Netherlands - EredivisieSparta-Stadion Het KasteelData current as of October 16, 2026

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Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sparta Rotterdam plays Willem II in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game is scheduled for October 17, 2026. Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Recent form

Sparta Rotterdam has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Willem II has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.63 goals per game and allows 2.50. Willem II scores 0.88 and allows 2.88. Games in this league average 3.74 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 75% of Sparta Rotterdam's games and 75% of Willem II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 88% and 75%, compared with league averages of 69% for BTTS and 72% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sparta Rotterdam has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.16 per game. Sparta Rotterdam takes 13.8 shots per game, while Willem II takes 11.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Sparta Rotterdam leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Willem II leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sparta Rotterdam's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (3 goals). For Willem II, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.74 goals. Both teams score in 69% of games, and 72% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.59)
(4.47)
(5.31)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1.63Goals scored / game0.88
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
2.5Goals allowed / game2.88
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
44%Average possession39%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
4.75Shots on target / game2.63
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.75Shots per game11.5
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
4.75Shots on target2.63
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
11.8%Shot conversion7.6%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
44%Possession39%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1.51xG for1.16
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1.98xG against2.33
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

Shooting quality

Sparta Rotterdam: BalancedWillem II: Balanced
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
Accuracy (shots on target)35%23%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.33

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Sparta Rotterdam is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 0.2 pts / game - Willem II

Sparta Rotterdam
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
13% W38% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-4
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 at home
0-2-2
LDDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 2.23BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Willem II
LDLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W25% D75% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-6
0.25 pts / game · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-3
Last 5 away
0-1-3
LDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 2.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 85% better for: goals scored per game.

1.63 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 0.88 goals / game - Willem II

Sparta Rotterdam is 15% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.5 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 2.88 goals / game - Willem II

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 75% of games (6 of 8 games), while Willem II keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 8 games).

Willem II scoring profile: very strong

Willem II scores in 75% of games (6 of 8 games), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 8 games).

13Goals scored (season)7
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
20Goals conceded (season)23
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
4.13Average goals per game3.75
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
7Goals scored (last 5)3
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
15Goals conceded (last 5)13
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
50%2 goals13%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
38%3 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
0%4 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
75%2 goals75%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
50%3 goals63%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
25%4 goals38%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

* 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.

69%
League average

Goal patterns

38%BTTS at half-time13%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
25%BTTS in both halves0%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
50%Scored in both halves0%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

BTTS and goal count

75%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
80%BTTS - last 560%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

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-time63%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
88%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time63%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

Game halves— when 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 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 0.5 pts / game - Willem II

Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
Willem II - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)0.5
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.13
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1.63Average goals (1st half)1
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
25%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
38%No goal before half-time88%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

After half-time (2nd half)

0.88Points per game (2nd half)0.5
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)2
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
2.5Average goals (2nd half)2.75
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
13%Clean sheet after half-time13%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II
38%No goal after half-time38%
Sparta RotterdamWillem II

Sparta Rotterdam - second-half results

13% W50% D38% L
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding52%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 13%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

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.

Willem II - second-half results

13% W13% D75% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+1.1

Allows 1.1 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 game0.800.40
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game1.21.8
Average goals per game1.82.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Willem II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.400.60
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game1.01.6
Average goals per game1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-5-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

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

Goals by minute— when 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
2
5
16-30
1
3
31-45
2
4
46-60
3
3
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Willem II
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
5
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
9
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.94
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.3 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
4+
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.
-0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Willem II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 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 defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
43%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
168%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
57% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
57%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sparta RotterdamLigaWillem II
Average goals per game▲ 4.133.74• 3.75
Both teams scored▲ 75%69%▲ 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 88%72%▲ 75%
Clean sheets▼ 0%16%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▲ 100%81%▼ 63%
Goal after half-time• 88%89%▲ 100%

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

3.74
Average goals per game
69%
Both teams scored
72%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
16%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / game
2.03
Away goals / game
+-16%
Home attack advantage
+-19%
Home defensive advantage
+-9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
65%
2 goals
33%
3 goals
19%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II play?

Sparta Rotterdam face Willem II on October 17, 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 do the goal statistics show before Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem II?

Sparta Rotterdam score 1.63 goals per game on average and Willem II 0.88. The Eredivisie average is 3.74 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 72% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Sparta Rotterdam's matches and 75% of Willem II's.

What form are Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II in?

Over the last 5 games Sparta Rotterdam have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Willem II 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.