Week 25 features a match on Sat Mar 11th, where Sparta Rotterdam hosts Vitesse in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 4-1 win against Excelsior. El Yaakoubi scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam on an own goal in the 20th minute, then Couhaib Driouech tied it up for Excelsior in the 45th minute. Sparta Rotterdam is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Vitesse is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Jesper Karlsson struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 29th minute on a feed from Kerkez Milos, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and AZ Alkmaar ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 5th, Vitesse hosted Sparta Rotterdam at the Gelredome in their last match together. Sparta Rotterdam was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Tobias Lauritsen struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 69th minute, then Sven Mijnans added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Arno Verschueren In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and Sparta Rotterdam ran away with the shutout win.
Million Manhoef has been the most prolific scorer on Vitesse in his last five matches with 2 goals. Sparta Rotterdam’s most prolific scorer has been Tobias Lauritsen. The Norwegian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.