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Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 Willem II Tilburg · Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam beat Willem II Tilburg 3-2 in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II Tilburg met in the Eredivisie at Het Kasteel in Rotterdam on Saturday, 17 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Sparta Rotterdam: J. Toornstra 39'; L. E. Martes 50'; M. Zonneveld 57'. Willem II Tilburg: T. Vilhena 17'; U. v. Aalst 68'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Sparta Rotterdam had 22 shots with 8 on target, Willem II Tilburg 13 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 3 to Sparta Rotterdam and 4 to Willem II Tilburg. Sparta Rotterdam conceded 12 fouls, Willem II Tilburg 12. The referee showed 9 yellow cards (5 for Sparta Rotterdam, 4 for Willem II Tilburg).

Line-ups

Sparta Rotterdam started in a 5-4-1: Michael Brouwer, Lushendry Edward Martes, Marvin Young, Nick Verschuren, Bruno Martins Indi, Bas Kuipers, Robin van Cruijsen, Jens Toornstra, Cedric Hatenboer, Isaac Babadi, Milan Zonneveld.

Willem II Tilburg started in a 4-2-3-1: Maxime Delanghe, Hidde ter Avest, Finn Stam, Maxim Dekker, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Anass Zarrouk, Tonny Vilhena, Jaden Slory, Uriël van Aalst, Vito van Crooij, Devin Haen.

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Minute by minute

  1. 17'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 Willem II Tilburg. T. Vilhena (Willem II Tilburg) scores.
  2. 39'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Willem II Tilburg. J. Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Willem II Tilburg.
  4. 50'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 Willem II Tilburg. L. E. Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) scores.
  5. 57'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 Willem II Tilburg. M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) scores, assisted by J. Toornstra.
  6. 68'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 Willem II Tilburg. U. v. Aalst (Willem II Tilburg) scores, assisted by V. van Crooij.
  7. 90'Full-time. Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 Willem II Tilburg.
Full commentary (65 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem II Tilburg.
  2. 5'Attempt missed. J. Slory (Willem II Tilburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 11'Attempt blocked. F. Stam (Willem II Tilburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  4. 11'Corner, Willem II Tilburg.
  5. 14'Attempt missed. T. Vilhena (Willem II Tilburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 17'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 Willem II Tilburg. T. Vilhena (Willem II Tilburg) scores.
  7. 17'Attempt blocked. V. van Crooij (Willem II Tilburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  8. 17'Attempt blocked. V. van Crooij (Willem II Tilburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  9. 22'Corner, Willem II Tilburg.
  10. 23'Attempt missed. U. v. Aalst (Willem II Tilburg), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  11. 24'Attempt missed. M. Young (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  12. 24'Attempt saved. R. van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  13. 24'Attempt saved. B. Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  14. 25'Attempt missed. C. Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 31'Attempt missed. M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam), header. xG 0.07.
  16. 35'Attempt missed. R. van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 39'Attempt blocked. M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam), header. xG 0.18.
  18. 39'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Willem II Tilburg. J. Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) scores.
  19. 41'Yellow card for F. Stam (Willem II Tilburg) for foul.
  20. 42'Attempt saved. L. E. Martes (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 43'Corner, Sparta Rotterdam.
  22. 44'Attempt missed. C. Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 45'1 minute of added time.
  24. 45'Half-time. Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Willem II Tilburg.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 48'Attempt missed. L. E. Martes (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  27. 50'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 Willem II Tilburg. L. E. Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) scores.
  28. 50'Attempt saved. M. Young (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  29. 51'Attempt missed. J. Slory (Willem II Tilburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 54'Attempt saved. U. v. Aalst (Willem II Tilburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  31. 56'Attempt missed. M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam), header from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
  32. 57'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 Willem II Tilburg. M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) scores, assisted by J. Toornstra.
  33. 59'Yellow card for R. Meijer (Sparta Rotterdam) for argument.
  34. 61'Attempt missed. N. Tjoe-A-On (Willem II Tilburg), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  35. 64'Attempt blocked. M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  36. 65'Corner, Sparta Rotterdam.
  37. 66'Substitution, Willem II Tilburg: M. Lemmens comes on for T. Vilhena.
  38. 66'Substitution, Willem II Tilburg: T. Verheydt comes on for A. Zarrouk.
  39. 68'Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 Willem II Tilburg. U. v. Aalst (Willem II Tilburg) scores, assisted by V. van Crooij.
  40. 70'Corner, Willem II Tilburg.
  41. 70'Yellow card for V. van Crooij (Willem II Tilburg) for argument.
  42. 70'Yellow card for L. E. Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) for argument.
  43. 73'Corner, Willem II Tilburg.
  44. 73'Attempt saved. T. Verheydt (Willem II Tilburg), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  45. 74'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: A. Roaldsøy comes on for J. Toornstra.
  46. 75'Attempt missed. M. Young (Sparta Rotterdam), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  47. 75'Yellow card for T. Verheydt (Willem II Tilburg) for foul.
  48. 76'Attempt saved. R. van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  49. 76'Corner, Sparta Rotterdam.
  50. 77'Attempt missed. A. Roaldsøy (Sparta Rotterdam), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  51. 77'Attempt blocked. N. Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  52. 78'Yellow card for A. Roaldsøy (Sparta Rotterdam) for foul.
  53. 81'Substitution, Willem II Tilburg: C. O. Martin comes on for J. Slory.
  54. 81'Substitution, Willem II Tilburg: J. Schuurman comes on for U. v. Aalst.
  55. 83'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: M. Van Bergen comes on for R. van Cruijsen.
  56. 83'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: T. Q. León comes on for C. Hatenboer.
  57. 85'Attempt missed. I. Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  58. 85'Yellow card for M. Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) for time wasting.
  59. 86'Attempt missed. J. Schuurman (Willem II Tilburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  60. 88'Yellow card for B. Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam) for time wasting.
  61. 88'Substitution, Willem II Tilburg: E. Gürbüz comes on for M. Dekker.
  62. 90'Off the woodwork! M. Van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  63. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  64. 90+3'Yellow card for C. O. Martin (Willem II Tilburg) for foul.
  65. 90'Full-time. Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 Willem II Tilburg.
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