Volendam vs Sparta Rotterdam: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Volendam played Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Volendam scores 1.19 and concedes 1.88 goals per match. Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.06 and concedes 1.94. League average: 3.25 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Volendam 69%, Sparta Rotterdam 38%. Over 2.5: Volendam 75%, Sparta Rotterdam 56%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Sparta Rotterdam has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.16. Volendam: 10.3 shots per match, Sparta Rotterdam: 12.3.

Match halves

Volendam: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75. Sparta Rotterdam: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

Volendam: 31-45+ (4 goals). Sparta Rotterdam: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.25 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.19Goals scored / match1.06
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.88Goals conceded / match1.94
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
44%Average possession45%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3.5Shots on target / match4.06
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.31Shots per match12.25
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3.5Shots on target4.06
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
11.5%Shot conversion8.7%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
44%Possession45%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.16xG for1.36
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.99xG against2
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

Shooting quality

Volendam: BalancedSparta Rotterdam: Balanced
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
Accuracy (shots on target)34%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.26

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
WDLLL
Season result split
19% W31% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-8
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 2.03BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Sparta Rotterdam
LDLWL
Season result split
38% W13% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-8
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 40%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.

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

1.19 goals / match - Volendam · 1.06 goals / match - Sparta Rotterdam

Volendam scoring profile: strong

Volendam scores in 75% of matches (12 of 16 matches), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Volendam keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 16 matches).

19Goals scored (season)17
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
30Goals conceded (season)31
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
3.06Average goals in match3
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
5Goals scored (last 5)3
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
11Goals conceded (last 5)8
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal69%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
38%2 goals25%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
6%3 goals13%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0%4 goals0%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal69%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
56%2 goals44%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
38%3 goals44%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0%4 goals19%
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.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time13%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
6%BTTS in both halves6%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
25%Scored in both halves25%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
60%BTTS - last 540%
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

94%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
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 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Volendam · 1.38 pts / match - Sparta Rotterdam

Volendam - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
38% leading25% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.38
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.5
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.19
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
31%Clean sheet before half-time50%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
56%No goal before half-time50%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)0.94
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)1.25
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.81
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
44%Clean sheet after half-time38%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam
44%No goal after half-time56%
VolendamSparta Rotterdam

Volendam - second-half results

31% W31% D38% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 19%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sparta Rotterdam - second-half results

19% W38% D44% L
22
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 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 match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sparta Rotterdam - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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
1
6
0-15
2
4
16-30
4
6
31-45
4
5
46-60
4
4
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Sparta Rotterdam
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
2
7
46-60
3
9
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
-0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
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.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

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.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
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%

* 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 3.063.25 3.00
Both teams scored 69%62% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%63% 56%
Clean sheets 6%19% 31%
Goal before half-time 94%86% 88%
Goal after half-time 88%85% 81%

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

3.25
Average goals per match
62%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.46
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
13%
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. Sparta RotterdamYellow cardShurandy Sambo
  2. VolendamYellow cardNordin Bukala
  3. VolendamYellow cardBrandley Mack-Olien Kuwas
  4. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Lushendry MartesOff: Shurandy Sambo
  5. VolendamSubstitutionOn: Precious Joel Uche-Chukwu UgwuOff: Deron Payne
  6. Sparta RotterdamGoalTobias Lauritsen
  7. Sparta RotterdamYellow cardTobias Lauritsen
  8. VolendamYellow cardKayne van Oevelen
  9. VolendamSubstitutionOn: Robert MührenOff: Ozan Kökcü
  10. VolendamSubstitutionOn: Aaron MeijersOff: Gibson Yah
  11. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Tijs VelthuisOff: Joshua Gaston Kitolano

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Jeroen ManschotMatches officiated: 21
4.14Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins28%Draws33%Away wins

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 1.19 goals per game on average and Sparta Rotterdam 1.06. The Eredivisie average is 3.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 69% of Volendam's matches and 38% 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 1-1-3 (0.80 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.