Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 31 January 2026

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Saturday 31 January 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 FC Groningen: match report

Sparta Rotterdam won against FC Groningen 2-0 in Eredivisie on Saturday 31 January 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.

Shunsuke Mito opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Shunsuke Mito (55') and Shunsuke Mito (90'). FC Groningen did not score.

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; FC Groningen received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 6th on 32 points from 20 and FC Groningen 8th on 31 points from 20. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 10th with 43 points, and FC Groningen 9th with 48.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Groningen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam (9.1), ahead of Ayoni Santos (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 3 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Bruno Martins IndiSparta Rotterdam
  • 43'Yellow card · Dies JanseFC Groningen
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Marvin PeersmanFC Groningen
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Marco RenteFC Groningen
  • 55'Goal · Shunsuke MitoSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 90'Goal · Shunsuke MitoSparta Rotterdam · 2-0
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Mark HoekstraFC Groningen
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Younes TahaFC Groningen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 6, draws 1, FC Groningen 3.

Team news

Unavailable

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

Joël Drommel, Lushendry Martes, Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi, Teo Quintero, Joshua Kitolano, Pelle Clement, Mitchell van Bergen, Ayoni Santos, Shunsuke Mito, Tobias Lauritsen

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

Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, Tygo Land, Jorg Schreuders, Younes Taha, Thom van Bergen, David van der Werff, Brynjólfur Willumsson