In this week 13 match, on Sat Nov 5th, Vitesse will host Sparta Rotterdam at Gelredome in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Vitesse sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against FC Emmen. Gabriel Vidović struck first for Vitesse in the 26th minute, then Maximilian Wittek added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Vitesse is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while sparta Rotterdam sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Fortuna Sittard. Tijanni Noslin struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 19th minute on a feed from Ivo Pinto, then Arno Verschueren got the equalizer for Sparta Rotterdam in the 26th minute on a feed from Mijnans But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 54th minute on a penalty goal by Vito van Crooy. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sparta Rotterdam should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Vitesse was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Vito van Crooy struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 33rd minute on a penalty, but Nikolai Frederiksen got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 42nd minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 80th minute on a goal by Nikolai Frederiksen.
For Sparta Rotterdam, their top scorers are Tobias Lauritsen and Vito van Crooy, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Both Kacper Kozłowski and Bartosz Bialek have been the hottest scorers for Vitesse in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Phillip Cocu’s squad will be without Mitchell Dijks and Kjell Scherpen, while Sparta Rotterdam will be without Tim Coremans, Younes Namli and Jonathan de Guzmán.