Sparta Rotterdam and FC Twente meet at Sparta ‑ Stadion Het Kasteel, in a match for the 19th round of the Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam won away by (0‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 22‑12‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 05‑10‑2019, in a match for the Eredivisie which ended with the victory of Sparta Rotterdam by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by B. Smeets (88 ‘) and H. Dervişoğlu (48’), for Sparta Rotterdam, and C. Verdonk (51 ‘), for FC Twente. Despite being a game between 10th and 7th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 13th ranked in home games and the 4th away.
Sparta:
The home team is currently in 10th position, with 21 points won, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to PSV by (3‑5). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Utrecht by (1‑0). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 13 points away and 8 at home, with 9 goals scored and 10 suffered as away, against 19 goals scored and 21 suffered at home. For the championship, Sparta Rotterdam won 8 points out of 27 possible, after 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats in the last 9 games they played in their stadium. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Esparta comes from two defeats in a row and needs to recover in the competition, so, playing at home, they have the obligation to seek victory. The team must play with an offensive stance, trying to try to dominate the game and dictate the rhythm of the game, with strength and organization in the midfield so as not to give space to the rival. He also needs to maintain a constant attack, prowling around the opponent’s area to seize opportunities and score goals.
Twente:
The visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 28 points won, after 8 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Groningen, by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost at home to VVV by (0‑1). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 17 points away and 11 at home, with 19 goals scored and 10 suffered as away, against 14 goals scored and 15 suffered at home. In their last 8 away matches for the championship, FC Twente has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 17 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑1 (4 out of 10 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Twente also need to recover in the championship and need a victory at the rival team’s home. The team can invest in a more conservative stance, focusing primarily on strong defensive markings in the midfield to resist Sparta’s attacks, as well as exploiting the counterattack with speed and organization, seeking to score goals and come out with a positive result.
