FC Twente 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 27 August 2016

Result

FC Twente 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Saturday 27 August 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

FC Twente · Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie predictions

FC Twente 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Twente defeated Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 27 August 2016. The half-time score was 2-0.

Hakim Ziyech opened the scoring in the 14th minute. FC Twente's goals came from Hakim Ziyech (14'), Yaw Yeboah (36') and Hakim Ziyech (59'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through L. Brogno (54', penalty).

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

Going into the game FC Twente were 8th on 4 points from 3 and Sparta Rotterdam 5th on 6 points from 3. FC Twente went on to finish that season 7th with 46 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 15th with 34.

FC Twente lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-3-3.

Going into the match FC Twente's last five read W-L-D and Sparta Rotterdam's W-W-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Hakim ZiyechFC Twente · 1-0
  • 36'Goal · Yaw YeboahFC Twente · 2-0
  • 53'Yellow card · N. MarsmanFC Twente
  • 54'Penalty goal · L. BrognoSparta Rotterdam · 2-1
  • 59'Goal · Hakim ZiyechFC Twente · 3-1
  • 76'Yellow card · R. van DrongelenSparta Rotterdam
  • 89'Yellow card · Denzel DumfriesSparta Rotterdam

Team news

FC Twente expected line-up (4-3-1-2)

Nick Marsman, Hidde ter Avest, Peet Bijen, Joachim Andersen, Bruno Uvini, Islom Ismoilov, Chinedu Ede, Stefan Thesker, Hakim Ziyech, Jerson Cabral, Zakaria El Azzouzi

Sparta Rotterdam expected line-up (4-3-3)

Roy Kortsmit, Michel Breuer, Florian Pinteaux, Denzel Dumfries, Rick van Drongelen, Ryan Sanusi, Mart Dijkstra, Stijn Spierings, Loris Brogno, Zakaria El Azzouzi, Craig Goodwin