Netherlands - EredivisieSparta-Stadion Het KasteelData current as of September 18, 2026

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Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sparta Rotterdam plays Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Recent form

Sparta Rotterdam has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Heerenveen has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.67 goals per game and allows 2.17. Heerenveen scores 1.17 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 3.94 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 83% of Sparta Rotterdam's games and 50% of Heerenveen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 83% and 50%, compared with league averages of 74% for BTTS and 80% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heerenveen has the higher season xG average, 1.70 to 1.51 per game. Sparta Rotterdam takes 13.5 shots per game, while Heerenveen takes 14.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Sparta Rotterdam leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Heerenveen leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sparta Rotterdam's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Heerenveen, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.94 goals. Both teams score in 74% of games, and 80% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.47)
(3.65)
(2.49)

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
1.67Goals scored / game1.17
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
2.17Goals allowed / game1.5
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
45%Average possession54%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
5Shots on target / game5.33
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.5Shots per game14.67
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
5Shots on target5.33
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
12.3%Shot conversion8%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
45%Possession54%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.51xG for1.7
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.91xG against1.78
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Shooting quality

Sparta Rotterdam: Counter-attackingHeerenveen: Attacking
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)37%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.22

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 is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 0.6 pts / game - Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam
WDLDL
Season result split
17% W33% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-3
0.83 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
LDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Heerenveen
DLDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
17% W50% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 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.

Sparta Rotterdam is 43% better for: goals scored per game.

1.67 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.17 goals / game - Heerenveen

Heerenveen is 45% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.17 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.5 goals / game - Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 games).

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

Heerenveen scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 games), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 games).

10Goals scored (season)7
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
13Goals conceded (season)9
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
3.83Average goals per game2.67
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
10Goals scored (last 5)6
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
12Goals conceded (last 5)9
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
50%2 goals50%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
33%3 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0%4 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
67%2 goals67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
33%3 goals17%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
17%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.

74%
League average

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
33%BTTS in both halves0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
50%Scored in both halves17%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

83%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
100%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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
83%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
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.

Heerenveen is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.83 pts / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.17 pts / game - Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.83Points per game (1st half)1.17
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.67Average goals (1st half)1
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
17%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
33%No goal before half-time67%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per game (2nd half)1.33
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
1.17Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
2.17Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
17%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen
33%No goal after half-time50%
Sparta RotterdamHeerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam - second-half results

17% W67% D17% L
5
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 17%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heerenveen - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 17%. 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.

Sparta Rotterdam - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game1.01.4
Average goals per game1.82.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Heerenveen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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
2
0
0-15
1
4
16-30
1
2
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Heerenveen
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 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.
-0.40
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.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 3.833.94 2.67
Both teams scored 83%74% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 83%80% 50%
Clean sheets 0%14% 33%
Goal before half-time 100%80% 33%
Goal after half-time 83%94% 83%

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

3.94
Average goals per game
74%
Both teams scored
80%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
14%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / game
2.24
Away goals / game
+-24%
Home attack advantage
+-32%
Home defensive advantage
+-18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
94%
1 goal
74%
2 goals
39%
3 goals
22%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sparta Rotterdam's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Heerenveen. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

FAQ

When do Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen play?

Sparta Rotterdam face Heerenveen on September 19, 2026 in Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Sparta Rotterdam won 0, Heerenveen won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen?

Sparta Rotterdam score 1.67 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.17. The Eredivisie average is 3.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 80% of games. Both teams score in 83% of Sparta Rotterdam's matches and 50% of Heerenveen's.

What form are Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games Sparta Rotterdam have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Heerenveen 0-3-2 (0.60 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.