FC Groningen 2-3 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 1 November 2026

Result

FC Groningen 2-3 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 1 November 2026, 15:45 UTC · Euroborg, Groningen · half-time 2-2

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FC Groningen 2-3 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Groningen lost to Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 in Eredivisie on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Euroborg. The half-time score was 2-2.

Jacob Ondrejka opened the scoring in the 1st minute. FC Groningen's goals came from Jacob Ondrejka (1') and Thom van Bergen (29'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Cedric Hatenboer (15'), Milan Zonneveld (25') and Andrej Kostic (85').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 1 yellow card; Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 8th on 15 points from 10 and Sparta Rotterdam 15th on 9 points from 10. In the current table FC Groningen are 8th on 15 points and Sparta Rotterdam are 11th on 12 points.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jacob Ondrejka of FC Groningen (8.3), ahead of Michael Brouwer (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Groningen wins, 1 draw and 7 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Jacob OndrejkaFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 5'Yellow card · Tika de JongeFC Groningen
  • 15'Goal · Cedric HatenboerSparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 25'Goal · Milan ZonneveldSparta Rotterdam · 1-2
  • 29'Goal · Thom van BergenFC Groningen · 2-2
  • 36'Yellow card · Bruno Martins IndiSparta Rotterdam
  • 61'Yellow card · Lushendry MartesSparta Rotterdam
  • 75'Yellow card · Cedric HatenboerSparta Rotterdam
  • 85'Goal · Andrej KosticSparta Rotterdam · 2-3

Form and table

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8FC Groningen114342624+215WWLDL
11Sparta Rotterdam113352026-612LDWLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 2, draws 1, Sparta Rotterdam 7.

Team news

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FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Etienne Vaessen, Hans Hateboer, Thijmen Blokzijl, Marco Rente, Márk Csinger, Tika de Jonge, Pelle Clement, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen, Jacob Ondrejka, Brynjólfur Willumsson

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (5-4-1)

Michael Brouwer, Lushendry Martes, Marvin Young, Nick Verschuren, Bruno Martins Indi, Bas Kuipers, Mitchell van Bergen, Jens Toornstra, Cedric Hatenboer, Isaac Babadi, Milan Zonneveld

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