Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sparta Rotterdam
Match Time & Date:
02/02/2025
16:45
Prediction: 2-1
Groningen
Sparta Rotterdam will be aiming to build on a 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar when they take on Groningen in the Eredivisie round 21. The Rotterdammers are desperate to escape the relegation zone and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Groningen. Defender Mike Eerdhuijzen serves a one-game ban, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Green and White, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Heerenveen, losing to Go Ahead Eagles, while sharing the spoils with Heracles. Groningen, though, have been struggling on the travels this term and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Sparta’s party in Rotterdam. In their last meeting at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Sparta Rotterdam recorded a 2-1 win over Groningen, who will be without suspended defender Marco Rente in Sunday’s clash.
Highlighted Team (Sparta Rotterdam):
Founded back on April 1, 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is considered one of the oldest clubs in the Netherlands. De Kasteelheren (the Castle Lords) welcome their opponents at Het Kasteel, and they have a great rivalry with Feyenoord. Yet another Rotterdam club Excelsior are considered Sparta’s fierce rivals as well.
Sparta Rotterdam wear white shirts with red strips when playing on home soil, while sky blue is the dominant colour of their away kit. De Kasteelheren have won six Eredivisie trophies. Sparta were the dominant force in the Dutch football in the 1910s, with the team winning their last league title in the 1958/59 season.
De Kasteelheren have won three Dutch Cup trophies as well (1957/58, 1961/62, 1965/66). In the 1985/86 season Sparta last participated in the UEFA Cup, with the team beating Hamburger SC in round 1, while suffering elimination to Borussia Monchengladbach in the second round. Sparta’s stadium Het Kasteel can hold up to 11,926 spectators.
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