Feyenoord 3-4 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 18 January 2026

Result

Feyenoord 3-4 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 18 January 2026, 15:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Feyenoord 3-4 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

Feyenoord lost to Sparta Rotterdam 3-4 in Eredivisie on Sunday 18 January 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.

Joshua Kitolano opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Feyenoord's goals came from In-beom Hwang (64'), Shaqueel van Persie (87') and Shaqueel van Persie (88'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Joshua Kitolano (40'), Mitchell van Bergen (55'), Shunsuke Mito (71') and Joshua Kitolano (90+3').

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

Going into the game Feyenoord were 2nd on 36 points from 18 and Sparta Rotterdam 8th on 26 points from 18. Feyenoord went on to finish that season 2nd with 64 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 10th with 43.

Feyenoord 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 Joshua Kitolano of Sparta Rotterdam (8.6), ahead of Joël Drommel (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Feyenoord wins, 2 draws and 0 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Julian BaasSparta Rotterdam
  • 23'Yellow card · Ayoni SantosSparta Rotterdam
  • 38'Yellow card · Anis Hadj MoussaFeyenoord
  • 40'Goal · Joshua KitolanoSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Lushendry Edward MartesSparta Rotterdam
  • 55'Goal · Mitchell van BergenSparta Rotterdam · 0-2
  • 64'Goal · In-beom HwangFeyenoord · 1-2
  • 71'Goal · Shunsuke MitoSparta Rotterdam · 1-3
  • 87'Goal · Shaqueel van PersieFeyenoord · 2-3
  • 88'Goal · Shaqueel van PersieFeyenoord · 3-3
  • 90+3'Goal · Joshua KitolanoSparta Rotterdam · 3-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Feyenoord 8, draws 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Team news

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Feyenoord line-up (4-2-3-1)

Timon Wellenreuther, Jordan Lotomba, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jordan Bos, In-beom Hwang, Luciano Valente, Anis Hadj Moussa, Sem Steijn, Leo Sauer, Casper Tengstedt

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

Joël Drommel, Lushendry Martes, Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi, Teo Quintero, Joshua Kitolano, Julian Baas, Ayoni Santos, Mitchell van Bergen, Tobias Lauritsen, Shunsuke Mito