FC Groningen 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 2 May 2010

Result

FC Groningen 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 2 May 2010, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Groningen 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Groningen defeated Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 2 May 2010. The half-time score was 1-0.

Koen van de Laak opened the scoring in the 19th minute. FC Groningen's goals came from Koen van de Laak (19'), T. Matavž (46') and Fredrik Stenman (53'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Joshua John (70').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 8th on 46 points from 33 and Sparta Rotterdam 16th on 27 points from 33. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 8th with 49 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 16th with 27.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Groningen wins, 1 draw and 3 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Going into the match FC Groningen's last five read L-D-W-L-L and Sparta Rotterdam's L-L-D-L-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Koen van de LaakFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 46'Goal · T. MatavžFC Groningen · 2-0
  • 53'Goal · Fredrik StenmanFC Groningen · 3-0
  • 70'Goal · Joshua JohnSparta Rotterdam · 3-1

Head-to-head

9 meetings: FC Groningen 5, draws 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.

Team news

FC Groningen line-up

Luciano, Gibril Sankoh, Fredrik Stenman, Andreas Granqvist, Daley Blind, Goran Lovre, Koen van de Laak, Leandro Bacuna, Tim Matavz, Thomas Enevoldsen, Tim Sparv

Sparta Rotterdam line-up

Cor Varkevisser, Donovan Slijngard, Nick Viergever, Edwin Bueren, Kevin Strootman, Erik Falkenburg, Lerin Duarte, Marten de Roon, Edouard Duplan, Joshua John, Rydell Poepon