Volendam vs Sparta Rotterdam: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Volendam play Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 21 December 2025 at 16:45. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Volendam: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Sparta Rotterdam: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Volendam scores 1.03 and concedes 1.62 goals per match. Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.18 and concedes 1.82. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Volendam 59%, Sparta Rotterdam 44%. Over 2.5: Volendam 59%, Sparta Rotterdam 53%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Sparta Rotterdam has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.25. Volendam: 11.0 shots per match, Sparta Rotterdam: 13.0.

Match halves

Volendam: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.65. Sparta Rotterdam: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Volendam: 61-75 (8 goals). Sparta Rotterdam: 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
12Shots23
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
5Shots on target10
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.37xG2.65
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
6Corners8
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
37Dangerous attacks71
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
14Fouls6
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3Cards2
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

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.

VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.03Goals scored / match1.18
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.62Goals conceded / match1.82
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
45%Average possession47%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3.82Shots on target / match4.38
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.97Shots per match13
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3.82Shots on target4.38
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
9.4%Shot conversion9%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
45%Possession47%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.25xG for1.46
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.97xG against1.82
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

Shooting quality

Volendam: BalancedSparta Rotterdam: Balanced
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
Accuracy (shots on target)35%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.27

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.

Volendam is 300% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Volendam · 0.2 pts / match - Sparta Rotterdam

Volendam
LWLDL
Season result split
24% W24% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-18
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
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 away (W-D-L)
6-2-9
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1.03 goals / match - Volendam · 1.18 goals / match - Sparta Rotterdam

Volendam is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.62 goals / match - Volendam · 1.82 goals / match - Sparta Rotterdam

Volendam scoring profile: strong

Volendam scores in 65% of matches (22 of 34 matches), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 32% (11 of 34 matches).

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Volendam keeps a clean sheet in 9% (3 of 34 matches).

35Goals scored (season)40
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
55Goals conceded (season)62
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
2.65Average goals in match3
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
5Goals scored (last 5)5
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
7Goals conceded (last 5)15
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal74%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
32%2 goals32%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
6%3 goals9%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0%4 goals3%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal68%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
50%2 goals50%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
21%3 goals38%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0%4 goals18%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time9%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
6%BTTS in both halves3%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
18%Scored in both halves21%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
60%BTTS - last 560%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

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

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time62%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

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 61% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.82 pts / match - Volendam · 1.32 pts / match - Sparta Rotterdam

Volendam - half-time state
15% leading38% draw47% trailing
Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
32% leading35% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.82Points per match (1st half)1.32
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.44
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.94Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.32Average goals (1st half)0.97
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
32%Clean sheet before half-time59%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
65%No goal before half-time59%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per match (2nd half)1.03
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)1.29
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.32Average goals (2nd half)2.03
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
50%Clean sheet after half-time35%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
53%No goal after half-time47%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

Volendam - second-half results

35% W29% R35% P
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-19
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding160%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Volendam - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.4
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
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

* 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.

Volendam
ScoredConceded
4
13
0-15
2
6
16-30
7
13
31-45
6
7
46-60
8
5
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Volendam

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
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%

* 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

VolendamLigaSparta Rotterdam
Average goals in match 2.653.17 3.00
Both teams scored 59%63% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%61% 53%
Clean sheets 9%20% 32%
Goal before half-time 82%80% 74%
Goal after half-time 79%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: Volendam 0 - 0 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Volendam vs Sparta Rotterdam?

The Eredivisie match finished Volendam 0:1 Sparta Rotterdam. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Volendam score 1.03 goals per game on average and Sparta Rotterdam 1.18. The Eredivisie average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Volendam's matches and 44% of Sparta Rotterdam's.

What form are Volendam and Sparta Rotterdam in?

Over the last 5 games Volendam have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Sparta Rotterdam 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Volendam vs Sparta Rotterdam — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.