FC Utrecht 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Thursday 1 June 2023

Result

FC Utrecht 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Thursday 1 June 2023, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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FC Utrecht 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

FC Utrecht were beaten by Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 in Eredivisie on Thursday 1 June 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Vito van Crooij opened the scoring in the 29th minute. FC Utrecht's goal came from Anastasios Douvikas (70'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Vito van Crooij (29', penalty) and Tobias Lauritsen (39').

Discipline: FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 7th on 54 points from 34 and Sparta Rotterdam 6th on 59 points from 34. FC Utrecht went on to finish that season 7th with 57 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 6th with 63.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jens Toornstra of FC Utrecht (8.5), level with Nick Olij (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 FC Utrecht wins, 1 draw and 0 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Anastasios DouvikasFC Utrecht
  • 29'Penalty goal · Vito van CrooijSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 34'Yellow card · S. KlaiberFC Utrecht
  • 34'Yellow card · Nick OlijSparta Rotterdam
  • 39'Goal · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam · 0-2
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Shurandy SamboSparta Rotterdam
  • 70'Goal · Anastasios DouvikasFC Utrecht · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Utrecht 9, draws 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Team news

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

Vasilios Barkas, Sean Klaiber, Ruben Kluivert, Nick Viergever, Mark van der Maarel, Can Bozdogan, Jens Toornstra, Bart Ramselaar, Sander van de Streek, Othmane Boussaid, Anastasios Douvikas

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

Nick Olij, Shurandy Sambo, Bart Vriends, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Mica Pinto, Arno Verschueren, Jonathan de Guzmán, Joshua Kitolano, Vito van Crooij, Tobias Lauritsen, Koki Saito