Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht Highlights - August 22, 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht Full Match Highlights, Stats & Lineups

Eredivisie
August 22, 2026 • Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam

3:3
Full Time
FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht

Match Report

Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht drew 3-3 in Eredivisie on August 22, 2026. The match was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Marvin Young (45'), Milan Zonneveld (67'), Nick Verschuren (90'+6') scored for Sparta Rotterdam.

Matisse Didden (16'), Artem Stepanov (46'), Adrian Blake (76') scored for FC Utrecht.

At kick-off Sparta Rotterdam stood in position 8 with 4 points. Their previous five had brought 1 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats.

FC Utrecht went into the game in position 14, on 1 points. They had won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 in their previous five.

That run had left FC Utrecht 2 games without defeat.

Siebe Horemans sent an effort off target for FC Utrecht (3'). Moments later, Robin Van Cruijsen shot wide for Sparta Rotterdam on 6 minutes.

Ayoni Santos could not find the target for Sparta Rotterdam (9'). Matisse Didden scored for FC Utrecht on 16 minutes after a pass from Yoann Cathline.

Soon after, Davy van den Berg tested the goalkeeper for FC Utrecht (18'). Bas Kuipers picked out Marvin Young, who scored for Sparta Rotterdam (45').

After the break, Artem Stepanov scored for FC Utrecht on 46 minutes after a pass from Niklas Vesterlund.

A block denied Ángel Alarcón on 49 minutes. Siebe Horemans sent an effort off target for FC Utrecht (55').

Kevin Paredes saw a shot blocked (65').

Shortly afterwards, Shunsuke Mito picked out Milan Zonneveld, who scored for Sparta Rotterdam (67').

Adrian Blake scored for FC Utrecht on 76 minutes. The keeper had to be alert to keep out Milan Zonneveld’s effort (90'+1').

Joel Ideho picked out Nick Verschuren, who scored for Sparta Rotterdam (90'+6'). Casper Terho tested the goalkeeper for Sparta Rotterdam (90'+7').

Substitutions: Sparta Rotterdam 5, FC Utrecht 5.

Sparta Rotterdam controlled 55.9% of possession. Sparta Rotterdam had 14 shots with 5 on target, while FC Utrecht had 16 and 4.

Goalkeeper saves: Sparta Rotterdam 1, FC Utrecht 2. Corners: Sparta Rotterdam 5, FC Utrecht 7.

Sparta Rotterdam completed the most passes, 485 in total at 85.6% accuracy.

Form Going Into This Match

Sparta RotterdamWLLLD
Pos: 8Played: 3W-D-L: 1-1-1GD: +1Pts: 4
FC UtrechtLLLWW
Pos: 14Played: 3W-D-L: 0-1-2GD: -4Pts: 1

Match Stats

Sparta RotterdamFC Utrecht
55.9Possession (%)44.1
14Shots16
5Shots on Target4
5Corners7
1Saves2
10Fouls13
1Offsides2
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
485Total Passes382
85.6Pass Accuracy (%)79.3

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

Starting XI
  • 1Filip Bednarek
  • 2Nick Verschuren
  • 4Bruno Martins Indi
  • 3Marvin Young
  • 6Julian Baas
  • 10Shunsuke Mito
  • 5Bas Kuipers
  • 7Lushendry Martes
  • 9Nökkvi Thórisson
  • 11Ayoni Santos
  • 8Robin Van Cruijsen
Substitutes
  • 22Casper Terho
  • 20Pascal Kuiper
  • 18Jens Toornstra
  • 30Rik Suur
  • 21Younes El Meftahi
  • 17Mitchell van Bergen
  • 19Milan Zonneveld
  • 15Joel Ideho
  • 16Alwande Roaldsöy
  • 14Giannino Vianello
  • 13Teo Quintero
  • 12Boyd Reith

FC Utrecht

Starting XI
  • 1Vasilios Barkas
  • 3Matisse Didden
  • 21Neville Nwankwo
  • 2Siebe Horemans
  • 34Davy van den Berg
  • 20Dani de Wit
  • 92Arthur Zagre
  • 23Niklas Vesterlund
  • 18Artem Stepanov
  • 10Yoann Cathline
  • 11Ángel Alarcón
Substitutes
  • 9David Min
  • 14Zidane Iqbal
  • 30Kevin Paredes
  • 25Michael Brouwer
  • 47Emmanuel Owen
  • 32Per Kloosterboer
  • 15Adrian Blake
  • 33Kevin Gadellaa
  • 6Guus Offerhaus
  • 35Viggo Plantinga