Almere City vs Sparta Rotterdam — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Almere City

13 APR

2:3

Sparta Rotterdam

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal5'

Yoann Cathline (assist: Thomas Robinet) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal19'

Tobias Lauritsen (assist: Saïd Bakari) · Left foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal28'

Djevencio van der Kust (assist: Koki Saito) · Left foot shot 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal87'

Thomas Robinet (assist: Théo Barbet) · Right foot shot 2-2

GOAL

AST

Goal88'

Arno Verschueren (assist: Tobias Lauritsen) · Left foot shot 2-3

Man of the match

Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam8.7

Expected goals (xG)

Almere CityxGSparta Rotterdam

1.361.88

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TV stations

International

Bet365

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Channels in 2 countries

Netherlands

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International

Bet365

Venue

Yanmar Stadion

Conditions

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RefereeAlex Bos
1st AssistantM. Ketting
2nd AssistantDon Frijn
4th OfficialR. Vereijken

Pressure index

Almere CitySparta Rotterdam

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal5'

Yoann Cathline (assist: Thomas Robinet) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal19'

Tobias Lauritsen (assist: Saïd Bakari) · Left foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal28'

Djevencio van der Kust (assist: Koki Saito) · Left foot shot 1-2

OUT

Substitution32'

In: Rajiv van La Parra · Out: Adi Nalic · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card40'

Sherel Floranus · Foul

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Joey Jacobs · Out: Álvaro Peña · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card58'

Stije Resink · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card66'

Peer Koopmeiners · Foul

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Théo Barbet · Out: Sherel Floranus · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Jason van Duiven · Out: Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution75'

In: K. Hansen · Out: Yoann Cathline · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Camiel Neghli · Out: Shunsuke Mito · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Jonathan de Guzmán · Out: Pelle Clement · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal87'

Thomas Robinet (assist: Théo Barbet) · Right foot shot 2-2

GOAL

AST

Goal88'

Arno Verschueren (assist: Tobias Lauritsen) · Left foot shot 2-3

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Rick Meissen · Out: Koki Saito · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

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And that's it. The match concludes - Almere City FC 2, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
90+6′The final whistle blows on the second half - Almere City FC has scored 2, while Sparta Rotterdam leads with 3.
90+5′Tobias Lauritsen of Sparta Rotterdam has earned a defensive free kick.
90+5′Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC commits a foul.
90+1′Théo Barbet of Almere City FC has successfully secured a free kick on the defensive end.
90+1′Fouled by Tobias Lauritsen - Sparta Rotterdam
90′Missed chance. Kornelius Hansen - Almere City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Hamdi Akujobi with a cross.
89′Substitution - Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen for Koki Saito.
88′Goal! Almere City FC 2, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Arno Verschueren - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Tobias Lauritsen with a head.
87′Score! Almere City FC 2, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Thomas Robinet of Almere City FC has successfully shot with his right foot from a short distance into the middle of the net. The assist was provided by Théo Barbet.
87′Player change - Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement is replaced by Jonathan de Guzmán.
85′Pelle Clement of Sparta Rotterdam has earned an offensive free kick.
85′Stije Resink of Almere City FC commits a foul.
85′Koki Saito of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
85′Hamdi Akujobi of Almere City FC has committed a foul.
83′Stije Resink of Almere City FC has successfully secured a free kick while defending.
83′Arno Verschueren of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.
82′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Koki Saito.
82′Attempt thwarted. Joey Jacobs of Almere City FC tries a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped.
80′Player swap - Sparta Rotterdam. Shunsuke Mito makes way for Camiel Neghli.
80′Near miss. Thomas Robinet of Almere City FC nearly scores with a header from the middle of the box, just narrowly missing the goal. The assist came from Kornelius Hansen, who provided the cross.
78′Saïd Bakari of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
78′Rajiv van La Parra of Almere City FC commits a foul.
76′Metinho from Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
76′Kornelius Hansen commits a foul - Almere City FC.
75′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75′Delay in match - injury Yoann Cathline - Almere City FC
75′Substitution - Almere City FC. Kornelius Hansen for Yoann Cathline - injury.
75′Player swap - Almere City FC. Jason van Duiven is coming on to replace Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
72′Offside call - Against Sparta Rotterdam. Tobias Lauritsen has been flagged offside.
71′Shot blocked. Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Pelle Clement.
70′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, due to a deflection by Bart Vriends.
69′Player change - Almere City FC. Théo Barbet is coming on to replace Sherel Floranus.
68′Offside called - It's against Sparta Rotterdam. Metinho has been flagged offside.
67′Opportunity squandered. Mike Eerdhuijzen of Sparta Rotterdam attempts a left-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, but it narrowly misses the target. The assist came from a cross by Pelle Clement.
66′Peer Koopmeiners of Almere City FC has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
66′Peer Koopmeiners of Almere City FC commits a foul.
66′Arno Verschueren of Sparta Rotterdam has earned an offensive free kick.
65′Opportunity squandered. Thomas Robinet from Almere City FC attempted a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, but it wasn't successful. The assist came from Peer Koopmeiners, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
64′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC. Arno Verschueren is responsible for the concession.
63′Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. This was caused by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp's defensive action.
63′Metinho, from Sparta Rotterdam, has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
63′Rajiv van La Parra of Almere City FC commits a foul.
61′Opportunity squandered. Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails high and wide to the left. The assist was provided by Arno Verschueren.Penalty
60′Pelle Clement of Sparta Rotterdam has earned a free kick on the right flank.
60′Peer Koopmeiners of Almere City FC commits a foul.
60′Arno Verschueren of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
58′Stije Resink of Almere City FC has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
58′Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam has been awarded a defensive free kick.
58′Stije Resink of Almere City FC commits a foul.
58′Shot blocked. Yoann Cathline - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
55′Opportunity squandered. Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC attempted a header from the middle of the box, but it went wide to the left. The setup came from Peer Koopmeiners who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
55′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Djevencio van der Kust's defensive play.
54′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Djevencio van der Kust's defense.
52′Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. This was due to a deflection off Peer Koopmeiners.
50′Koki Saito of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
50′Hamdi Akujobi from Almere City FC commits a foul.
48′Tobias Lauritsen of Sparta Rotterdam has earned an offensive free kick.
48′Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC commits a foul.
48′Opportunity squandered. Sherel Floranus of Almere City FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box that soars too high. The assist came from Hamdi Akujobi following a corner kick.
47′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Saïd Bakari.
46′Missed chance. Hamdi Akujobi - Almere City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Thomas Robinet with a cross following a fast break.
45′Player swap - Almere City FC. Joey Jacobs is coming on to replace Álvaro Peña.
45′The second half kicks off with Almere City FC trailing behind Sparta Rotterdam, the score being 1-2.
45+1′The first half concludes with Sparta Rotterdam leading Almere City FC by 2 goals to 1.
43′Opportunity squandered. Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam fires a right-footed shot from beyond the box that sails over the goal. The assist was provided by Metinho following a corner kick.
43′Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam, forced by Hamdi Akujobi's defense.
42′Opportunity squandered. Hamdi Akujobi of Almere City FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high.
40′Sherel Floranus of Almere City FC has been handed a yellow card due to a misconduct.
40′Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
40′Fouled by Sherel Floranus - Almere City FC
34′Thomas Robinet of Almere City FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
34′Bart Vriends of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.
32′Player change - Almere City FC. Adi Nalic is replaced by Rajiv van La Parra due to an injury.
30′Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam has earned an offensive free kick.
30′Sherel Floranus of Almere City FC has committed a foul.
28′Score! Almere City FC 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Djevencio van der Kust of Sparta Rotterdam strikes with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball into the right corner. The assist was provided by Koki Saito.
27′Tobias Lauritsen of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
27′Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC commits a foul.
22′Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
22′Sherel Floranus of Almere City FC has committed a foul.
21′Missed chance. Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Pelle Clement.
19′Goal! Almere City FC 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Tobias Lauritsen - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with left foot from few metres to the centre of the goal. Assist - Saïd Bakari with a cross.
16′Opportunity squandered. Stije Resink of Almere City FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails high and veers off to the left.
16′Attempt thwarted. Thomas Robinet from Almere City FC's right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area is stopped. The assist was by Stije Resink.Penalty
15′Shot blocked. Mike Eerdhuijzen - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Pelle Clement with a cross.
15′Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. This was due to a deflection off Samuel Sahin-Radlinger.
15′Another offensive effort. Metinho from Sparta Rotterdam takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the top left corner. The assist came from Pelle Clement.
14′Another offensive move is underway. Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam takes a shot using his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's thwarted in the top right corner. The assist came from Bart Vriends.Penalty
13′Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. Peer Koopmeiners is responsible for the concession.
13′Attempt thwarted. Sparta Rotterdam's Djevencio van der Kust's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is stopped.
13′Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
13′Hamdi Akujobi of Almere City FC commits a foul.
12′Peer Koopmeiners from Almere City FC has committed a foul.
12′Arno Verschueren of Sparta Rotterdam has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
9′Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. This is due to a deflection off Peer Koopmeiners.
5′Goal! Almere City FC 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Yoann Cathline - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Thomas Robinet.
4′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Djevencio van der Kust's defensive action.
3′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, due to a deflection off Mike Eerdhuijzen.
3′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
3′Match interruption - Shunsuke Mito of Sparta Rotterdam is injured.
2′Attempt thwarted. Pelle Clement of Sparta Rotterdam's left-footed strike from the middle of the box is obstructed. The assist was provided by Arno Verschueren.
The initial half of the match commences...

Match statistics

ALMSPR

Possession and passing

48%Possession52%

71%Pass accuracy68%

372Passes406

263Successful Passes274

99Ball Safe115

10Key Passes12

2 more

5Substitutions3

29Throw-ins30

Attack

2Goals3

13Shots Total13

2Shots On Target5

8Corners6

64Dangerous Attacks55

8Accurate Crosses7

13 more

135Attacks108

24Dribble Attempts16

60Duels Won83

9Goal Attempts9

0Offsides2

0Penalties0

3Shots Blocked4

8Shots inside the box9

8Shots Off Target4

5Shots outside the box4

100%Successful dribbles100%

11Successful Dribbles7

19Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

2Saves0

22Tackles19

11Interceptions7

18Fouls4

3Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

1 more

7Goal Kicks9

Other

25Successful Headers39

20Successful Interceptions19

62Headers66

11Challenges7

2Assists3

0Yellowred Cards0

2 more

1Injuries0

1Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. BosPer-match averages this season · 13 matches · career: 61

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.77	1.38	1.38	2.80
Red cards	0.15	0.15	0.00	0.11
Second yellows	0.08	0.00	0.08	0.08
Penalties	0.38	0.31	0.08	0.30

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Almere CityxGSparta Rotterdam

1.361.88

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.572.48

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.361.88

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.191.50

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.170.38

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.170.15

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.061.72

Starting XI

Sparta RotterdamFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €14M6/11

Jeroen Rijsdijk

Almere CityFormation: 5-3-2 · €9.6M5/11

Alex Pastoor

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Almere City€9.6Mstarting XI · 5/11€17Mwith bench · 9/22

Sparta Rotterdam€14Mstarting XI · 6/11€19Mwith bench · 10/21

Sparta Rotterdam's starting XI cost €4.5M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

Almere City starters then subs, by rating

Thomas Robinet#9 · Attacker · 90′8.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.89
xGoT: 0.45

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 18/29
Pass accuracy: 62%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 7/21
Aerials won: 5
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Joshua Kitolano🩹 injury · Groin Injury	injury · Groin Injury	17 Jul 2024
Django Warmerdam🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	14 May 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Almere City	2.7037.04%	2.8035.71%
Draw	3.4029.41%	3.4528.99%
Sparta Rotterdam	2.5539.22%	2.4041.67%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Almere City or Draw	1.5066.67%	1.5863.29%
Almere City or Sparta Rotterdam	1.3076.92%	1.3076.92%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam	1.4469.25%	1.4469.44%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2679.37%
0–1 goals	–	3.8525.97%
3+ goals	1.8554.05%	1.8753.48%
0–2 goals	1.9551.28%	1.9651.02%
4+ goals	–	3.1531.75%
0–3 goals	–	1.3574.07%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Almere City	3.2530.77%	3.2530.77%
Draw	2.2045.45%	2.2544.44%
Sparta Rotterdam	3.2031.25%	2.9034.48%

Outcome	bet365
ALM → ALM	4.3323.08%
ALM → X	13.007.69%
ALM → SPR	26.003.85%
X → ALM	6.5015.38%
X → X	5.5018.18%
X → SPR	6.0016.67%
SPR → ALM	26.003.85%
SPR → X	13.007.69%
SPR → SPR	4.0025%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.4029.41%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	9.0011.11%

Outcome	Unibet
2+ cards	1.1686.21%
0–1 cards	4.2523.53%
3+ cards	1.5066.67%
0–2 cards	2.3043.48%
4+ cards	2.2045.45%
0–3 cards	1.5763.69%
5+ cards	3.4029.41%
0–4 cards	1.2381.3%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	19
2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC Nijmegen	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7058.82%	1.7158.48%
No	2.0548.78%	2.0848.08%