In this week 23 match, on Friday Feb 24th, Sparta Rotterdam plays host to FC Utrecht in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Sparta Rotterdam recorded a 0-4 loss against Ajax. Dušan Tadić struck first for Ajax in the 6th minute on a feed from Davy Klaassen, then Kenneth Taylor added another in the 27th minute In the end, Sparta Rotterdam couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win. Sparta Rotterdam should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FC Utrecht recorded a 2-2 draw against PSV. Othman Boussaid struck first for FC Utrecht in the 33rd minute, then Bakayoko tied it up for PSV in the 41st minute . FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 23rd of October, FC Utrecht hosted Sparta Rotterdam in their last match together. FC Utrecht was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Daishawn Redan scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 6th minute, then Douvikas added another in the 48th minute.
FC Utrecht is glad to have Douvikas in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Sparta Rotterdam hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Arno Verschueren and Tobias Lauritsen, and they each have 1 goal
Sparta Rotterdam will be without Bart Vriends and Koki Saito, while Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer’s squad will be without Bart Ramselaar, Amin Younes, Bas Dost, Django Warmerdam and Ramon Hendriks.