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Eredivisie Matchday 9 Sat 17 Oct

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Toornstra 39′Martes 50′Zonneveld 57′

Full-time 3:2
Away Willem II

Vilhena 17′van Aalst 68′

Player of the match Milan Zonneveld 8.1

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 6.2/10 more watchable than 62% of Eredivisie matches Comeback from 0:1, xG 4.6. How we rate

GolVolt rating 6.2GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 50' Martes, 2:1
  1. 0:1 → 3:2

    Sparta Rotterdam came from behind to win.

  2. 14 → 12

    Sparta Rotterdam climb 2 places in the table. Willem II stay in place 18.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:1, from 51% to 77% (Sparta Rotterdam).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 3:2Sparta Rotterdam 95%draw 5%Willem II 0%

Key stats

50% Possession 50%
3.16 xG (expected goals) 1.45
22 Shots 13
8 On target 4
4 Big chances 3
3 Corners 4
All stats (22)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Comeback from 0:1, xG 4.6.

  • Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.6 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Toornstra: a goal and an assist.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.1 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.7 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.6, 5 goals, 35 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.2 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 6.2more watchable than 62% of Eredivisie matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

5 goals9 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal: Tonny Vilhenaleft foot0:1
  2. 39' Goal: Jens Toornstraright foot · assist: Zonneveld1:1
  3. 41' Finn Stamyellow card · foul
  4. Half-time · 1:1
  5. 50' Goal: Lushendry Martesright foot2:1
  6. 57' Goal: Milan Zonneveldheader · assist: Toornstra3:1
  7. 59' Rogier Meijeryellow card · dissent
  8. 66' 2 substitutionsLemmens for VilhenaVerheydt for Zarrouk
  9. 68' Goal: Uriël van Aalstright foot · assist: van Crooij3:2
  10. 70' Vito van Crooijyellow card · dissent
  11. 70' Lushendry Martesyellow card · dissent
  12. 74' SubstitutionRoaldsøy for Toornstra
  13. 75' Thomas Verheydtyellow card · foul
  14. 78' Alwande Roaldsøyyellow card · foul
  15. 81' 2 substitutionsObi for SlorySchuurman for van Aalst
  16. 83' 2 substitutionsvan Bergen for van CruijsenQuintero for Hatenboer
  17. 85' Milan Zonneveldyellow card · time-wasting
  18. 88' Bas Kuipersyellow card · time-wasting
  19. 88' SubstitutionGürbüz for Dekker
  20. 90+3' Chido Obiyellow card · foul
  21. Full-time · 3:2

Match stats

Shooting

3.16 xG (expected goals) 1.45
22 Shots 13
8 On target 4
4 Big chances 3
11 Off target 6
3 Blocked 3
18 Inside the box 7
4 Outside the box 6
2 Big chances missed 2

Play

50% Possession 50%
3 Corners 4
383 Passes 390
78% Pass accuracy 75%
15 Key passes 8
98 Attacks 109
46 Dangerous attacks 34

Defence

14 Tackles 20
5 Interceptions 15
2 Saves 5

Discipline

11 Fouls 12
4 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

5-4-1 –4-2-3-1

Sparta Rotterdam

Willem II

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Came on

Bench

Sparta Rotterdam

Willem II

Match sheet

Coaches
Rogier Meijer Sparta Rotterdam John Stegeman Willem II
Stadium
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
Attendance
10,441

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Sparta Rotterdam Milan Zonneveld 8.07
  2. 2. place · Sparta Rotterdam Jens Toornstra 7.97
  3. 3. place · Willem II Tonny Vilhena 7.36

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Absences

Sparta Rotterdam · 1 out

  • Shunsuke Mito Injured

    since 10 Sep · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Willem II · 6 out

  • Amine Lachkar Injured

    since 7 Aug 2025 · return date unknown · 58 matches missed · Groin Injury

  • Armin Culum Injured

    since 4 Jul · return date unknown · 12 matches missed · Foot Injury

  • Justin Hoogma Injured

    since 4 Sep · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Knee Injury

  • Thijs Muller Injured

    since 20 Aug · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Broken Toe

  • Thomas Didillon-Hödl Injured

    since 9 Aug · return date unknown · 7 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • Wouter van der Steen Injured

    since 16 Oct · return date unknown · Shoulder Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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