FC Utrecht 5-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 8 March 2020

Result

FC Utrecht 5-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 8 March 2020, 11:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Utrecht 5-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Utrecht defeated Sparta Rotterdam 5-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 8 March 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Bart Ramselaar opened the scoring in the 41st minute. FC Utrecht's goals came from Bart Ramselaar (41'), Adrián Dalmau (50'), Simon Gustafson (51'), Bart Ramselaar (59') and S. Klaiber (72'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Joël Piroe (89').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 7th on 38 points from 24 and Sparta Rotterdam 11th on 33 points from 25. This fixture belongs to an earlier Eredivisie season and is kept for reference.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Simon Gustafson of FC Utrecht (8.8), ahead of Sean Klaiber (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 FC Utrecht wins, 0 draws and 0 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Goal · Bart RamselaarFC Utrecht · 1-0
  • 50'Goal · Adrián DalmauFC Utrecht · 2-0
  • 51'Goal · Simon GustafsonFC Utrecht · 3-0
  • 59'Goal · Bart RamselaarFC Utrecht · 4-0
  • 72'Goal · S. KlaiberFC Utrecht · 5-0
  • 89'Goal · Joël PiroeSparta Rotterdam · 5-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: FC Utrecht 3, draws 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Team news

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

Jeroen Zoet, Sean Klaiber, Mark van der Maarel, Justin Hoogma, Leon Guwara, Adam Maher, Joris van Overeem, Bart Ramselaar, Simon Gustafson, Adrián Dalmau, Gyrano Kerk

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-3-3)

Ariel Harush, Jeffry Fortes, Bart Vriends, Jurgen Matheij, Lassana Faye, Abdou Harroui, Adil Auassar, Laros Duarte, Deroy Duarte, Patrick Joosten, Mohamed Rayhi