Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Prediction

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

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
SignalNEUTRALModel44%RiskMediumGap-1.1%
Value Analysis
54%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Over 10.5
1.95
SignalGOODModel42%RiskMediumGap+6.4%
Sparta Rotterdam Rest
7 days
Utrecht Rest
7 days

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
Filip Bednarek1F. BednarekFilip Bednarek
Marvin Young3M. YoungMarvin Young
Nick Verschuren2N. VerschurenNick Verschuren
Bruno Martins Indi4B. Martins IndiBruno Martins Indi
Lushendry Edward Martes7L. Edward MartesLushendry Edward Martes
Shunsuke Mito10S. MitoShunsuke Mito
Julian Baas6J. BaasJulian Baas
Bas Kuipers5B. KuipersBas Kuipers
Robin van Cruijsen8R. van CruijsenRobin van Cruijsen
Nökkvi Þórisson9N. ÞórissonNökkvi Þórisson
Ayoni Santos11A. SantosAyoni Santos
Vasilis Barkas1V. BarkasVasilis Barkas
Siebe Horemans2S. HoremansSiebe Horemans
Matisse Didden3M. DiddenMatisse Didden
Neville Nwankwo21N. NwankwoNeville Nwankwo
Niklas Vesterlund23N. VesterlundNiklas Vesterlund
Dani De Wit20D. De WitDani De Wit
Davy van den Berg34D. van den BergDavy van den Berg
Arthur Zagre92A. ZagreArthur Zagre
Ángel Alarcón11Á. AlarcónÁngel Alarcón
Artem Stepanov18A. StepanovArtem Stepanov
Yoann Cathline10Y. CathlineYoann Cathline

Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes

17Mitchell Van BergenF
19Milan ZonneveldF
13Teo QuinteroD
15Joel IdehoF
22Casper TerhoF
20Pascal KuiperG
30Rik SuurG
12Boyd ReithD
14Giannino VianelloD
18Jens ToornstraM
16Alwande RoaldsoyM
21Younes Jaber el MaftahiM

Utrecht Substitutes

30Kevin ParedesM
32Per KloosterboerD
9David MinF
15Adrian BlakeF
6Guus OfferhausD
25Michael BrouwerG
33Kevin GadellaaG
35Viggo PlantingaD
14Zidane IqbalM
47Emmanuel OwenF

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
1613Elo Rating 1694
1.84Attack 2.06
0.44Defense 0.00
14%Hit Rate 27%
14.0Shots per Game 11.6
5.9Shots on Target 4.1
7.1Corners per Game 3.7
0.7Cards per Game 2.4

AI Insights

High Goal Expectancy2.87 goals
📈BTTS Trend73% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
UtrechtUtrecht
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.4 vs 0.6 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Sparta Rotterdam 50%Draw 19%31% Utrecht
2.74Avg Goals
73%BTTS Rate
54%Over 2.5

Recent Form

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
1W2D2L
14/08/2026
TelstarSparta Rotterdam
13
W
09/08/2026
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
UtrechtUtrecht
0W0D5L
15/08/2026
UtrechtAZ Alkmaar
14
L
09/08/2026
GroningenUtrecht
21
L
02/08/2026
UtrechtSevilla
01
L
24/07/2026
CambuurUtrecht
10
L
17/07/2026
UtrechtV-varen Nagasaki
02
L

Referee Profile

Dennis Higler, Netherlands · 8 matches analysed

4.4Avg Yellows
4.7Avg Cards
23.5Avg Fouls
Stricter than 57% of referees analysed

League Table

Eredivisie 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven651022:7+1516WWWWW
2AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar651017:6+1116DWWWW
3FeyenoordFeyenoord642020:7+1314WWDWD
4AjaxAjax641119:7+1213WWLWD
5TwenteTwente641112:5+713WWDWW
6ExcelsiorExcelsior631213:7+610LDWWL
7Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard631212:14-210LWWLW
8GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles623115:13+29DDLWD
9GroningenGroningen622212:13-18DDLLW
10NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen621311:12-17LDLWW
11HeerenveenHeerenveen61327:9-26DLDLD
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam612310:13-35LDLDW
13TelstarTelstar61235:11-65DLDLL
14UtrechtUtrecht612311:19-85WDLDL
15CambuurCambuur61149:18-94WDLLL
16PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle61146:17-114LDLWL
17Willem IIWillem II60246:19-132LDLDL
18ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag60156:16-101LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven622:716
2AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar617:616
3FeyenoordFeyenoord620:714
4AjaxAjax619:713
5TwenteTwente612:513
6ExcelsiorExcelsior613:710
7Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard612:1410
8GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles615:139
9GroningenGroningen612:138
10NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen611:127
11HeerenveenHeerenveen67:96
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam610:135
13TelstarTelstar65:115
14UtrechtUtrecht611:195
15CambuurCambuur69:184
16PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle66:174
17Willem IIWillem II66:192
18ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag66:161
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Eredivisie fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.74 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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