§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 2

Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Utrecht

  • Kitolano 25'
  • Lauritsen 88' (pen.)
  • de Wit 63'

17 August 2025

The match in data

Sparta Rotterdam beat FC Utrecht 2–1 on 17 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht), rated 59, thanks above all to 12 final-third passes and 3 interceptions. van der Hoorn produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

For Sparta Rotterdam, the highest-rated player was Marvin Young, with 56.

59
Player of the match

Mike van der Hoorn

FC Utrecht · 90'

Produced 1.32× and cost 0.61× their position's average

Added
  • 12 final-third passes 2.1×
  • 3 interceptions 2.7×
  • 4 aerials won 2.2×
Took away
  • 6 duels lost 1.6×
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Sparta Rotterdam
PlayerPositionMinRating
Marvin Young Defender 90 56
Bruno Martins Indi Defender 90 53
Joël Drommel Goalkeeper 90 53
Julian Baas Midfielder 36 52
Ayoub Oufkir Forward 69 49
Patrick van Aanholt Defender 90 45
Tobias Lauritsen Forward 90 44
Joshua Kitolano Midfielder 90 42
Saïd Bakari Defender 90 42
Jens Toornstra Midfielder 54 38
Shunsuke Mito Forward 21 34
Pelle Clement Midfielder 90 33
Sayfallah Ltaief Midfielder 90 30
Nökkvi Thórisson Forward 1 no rating
Teo Quintero Defender 1 no rating
FC Utrecht
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mike van der Hoorn ★ Defender 90 59
Nick Viergever Defender 90 55
Dani de Wit Midfielder 90 49
Siebe Horemans Defender 90 46
Victor Jensen Midfielder 72 46
Miliano Jonathans Forward 44 45
Souffian El Karouani Defender 90 42
Alonzo Engwanda Midfielder 90 41
Miguel Rodríguez Forward 46 40
Michael Brouwer Goalkeeper 90 39
Gjivai Zechiël Midfielder 78 39
Adrian Blake Forward 72 32
Davy van den Berg Midfielder 18 no rating
Derry Murkin Defender 18 no rating
Can Bozdogan Midfielder 12 no rating
Emirhan Demircan Forward 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which FC Utrecht player recovered the most balls?

Souffian El Karouani, with 7 recoveries. Next: Alonzo Engwanda 6, Gjivai Zechiël 5.

Despite the 2–1 defeat, Souffian El Karouani drove FC Utrecht's pressing efforts with 7 ball recoveries. Alonzo Engwanda registered 6, while Gjivai Zechiël recorded 5.

Which Sparta Rotterdam player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Patrick van Aanholt, with 4 key passes. Next: Sayfallah Ltaief 3, Tobias Lauritsen 2.

Patrick van Aanholt sparked Sparta Rotterdam's attack in the 2–1 win over FC Utrecht, delivering 4 key passes. Sayfallah Ltaief supplied 3, while Tobias Lauritsen provided 2.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Mike van der Hoorn, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.