Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, May 10 2026 · 15:45 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
First leg5–1 4–0 Full time · HT 0–0
  • T. van den Belt 58’, 59’
  • K. Hlynsson 71’
  • D. Rots 78’
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Twente cruise past Sparta Rotterdam

Twente entered as clear favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Belt, Hlynsson and Rots.

Twente ✓64%
Draw21%
Sparta Rotterdam15%

Model vs reality

Twente goals
4
Model 2.13
Sparta Rotterdam goals
0
Model 0.96
Total goals
4
Model 3.09
Score 4–0
4%
Most likely 2–0 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 60%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. van RooijTwente · 1 assist
9.2
  • RefereeJannick van der Laan
  • CoachesJ. van den Brom · —
  • VenueDe Grolsch Veste
  • Table before kick-offTwente 5th · Sparta Rotterdam 9th

Timeline

  1. M. YoungYellow card · Roughing
    17’
  2. ⇄ C. TerhoFor M. van Bergen
    19’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. T. van den Belt 1–0Assist B. van Rooij
    58’
  5. T. van den Belt 2–0
    59’
  6. R. Martins IndiYellow card
    70’
  7. ⇄ M. PjacaFor S. Ørjasæter
    71’
  8. K. Hlynsson 3–0
    71’
  9. ⇄ P. ClementFor S. Sambo
    73’
  10. ⇄ Milan ZonneveldFor J. Kitolano
    73’
  11. D. Rots 4–0Assist M. Rots
    78’
  12. ⇄ D. WeidmannFor T. van den Belt
    79’
  13. ⇄ R. van WolfswinkelFor D. Rots
    79’
  14. ⇄ A. RoaldsøyFor A. Santos
    80’
  15. ⇄ J. ToornstraFor T. Lauritsen
    80’
  16. ⇄ R. PröpperFor M. Rots
    88’
  17. ⇄ A. VerschuerenFor K. Hlynsson
    88’
  18. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Twente26 shots · 21 in box, 5 outside
Sparta Rotterdam9 shots · 5 in box, 4 outside
TwenteSparta Rotterdam
58% Possession 42%
26 Shots 9
13 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 4
21 Shots inside the box 5
5 Shots outside the box 4
498 Passes 366
85% Pass accuracy 81%
9 Corners 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 9
5 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.69 Team rating 6.78

Line-ups

Twente 4-2-3-1

226.9 P. Tytoń(G)
397.9 M. Rots A↓88’ 436.9 Ruud Nijstad 236.9 S. Lemkin 289.2★ B. van Rooij A
208.5 T. van den Belt ↓79’ 68.7 R. Zerrouki
278.7 S. Ørjasæter ↓71’ 147.3 K. Hlynsson ↓88’ 118.3 D. Rots ↓79’
106.3 S. Lammers
  • 22P. Tytoń (G)6.9
  • 39M. RotsA↓88’7.9
  • 43Ruud Nijstad6.9
  • 23S. Lemkin6.9
  • 28B. van Rooij ★A9.2
  • 20T. van den Belt↓79’8.5
  • 6R. Zerrouki8.7
  • 27S. Ørjasæter↓71’8.7
  • 14K. Hlynsson↓88’7.3
  • 11D. Rots↓79’8.3
  • 10S. Lammers6.3

Substitutes used

  • 3R. Pröpper↑88’
  • 32A. Verschueren↑88’
  • 42D. Weidmann↑79’6.3
  • 7M. Pjaca↑71’6.2
  • 9R. van Wolfswinkel↑79’6.5

Unused: Yannick Gerritsen, S. Karssies, M. Bruns, Guilherme Peixoto, M. Kjølø, T. Booth, L. Vennegoor of Hesselink

Coach: J. van den Brom

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

17.9 J. Drommel(G)
55.9 T. Quintero 46.9 R. Martins Indi 37.2 M. Young 26.7 S. Sambo ↓73’
66.7 J. Kitolano ↓73’ 86.7 A. Santos ↓80’
116.3 S. Mito 106.9 Vito van Crooij 76.3 M. van Bergen ↓19’
96.7 T. Lauritsen ↓80’
  • 1J. Drommel (G)7.9
  • 5T. Quintero5.9
  • 4R. Martins Indi6.9
  • 3M. Young7.2
  • 2S. Sambo↓73’6.7
  • 6J. Kitolano↓73’6.7
  • 8A. Santos↓80’6.7
  • 11S. Mito6.3
  • 10Vito van Crooij6.9
  • 7M. van Bergen↓19’6.3
  • 9T. Lauritsen↓80’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 22C. Terho↑19’7.0
  • 17P. Clement↑73’6.3
  • 21A. Roaldsøy↑80’6.3
  • 18J. Toornstra↑80’6.7
  • 19Milan Zonneveld↑73’6.3

Unused: Rik Suur, F. Bednarek, Lushendry Edward Martes, P. van Aanholt, G. Vianello, J. Baas, J. de Guzmán

Player stats

Top rated
B. van RooijTwente9.2
2nd
R. ZerroukiTwente8.7
3rd
S. ØrjasæterTwente8.7

Twente

Sparta Rotterdam

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.