Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 17+ matches
Utrecht55%
Sparta Rotterdam22%✓ 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.
Utrecht creates 71% more chances
Season form · 25 home / 17 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over55
- Under45
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes55
- No45
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Utrecht ↓
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
Utrecht at home — creates 1.61, concedes 1.17 · 25 matches
Sparta Rotterdam away — creates 0.96, concedes 2.02 · 17 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Utrecht attack 1.61 + Sparta Rotterdam defence 2.02 → ÷2 → 1.81
Sparta Rotterdam attack 0.96 + Utrecht defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.06
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 55%?"
Utrecht at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Utrecht 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.
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P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
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Statistics
Utrecht host Sparta Rotterdam on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 at 18:00. The match is part of the Eredivisie 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam
Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam drew 1-1 in Eredivisie on May 14, 2025.
Goals: T. Lauritsen (12'), P. Aaronson (36').
Sparta Rotterdam controlled possession (54%) and registered 9 shots to 32.
The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht.