The big picture

Sparta Rotterdam come in 12th on the ladder with 12 points; Go Ahead Eagles are 8th on 17. Go Ahead Eagles are the side higher up the table.

Sparta Rotterdam are 3–5–3 in Eredivisie 2026-27, averaging 1.8 goals for and 2.4 against.

Go Ahead Eagles are 3–3–5 in Eredivisie 2026-27, averaging 2.1 goals for and 2.5 against.

Form

Sparta Rotterdam have won two of their last five and most recently beat FC Groningen 3–2.

Go Ahead Eagles have won one of their last five and most recently lost to SC Cambuur 0–4.

Head to head

These sides have met 11 times on our records since 2021: Sparta Rotterdam 4, Go Ahead Eagles 4, 3 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), it was a draw 3–3 at De Adelaarshorst.

Biggest margin between these two: Sparta Rotterdam by 3 goals in 2025-26 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Sparta Rotterdam, watch Milan Zonneveld (0.6 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Marvin Young (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Go Ahead Eagles, watch Sören Tengstedt (0.7 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson (0.4 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel

Sparta Rotterdam have won 6 of their last 21 at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

The deeper numbers

Sparta Rotterdam haven't beaten Go Ahead Eagles at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.