Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 19 December 2020

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Saturday 19 December 2020, 15:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 FC Groningen: match report

Sparta Rotterdam lost to FC Groningen 2-3 in Eredivisie on Saturday 19 December 2020. The half-time score was 1-1.

Wessel Dammers opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Lennart Thy (36') and Wouter Burger (79'). FC Groningen scored through Wessel Dammers (16'), J. Strand Larsen (53') and J. Strand Larsen (73').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; FC Groningen received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 9th on 15 points from 12 and FC Groningen 5th on 23 points from 12. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 8th with 47 points, and FC Groningen 7th with 50.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Groningen in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jørgen Strand Larsen of FC Groningen (8.3), ahead of Wouter Burger (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sparta Rotterdam win, 3 draws and 6 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Wessel DammersFC Groningen · 0-1
  • 36'Goal · Lennart ThySparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 53'Goal · J. Strand LarsenFC Groningen · 1-2
  • 71'Yellow card · Mica PintoSparta Rotterdam
  • 73'Goal · J. Strand LarsenFC Groningen · 1-3
  • 79'Goal · Wouter BurgerSparta Rotterdam · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 1, draws 3, FC Groningen 6.

Team news

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

Maduka Okoye, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Michaël Heylen, Mica Pinto, Abdou Harroui, Adil Auassar, Sven Mijnans, Bryan Smeets, Deroy Duarte, Lennart Thy

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

Sergio Padt, Wessel Dammers, Ko Itakura, Bart van Hintum, Damil Dankerlui, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Ahmed El Messaoudi, Daniël van Kaam, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Mohammed El Hankouri