FC Utrecht 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 15 August 2021

Result

FC Utrecht 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 15 August 2021, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Utrecht 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Utrecht defeated Sparta Rotterdam 4-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 15 August 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Maher opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. FC Utrecht's goals came from Adam Maher (2'), Mark van der Maarel (65'), Anastasios Douvikas (75') and S. Gustafson (90+3', penalty). Sparta Rotterdam did not score.

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

FC Utrecht went on to finish that season 7th with 50 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 14th with 35.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark van der Maarel of FC Utrecht (7.9), ahead of Willem Janssen (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Utrecht wins, 1 draw and 0 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Adam MaherFC Utrecht · 1-0
  • 51'Yellow card · Mark van der MaarelFC Utrecht
  • 55'Yellow card · Abdou HarrouiSparta Rotterdam
  • 59'Yellow card · Vito van CrooijSparta Rotterdam
  • 65'Goal · Mark van der MaarelFC Utrecht · 2-0
  • 75'Goal · Anastasios DouvikasFC Utrecht · 3-0
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Bart VriendsSparta Rotterdam
  • 90+3'Penalty goal · S. GustafsonFC Utrecht · 4-0

Head-to-head

6 meetings: FC Utrecht 5, draws 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Team news

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

Maarten Paes, Hidde ter Avest, Mark van der Maarel, Willem Janssen, Django Warmerdam, Bart Ramselaar, Adam Maher, Quinten Timber, Gyrano Kerk, Adrián Dalmau, Othmane Boussaid

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-2-3-1)

Maduka Okoye, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Michaël Heylen, Mica Pinto, Abdou Harroui, Adil Auassar, Vito van Crooij, Bryan Smeets, Mario Engels, Lennart Thy