Mar 4th features a match where Sparta Rotterdam will travel to Arnhem to battle Vitesse in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Vitesse sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against NEC. Mikkel Duelund scored the first goal for NEC in the 49th minute, then Danilho Doekhi got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 54th minute on a feed from Eli Dasa Finally they completed the comback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Alois Oroz to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Vitesse should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Sparta Rotterdam recorded a 1-2 loss against PSV. Lennart Thy scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam in the 32nd minute, but Mauro Júnior got the equalizer for PSV in the 59th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 67th minute on a goal by Ritsu Doan. Sparta Rotterdam looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Dec 18th, Sparta Rotterdam and Vitesse battled to a 2-2 draw. Nikolai Frederiksen scored the first goal for Vitesse in the 16th minute, then Nikolai Frederiksen added another in the 37th minute .
Sparta Rotterdam is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Adrián Dalmau and Younes Namli each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Alois Oroz and Danilho Doekhi have been the hottest scorers for Vitesse in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Vitesse will be without Riechedly Bazoer, Maximilian Wittek and Beerens, while Sparta Rotterdam will be without Benjamin van Leer.