Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 17 October 2021

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 17 October 2021, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 FC Groningen: match report

Sparta Rotterdam drew with FC Groningen 1-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 17 October 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Cyril Ngonge opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goal came from Bryan Smeets (33'). FC Groningen scored through Cyril Ngonge (28').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 4 yellow cards; FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 17th on 6 points from 8 and FC Groningen 16th on 6 points from 8. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 14th with 35 points, and FC Groningen 12th with 36.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Groningen in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Neraysho Kasanwirjo of FC Groningen (7.6), ahead of Cyril Ngonge (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 2 draws and 6 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Adil AuassarSparta Rotterdam
  • 28'Goal · Cyril NgongeFC Groningen · 0-1
  • 33'Goal · Bryan SmeetsSparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Cyril NgongeFC Groningen
  • 36'Yellow card · Maduka OkoyeSparta Rotterdam
  • 36'Yellow card · Bryan SmeetsSparta Rotterdam
  • 79'Yellow card · Dirk AbelsSparta Rotterdam
  • 88'Yellow card · Tomáš SuslovFC Groningen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 2, draws 2, FC Groningen 6.

Team news

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

Maduka Okoye, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Michaël Heylen, Laurent Jans, Mohammed Osman, Adil Auassar, Sven Mijnans, Bryan Smeets, Vito van Crooij, Lennart Thy

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

Peter Leeuwenburgh, Damil Dankerlui, Wessel Dammers, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Bart van Hintum, Cyril Ngonge, Tomas Suslov, Laros Duarte, Mohammed El Hankouri, Michael de Leeuw, Jørgen Strand Larsen