Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of 23 July 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles: match statistics

Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sparta Rotterdam play Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 3 May 2026 at 16:45. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Sparta Rotterdam: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Go Ahead Eagles: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.18 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Go Ahead Eagles scores 1.59 and concedes 1.56. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sparta Rotterdam 44%, Go Ahead Eagles 59%. Over 2.5: Sparta Rotterdam 53%, Go Ahead Eagles 62%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Sparta Rotterdam has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.41. Sparta Rotterdam: 13.0 shots per match, Go Ahead Eagles: 11.6.

Match halves

Sparta Rotterdam: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.74. Go Ahead Eagles: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.91.

Goals by minute

Sparta Rotterdam: 76-90+ (13 goals). Go Ahead Eagles: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.17 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I expect a Sparta Rotterdam (1) win. The hosts generate higher quality chances at home: on average 12.8 shots and 5 SOT per match with xG 1.47, versus Go Ahead’s 9.4 shots and 3.87 SOT and xG 1.16 away. Seasonal stats also favor Sparta at home — 40% home win rate, averaging 1.13 goals scored and 1.47 conceded per match, while Go Ahead wins only 13% of away fixtures and concedes 1.67 on average. Recent trends, however, favor the visitors: Sparta have scored 3 and conceded 10 in their last 5 (avg. 0.8 points per game), whereas Go Ahead scored 11 and conceded 2 (avg. 1.6 points per game) and have a higher conversion rate (12% vs 9%). Considering Sparta’s superior chance quality (xG 1.47 vs 1.16 and 5 vs 3.87 SOT) despite the hosts’ poorer recent form, I forecast a narrow Sparta victory with probabilities: 50% home, 30% draw, 20% away.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
25Shots16
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
3Shots on target5
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
2.16xG1.81
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
6Corners8
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
53Dangerous attacks63
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
11Fouls9
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
1Cards5
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
1.18Goals scored / match1.59
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
1.82Goals conceded / match1.56
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
47%Average possession49%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
4.38Shots on target / match5.06
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13Shots per match11.59
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
4.38Shots on target5.06
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
9%Shot conversion13.7%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
47%Possession49%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
1.46xG for1.41
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
1.82xG against2
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

Shooting quality

Sparta Rotterdam: BalancedGo Ahead Eagles: Efficient finishing
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
Accuracy (shots on target)34%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Go Ahead Eagles is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Sparta Rotterdam · 0.6 pts / match - Go Ahead Eagles

Sparta Rotterdam
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W21% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-15
1.26 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-6
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Go Ahead Eagles
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
24% W41% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-14-12
1.12 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-7-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 2.61BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Go Ahead Eagles is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.18 goals / match - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.59 goals / match - Go Ahead Eagles

Go Ahead Eagles is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.56 goals / match - Go Ahead Eagles

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Go Ahead Eagles keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

Go Ahead Eagles scoring profile: very strong

Go Ahead Eagles scores in 79% of matches (27 of 34 matches), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 32% (11 of 34 matches).

40Goals scored (season)54
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
62Goals conceded (season)53
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
3Average goals in match3.15
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
5Goals scored (last 5)4
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
15Goals conceded (last 5)8
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal79%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
32%2 goals50%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
9%3 goals12%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
3%4 goals9%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal74%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
50%2 goals53%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
38%3 goals18%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
18%4 goals12%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

44%
Sparta Rotterdam - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 34 matches
63%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time24%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
3%BTTS in both halves12%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
21%Scored in both halves26%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
60%BTTS - last 560%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
62%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sparta Rotterdam is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / match - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.09 pts / match - Go Ahead Eagles

Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
32% leading35% draw32% trailing
Go Ahead Eagles - half-time state
24% leading38% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per match (1st half)1.09
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.68
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
0.97Average goals (1st half)1.47
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
59%Clean sheet before half-time47%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
59%No goal before half-time56%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.41
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.91
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
2.03Average goals (2nd half)1.68
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
35%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles
47%No goal after half-time38%
Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles

Sparta Rotterdam - second-half results

21% W41% R38% P
45
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Go Ahead Eagles - second-half results

35% W35% R29% P
37
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sparta Rotterdam - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.62.4
Average goals in match1.03.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-9
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Go Ahead Eagles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sparta Rotterdam
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
7
11
31-45
6
11
46-60
6
16
61-75
13
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Go Ahead Eagles
ScoredConceded
10
6
0-15
4
8
16-30
9
13
31-45
9
9
46-60
9
7
61-75
13
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-2%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sparta Rotterdam

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+13.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Go Ahead Eagles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

Sparta RotterdamLigaGo Ahead Eagles
Average goals in match 3.003.17 3.15
Both teams scored 44%63% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%61% 62%
Clean sheets 32%20% 26%
Goal before half-time 74%80% 74%
Goal after half-time 82%84% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.17
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0 - 0 Go Ahead Eagles. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Go Ahead Eagles
0 : 3
Sparta Rotterdam

FAQ

What was the result of Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles?

The Eredivisie match finished Sparta Rotterdam 2:2 Go Ahead Eagles. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles?

Sparta Rotterdam score 1.18 goals per game on average and Go Ahead Eagles 1.59. The Eredivisie average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Sparta Rotterdam's matches and 59% of Go Ahead Eagles's.

What form are Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles in?

Over the last 5 games Sparta Rotterdam have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Go Ahead Eagles 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sparta Rotterdam vs Go Ahead Eagles: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.