Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie
4-1
BUKO Stadion, Velsen-Zuid
Going into the match, Telstar had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Sparta Rotterdam had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.0. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Sparta Rotterdam 2 wins. Telstar are 13th in the Eredivisie on 4 points; Sparta Rotterdam are 11th on 5.
Match report
Home form going in: Telstar
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (L L W L W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 4-1 at Utrecht · 11 Apr 2026
- L 0-2 vs Groningen · 4 Apr 2026
- W 3-1 vs PSV Eindhoven · 22 Mar 2026
- L 3-0 at Heerenveen · 14 Mar 2026
- W 1-4 at Fortuna Sittard · 8 Mar 2026
- W 3-0 vs NAC Breda · 27 Feb 2026
Away form going in: Sparta Rotterdam
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (L D W L D). 1.0 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 11 Apr 2026
- D 0-0 at NAC Breda · 5 Apr 2026
- W 2-0 vs Volendam · 21 Mar 2026
- L 4-0 at Ajax · 14 Mar 2026
- D 1-1 vs Zwolle · 8 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Heerenveen · 28 Feb 2026
Head-to-head: Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam
- Telstar 1-3 Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Aug 2026 · Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 Telstar · 25 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 31' Normal Goal — M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 33' Normal Goal — J. Hardeveld (Telstar)
- 72' Normal Goal — S. van Duijn (Telstar)
- 78' Normal Goal — S. van Duijn (Telstar)
- 88' Normal Goal — J. Seedorf (Telstar)
Match statistics
| Telstar | Metric | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 1.7 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.04 |
| 11 | Total shots | 10 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 361 | Total passes | 425 |
| 281 | Accurate passes | 351 |
| 78 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 10 | Key passes | 10 |
| 90 | Duels | 90 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | GO Ahead Eagles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |