Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 FC Utrecht: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 17 August 2025

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 FC Utrecht

Eredivisie · Sunday 17 August 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Sparta Rotterdam · FC Utrecht · Eredivisie predictions

Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 FC Utrecht: match report

Sparta Rotterdam defeated FC Utrecht 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 17 August 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Joshua Kitolano opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Joshua Kitolano (25') and Tobias Lauritsen (88', penalty). FC Utrecht scored through Dani de Wit (63').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; FC Utrecht received 3 yellow cards.

Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 10th with 43 points, and FC Utrecht 6th with 57.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Utrecht in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Martins Indi of Sparta Rotterdam (7.5), level with Dani de Wit (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 7 for FC Utrecht.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Goal · Joshua KitolanoSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Dani de WitFC Utrecht
  • 63'Goal · Dani de WitFC Utrecht · 1-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Alonzo EngwandaFC Utrecht
  • 88'Penalty goal · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Souffian El KarouaniFC Utrecht
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 2, draws 1, FC Utrecht 7.

Team news

Unavailable

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

Joël Drommel, Saïd Bakari, Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi, Patrick van Aanholt, Jens Toornstra, Joshua Kitolano, Pelle Clement, Shunsuke Mito, Tobias Lauritsen, Sayfallah Ltaief

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

Michael Brouwer, Siebe Horemans, Mike van der Hoorn, Nick Viergever, Souffian El, Alonzo Engwanda, Gjivai Zechiël, Miguel Rodríguez, Adrian Blake, Victor Jensen, Dani de Wit