FC Groningen 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 24 December 2017
Result
FC Groningen 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie · Sunday 24 December 2017, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
FC Groningen 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam: match report
FC Groningen beat Sparta Rotterdam 4-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 24 December 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.
L. Veldwijk opened the scoring in the 49th minute. FC Groningen's goals came from L. Veldwijk (49'), Tom van Weert (74'), an own goal by Frederik Holst (86') and Ritsu Doan (90'). Sparta Rotterdam did not score.
Discipline: FC Groningen received no yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game FC Groningen were 13th on 17 points from 17 and Sparta Rotterdam 18th on 11 points from 16. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 12th with 38 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 17th with 27.
FC Groningen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Sergio Padt of FC Groningen (8.5), ahead of Oussama Idrissi (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Groningen wins, 3 draws and 2 for Sparta Rotterdam.
Key events
- 42'Yellow card · Ryan Sanusi
- 49'Goal · L. Veldwijk
- 74'Goal · Tom van Weert
- 86'Own goal · Frederik Holst
- 90'Goal · Ritsu Doan
Head-to-head
Team news
FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sergio Padt, Mike te Wierik, Samir Memisevic, Yoëll van Nieff, Django Warmerdam, Juninho Bacuna, Mimoun Mahi, Oussama Idrissi, J. Drost, Ludovit Reis, Lars Veldwijk
Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-3-3)
Roy Kortsmit, Frederik Holst, Sherel Floranus, Michel Breuer, Sander Fischer, Kenny Dougall, Deroy Duarte, Ryan Sanusi, Nick Proschwitz, Robert Mühren, Loris Brogno