Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 12th where Sparta Rotterdam hosts Go Ahead Eagles in a meeting of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 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, then Mauro Júnior tied it up for PSV in the 59th minute But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ritsu Doan. Sparta Rotterdam looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Go Ahead Eagles recorded a 1-1 draw against FC Utrecht. Luuk Brouwers struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 33rd minute, then Moussa Sylla tied it up for FC Utrecht in the 76th minute earning FC Utrecht at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles last played eachother at the De Adelaarshorst on Sat Aug 28th. Go Ahead Eagles won by a score of 2 to 0. Bakker struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 6th minute on a penalty kick, then Ioannis Foivos Botos added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Boyd Lucassen In the end, Sparta Rotterdam was frustrated by Go Ahead Eagles’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Go Ahead Eagles ended the match with the shutout victory.
Íñigo Córdoba has been the most prolific scorer on Go Ahead Eagles in his last five matches with 3 goals. Adrián Dalmau and Younes Namli are the top scorers for Sparta Rotterdam in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Henk Fraser’s squad will be without Benjamin van Leer, while Go Ahead Eagles will be without Crowther, Ross and Ioannis Foivos Botos.