FC Groningen 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 7 May 2022

Result

FC Groningen 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Saturday 7 May 2022, 19:00 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 Saturday 7 May 2022. The half-time score was 0-1.

Arno Verschueren opened the scoring in the 20th minute. FC Groningen's goal came from B. Meijer (77'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Arno Verschueren (20') and Lennart Thy (57').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 1 yellow card; Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 8th on 36 points from 31 and Sparta Rotterdam 18th on 26 points from 31. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 12th with 36 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 14th with 35.

FC Groningen lined up in a 3-4-3 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mohammed El Hankouri of FC Groningen (7.8), level with Neraysho Kasanwirjo (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Groningen wins, 3 draws and 2 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Goal · Arno VerschuerenSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 52'Yellow card · J. Strand LarsenFC Groningen
  • 57'Goal · Lennart ThySparta Rotterdam · 0-2
  • 77'Goal · B. MeijerFC Groningen · 1-2
  • 88'Yellow card · Vito van CrooijSparta Rotterdam
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Michaël HeylenSparta Rotterdam

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 5, draws 3, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Team news

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

Peter Leeuwenburgh, Mike te Wierik, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Bart van Hintum, Mohammed El Hankouri, Tomas Suslov, Laros Duarte, Bjorn Meijer, Daleho Irandust, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Paulos Abraham

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

Maduka Okoye, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Adil Auassar, Aaron Meijers, Joeri de Kamps, Vito van Crooij, Arno Verschueren, Sven Mijnans, Younes Namli, Lennart Thy