Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht — Eredivisie 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 17+ matches
Sparta Rotterdam42%
Utrecht34%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Sparta Rotterdam creates 13% more chances
Season form · 17 home / 23 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over58
- Under42
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes60
- No40
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Sparta Rotterdam ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Sparta Rotterdam at home — creates 1.43, concedes 1.46 · 17 matches
Utrecht away — creates 1.35, concedes 1.75 · 23 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Sparta Rotterdam attack 1.43 + Utrecht defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.59
Utrecht attack 1.35 + Sparta Rotterdam defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.41
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 42%?"
Sparta Rotterdam at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 42% does not mean "Sparta Rotterdam will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
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HeraclesIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
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Statistics
Sparta Rotterdam host Utrecht on Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 13:30. The match is part of the Eredivisie 2018/2019 season.
Eredivisie: Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 Utrecht
Utrecht beat Sparta Rotterdam 4-1 in Eredivisie on November 3, 2024.
Goals: V. Jensen (15'), Miguel Rodríguez (85'), P. Aaronson (88'), T. Lauritsen (90+1' pen), M. van der Hoorn (90+5').
Utrecht controlled possession (51%) and registered 14 shots to 10.
The match was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam.