
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Our take

Feyenoord were slight favourites.

Feyenoord were the stronger side on L90 Strength (50 vs 20). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Feyenoord. Sparta Rotterdam had 83.9 days of rest, Feyenoord 83.9 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days83.9 · 83.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
Sparta Rotterdam22%
Draw23%
Feyenoord55%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.82
Sparta Rotterdam25%
Draw25%
Feyenoord50%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.65
Sparta Rotterdam22%
Draw23%
Feyenoord55%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.82
Sparta Rotterdam17%
Draw21%
Feyenoord62%
Expected goals 0.96 – 2.04
Sparta Rotterdam23%
Draw23%
Feyenoord54%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.81
Over 2.5 55% 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.
Weather (Rotterdam)

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Referee · NetherlandsSander van der Eijk
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 65

Team strength

Sparta RotterdamFeyenoord
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 50
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
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.97
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
-0.20 Goals minus xGContext -0.47
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.00 ShotsContext 14.40
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
28% On target shareContext 38%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 10.30
61% Box shareContext 71%
7% ConversionContext 10%
2.17 OffsidesContext 1.71
15.70 Shots allowedContext 11.10
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
4.10 BlocksContext 3.00
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.20
67% Save rateContext 67%
48% PossessionIn forecast 50%
393 PassesContext 386
322 Accurate passesContext 308
82% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.93
10.40 FoulsContext 9.70
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest83.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Feyenoord
Rest83.9 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 match83.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 May83.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one5.37.1

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
4-2-3-1
1F. Bednarek(G)
5B. Kuipers 4R. Martins Indi 3N. Verschuren 2Lushendry Edward Martes
8J. Toornstra 6M. Young
11A. Santos 10S. Mito 7C. Terho
9N. Þórisson
Feyenoord Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1T. Ernst(G)
35Mika Màrmol 24T. Kraaijeveld 6J. St. Juste 26G. Read
34C. Vanhoutte 8G. Zechiël
27G. Diarra 10L. Valente 23A. Hadj Moussa
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 No home games yet this season.
Feyenoord · Away No away games yet this season.

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 6 of 6 meetings

1 Sparta Rotterdam wins2 draws3 Feyenoord wins
Goals per game1.17 – 2.50 Over 2.567% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 18 Jan 2026Feyenoord3–4Sparta Rotterdam
  • 31 Aug 2025Sparta Rotterdam0–4Feyenoord
  • 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 · Sander van der Eijk Netherlands · 65 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.35league 2.00
Red cards0.28league 0.00
Cards 5+32%league 0%
Fouls21.9league 20.2
Penalties0.18league 0.00
Home wins49%league 40%
Sparta Rotterdam4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • W31 Jan 26H · Groningen2–01
  • W12 Apr 25H · Heerenveen3–11
  • D11 Aug 24H · Heracles0–01
  • W28 Oct 23H · Waalwijk2–03
Feyenoord6 with this referee
Record4-2-0 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.2 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W22 Feb 26H · Telstar2–11
  • D11 Jan 26A · Heerenveen2–20
  • W30 Nov 25A · Telstar2–13
  • W22 Sep 24H · NAC Breda2–02
  • D14 Jan 24H · NEC Nijmegen2–22

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 Rotterdam
No complete event data.
Feyenoord
No complete event data.
Sparta Rotterdam10 games · scored 9 · conceded 22
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 4 46-60
4 61-75
3 8 76-90
Feyenoord10 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
1 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
5 2 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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