Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

Feyenoord vs Sparta Rotterdam – Lineups & Match Details

Sparta Rotterdam beat Feyenoord 4-3. Goals: J. Kitolano (40'), M. van Bergen (55'), Hwang In-Beom (64'), S. Mito (71'), S. van Persie (87'), S. van Persie (88'), J. Kitolano (90'). Feyenoord had 56% possession against Sparta Rotterdam's 44%. Shots on target: 12-5.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 19

Sunday, 18 January 2026

FeyenoordFeyenoord

3 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam

Referee: Danny Makkelie, Netherlands

Lineups

FeyenoordFeyenoord4-2-3-1
T. Wellenreuther22T. WellenreutherG
J. Lotomba30J. LotombaD
A. Ahmedhodzic21A. AhmedhodzicD
T. Watanabe4T. WatanabeD
J. Bos15J. BosD
Hwang In-Beom6Hwang In-BeomM
L. Valente40L. ValenteM
A. Hadj Moussa23A. Hadj MoussaM
S. Steijn14S. SteijnM
L. Sauer16L. SauerM
C. Tengstedt17C. TengstedtF

Substitutes

1J. BijlowG
39L. BossinG
43J. PlugD
72H. AgboluajeM
44T. van den ElshoutM
8Q. TimberM
32A. SlitiF
11G. BorgesF
49S. van PersieF
10C. LarinF
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam4-3-3
J. Drommel1J. DrommelG
L. Martes2L. MartesD
M. Young3M. YoungD
B. Martins Indi4B. Martins IndiD
T. Quintero5T. QuinteroD
J. Kitolano8J. KitolanoM
J. Baas6J. BaasM
A. Santos10A. SantosM
M. van Bergen7M. van BergenF
T. Lauritsen9T. LauritsenF
S. Mito11S. MitoF

Substitutes

20F. BednarekG
30P. KuiperG
15M. KleijnD
13S. BakariD
12S. SamboD
14T. VelthuisD
17P. van AanholtD
21P. ClementM
18J. ToornstraM
16J. de GuzmanM
22S. LtaiefF
19N. ThorissonF

Match Events

17'Y

J. Baas

23'Y

A. Santos

38'Y

A. Hadj-Moussa

40'G

J. Kitolano

Assist: T. Lauritsen

43'Y

L. Martes

55'G

M. van Bergen

62'S

C. Tengstedt

Substitution 1

64'G

Hwang In-Beom

Assist: L. Valente

69'S

M. van Bergen

Substitution 1

71'G

S. Mito

Assist: P. Clement

72'S

Hwang In-Beom

Substitution 2

72'S

S. Steijn

Substitution 3

80'S

S. Mito

Substitution 2

80'S

A. Santos

Substitution 3

82'S

J. Lotomba

Substitution 4

87'G

S. van Persie

Assist: Q. Timber

88'G

S. van Persie

Assist: L. Valente

89'S

L. Martes

Substitution 4

90'G

J. Kitolano

Assist: P. Clement

Statistics

Feyenoord
56%44%
Sparta Rotterdam
1.69Expected Goals (xG)1.6
23Total Shots13
12Shots on Target5
9Corners0
6Fouls11
0Offsides0
84Pass Accuracy (%)77
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Feyenoord host Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The kick-off time is 15:45 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Feyenoord go into the match 2nd in the table; Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Feyenoord have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Sparta Rotterdam have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: Feyenoord 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam; 8 Feb 2025: Feyenoord 3-0 Sparta Rotterdam; 25 Aug 2024: Feyenoord 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sparta Rotterdam beat Feyenoord 4-3. Feyenoord scored through Hwang In-Beom 64', S. van Persie 87', S. van Persie 88'. Sparta Rotterdam replied with J. Kitolano 40', M. van Bergen 55', S. Mito 71', J. Kitolano 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Feyenoord held 56% of the ball against 44% for Sparta Rotterdam. Shots on target finished 12-5. Expected goals read 1.69 for Feyenoord, 1.60 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Verdict

Sparta Rotterdam take the three points; Feyenoord look at a thin night for the home crowd. Feyenoord sat 2nd and Sparta Rotterdam 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.