Sparta Rotterdam 3-3 FC Utrecht: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 22 August 2026

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 3-3 FC Utrecht

Eredivisie · Saturday 22 August 2026, 16:45 UTC · Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · half-time 1-1

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Sparta Rotterdam 3-3 FC Utrecht: match report

Sparta Rotterdam drew with FC Utrecht 3-3 in Eredivisie on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Matisse Didden opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Marvin Young (45'), Milan Zonneveld (67') and Nick Verschuren (90+6'). FC Utrecht scored through Matisse Didden (16'), Artem Stepanov (46') and Adrian Blake (76').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 12th on 3 points from 2 and FC Utrecht 14th on 0 points from 2. In the current table Sparta Rotterdam are 11th on 12 points and FC Utrecht are 13th on 12 points.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 3-4-3 and FC Utrecht in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Joel Ideho of Sparta Rotterdam (7.6), ahead of Adrian Blake (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 5 for FC Utrecht.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Matisse DiddenFC Utrecht · 0-1
  • 45'Goal · Marvin YoungSparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 46'Goal · Artem StepanovFC Utrecht · 1-2
  • 67'Goal · Milan ZonneveldSparta Rotterdam · 2-2
  • 76'Goal · Adrian BlakeFC Utrecht · 2-3
  • 90+6'Goal · Nick VerschurenSparta Rotterdam · 3-3

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Sparta Rotterdam123362129-812DWLWL
13FC Utrecht113351931-1212LWWDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 4, draws 1, FC Utrecht 5.

Team news

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

Filip Bednarek, Marvin Young, Nick Verschuren, Bruno Martins Indi, Lushendry Martes, Shunsuke Mito, Julian Baas, Bas Kuipers, Robin van Cruijsen, Nökkvi Thórisson, Ayoni Santos

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

Vasilios Barkas, Siebe Horemans, Matisse Didden, Neville Ogidi Nwankwo, Niklas Vesterlund, Dani de Wit, Davy van den Berg, Arthur Zagré, Ángel Alarcón, Artem Stepanov, Yoann Cathline

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