FC Groningen 0-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 19 October 2025

Result

FC Groningen 0-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 19 October 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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FC Groningen 0-2 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Groningen were beaten by Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 19 October 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Tobias Lauritsen opened the scoring in the 15th minute. FC Groningen did not score. Sparta Rotterdam scored through Tobias Lauritsen (15') and Patrick van Aanholt (89').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 3 yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 5th on 15 points from 8 and Sparta Rotterdam 12th on 10 points from 8. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 9th with 48 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 10th with 43.

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 Tobias Lauritsen of Sparta Rotterdam (7.7), ahead of Bruno Martins Indi (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 FC Groningen wins, 1 draw and 5 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Thijmen BlokzijlFC Groningen
  • 60'Yellow card · Lance DuijvestijnSparta Rotterdam
  • 73'Yellow card · Jens ToornstraSparta Rotterdam
  • 88'Yellow card · Dies JanseFC Groningen
  • 89'Goal · Patrick van AanholtSparta Rotterdam · 0-2
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Tygo LandFC Groningen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 4, draws 1, Sparta Rotterdam 5.

Team news

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

Etienne Vaessen, Tyrique Mercera, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, Tika de Jonge, Stije Resink, David van der Werff, Younes Taha, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen

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

Joël Drommel, Shurandy Sambo, Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi, Teo Quintero, Julian Baas, Jens Toornstra, Mitchell van Bergen, Lance Duijvestijn, Ayoub Oufkir, Tobias Lauritsen