Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 SC Heerenveen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 12 April 2025

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 SC Heerenveen

Eredivisie · Saturday 12 April 2025, 16:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 SC Heerenveen: match report

Sparta Rotterdam defeated SC Heerenveen 3-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 12 April 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Mitchell van Bergen opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Mitchell van Bergen (29'), Tobias Lauritsen (69', penalty) and Nökkvi Thórisson (84'). SC Heerenveen scored through Alireza Jahanbakhsh (90+4', penalty).

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 13th on 31 points from 28 and SC Heerenveen 8th on 34 points from 28. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 12th with 39 points, and SC Heerenveen 9th with 43.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-3 and SC Heerenveen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mike Eerdhuijzen of Sparta Rotterdam (8.0), ahead of Alireza Jahanbakhsh (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 3 draws and 3 for SC Heerenveen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Oliver BraudeSC Heerenveen
  • 29'Goal · Mitchell van BergenSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Mats KöhlertSC Heerenveen
  • 62'Yellow card · Saïd BakariSparta Rotterdam
  • 69'Penalty goal · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam · 2-0
  • 84'Goal · Nökkvi ThórissonSparta Rotterdam · 3-0
  • 90+4'Penalty goal · Alireza JahanbakhshSC Heerenveen · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 4, draws 3, SC Heerenveen 3.

Team news

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

Nick Olij, Saïd Bakari, Marvin Young, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Patrick van Aanholt, Kristian Hlynsson, Gjivai Zechiël, Carel Eiting, Mitchell van Bergen, Tobias Lauritsen, Joel Ideho

SC Heerenveen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andries Noppert, Oliver Braude, Sam Kersten, Nikolai Hopland, Mats Köhlert, Marcus Linday, Luuk Brouwers, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Levi Smans, Ilias Sebaoui, Ion Nicolaescu