Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sparta Rotterdam played against Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on December 14, 2025. Final score: 0:3.

Recent form

Sparta Rotterdam has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Heerenveen has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.13 goals per game and allows 1.87. Heerenveen scores 1.53 and allows 1.73. Games in this league average 3.31 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of Sparta Rotterdam's games and 80% of Heerenveen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 67%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heerenveen has the higher season xG average, 1.75 to 1.37 per game. Sparta Rotterdam takes 12.3 shots per game, while Heerenveen takes 15.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Sparta Rotterdam leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Heerenveen leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sparta Rotterdam's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). For Heerenveen, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.31 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 64% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

53Possession (%)47
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
11Shots20
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
3Shots on target5
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.21xG1.91
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
5Corners10
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
41Dangerous attacks41
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
10Fouls15
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1Cards2
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.13Goals scored / game1.53
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.87Goals allowed / game1.73
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
45%Average possession52%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
4.13Shots on target / game5.4
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.33Shots per game15.8
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
4.13Shots on target5.4
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
9.2%Shot conversion9.7%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
45%Possession52%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.37xG for1.75
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
2.01xG against1.25
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Shooting quality

Sparta Rotterdam: BalancedHeerenveen: Attacking
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)33%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.28

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sparta Rotterdam
LLDLW
Season result split
40% W13% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-7
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.99BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Heerenveen
DLWLL
Season result split
27% W33% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-6
1.13 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DWDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Heerenveen is 35% better for: goals scored per game.

1.13 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.53 goals / game - Heerenveen

Heerenveen is 8% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.87 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.73 goals / game - Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 73% of games (11 of 15 meczów), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 15 meczów).

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

Heerenveen scores in 80% of games (12 of 15 meczów), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 meczów).

17Goals scored (season)23
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
28Goals conceded (season)26
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
3Average goals per game3.27
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
3Goals scored (last 5)5
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal80%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
27%2 goals47%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
13%3 goals27%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0%4 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
40%2 goals67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
40%3 goals7%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
20%4 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
7%BTTS in both halves20%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
27%Scored in both halves40%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
40%BTTS - last 560%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

87%Min. 1 goal before half-time93%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Game 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 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.27 pts / game - Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
40% leading27% draw33% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
33% leading27% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per game (1st half)1.27
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.73
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.53
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
53%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
47%No goal before half-time40%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.2Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.8Average goals (2nd half)1.73
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
40%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
53%No goal after half-time40%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam - second-half results

20% W40% D40% L
22
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heerenveen - second-half results

13% W60% D27% L
19
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding82%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 27%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sparta Rotterdam - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Heerenveen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.20
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.61.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sparta Rotterdam
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
4
1
16-30
3
6
31-45
2
6
46-60
3
8
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Heerenveen
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
2
5
16-30
7
4
31-45
3
3
46-60
4
4
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sparta Rotterdam

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.70
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.48
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sparta RotterdamLigaHeerenveen
Average goals per game 3.003.31 3.27
Both teams scored 40%63% 80%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%64% 67%
Clean sheets 33%19% 0%
Goal before half-time 87%86% 93%
Goal after half-time 80%86% 80%

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

3.31
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / game
1.47
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
14%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. HeerenveenYellow cardMarcus Linday
  2. HeerenveenGoalJacob TrenskowAssist: Marcus Linday
  3. HeerenveenYellow cardSam Kersten
  4. Sparta RotterdamYellow cardAyoni Santos
  5. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Saïd BakariOff: Shurandy Sambo
  6. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Maxence RiveraOff: Eser Gürbüz
  7. Sparta RotterdamGoalSaïd Bakari
  8. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonOff: Ayoni Santos

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen?

The Eredivisie match finished Sparta Rotterdam 0:3 Heerenveen. 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 Heerenveen?

Sparta Rotterdam score 1.13 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.53. The Eredivisie average is 3.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Sparta Rotterdam's matches and 80% of Heerenveen's.

What form are Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games Sparta Rotterdam have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Heerenveen 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen?

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