FC Groningen 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 2 May 2021

Result

FC Groningen 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 2 May 2021, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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FC Groningen 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Groningen lost to Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 2 May 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

Abdou Harroui opened the scoring in the 27th minute. FC Groningen's goal came from Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (87'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Abdou Harroui (27') and Tom Beugelsdijk (56').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 1 yellow card; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 7th on 46 points from 30 and Sparta Rotterdam 12th on 37 points from 30. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 7th with 50 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 8th with 47.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Azor Matusiwa of FC Groningen (7.7), ahead of Mike te Wierik (7.5).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Goal · Abdou HarrouiSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Aaron MeijersSparta Rotterdam
  • 56'Goal · Tom BeugelsdijkSparta Rotterdam · 0-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Mohammed El HankouriFC Groningen
  • 87'Goal · Ramon Pascal LundqvistFC Groningen · 1-2

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Sergio Padt, Mike te Wierik, Wessel Dammers, Ko Itakura, Bart van Hintum, Ahmed El Messaoudi, Azor Matusiwa, Mohammed El Hankouri, Tomas Suslov, Patrick Joosten, Jørgen Strand Larsen

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

Maduka Okoye, Dirk Abels, Tom Beugelsdijk, Adil Auassar, Abdou Harroui, Laros Duarte, Sven Mijnans, Bryan Smeets, Mario Engels, Lennart Thy, Aaron Meijers