Sparta Rotterdam vs 09.08.26 10:150 – 1Full Time
Feyenoord — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Valente strike gives Feyenoord opening-day win at Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord opened their Eredivisie campaign with a 1-0 win away at Sparta Rotterdam, the solitary goal proving enough on matchday one of the Regular Season at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel. The result lifted Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side to fifth in the table, while Rogier Meijer's Sparta sit ninth after a goalless opening 45 minutes turned in the visitors' favour.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came in the 35th minute when Luciano Valente converted an assist from Gjivai Zechiël to put Feyenoord ahead, a lead they held through half-time and never relinquished. There were no further goals after the break, with Feyenoord content to protect their advantage as Sparta pushed for a leveller that never arrived.
Feyenoord dominated territory and chances despite having less of the ball in general play, finishing with 22 shots to Sparta's ten and six on target compared to none for the hosts. Referee Sander van der Eijk booked one player from each side as Sparta's winless start to the season, following a run of draws and defeats, continued.
Zechiël earned the top rating of the match with an assist for Valente's decisive goal, while Valente himself, rated 8.2, provided the finish that separated the two sides.
Feyenoord's 22 shots to Sparta's ten, with six on target against none, underlined how one-sided the contest was in front of goal.
Feyenoord won 1–0 away against Sparta Rotterdam (half-time 0–1).
Sparta Rotterdam met Feyenoord in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 9 August 2026, 10:15 UTC at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel. Referee: Sander van der Eijk.
Team pages: Sparta Rotterdam · Feyenoord · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 35' Goal: Luciano Valente (assist: Gjivai Zechiël) — 0–1 · Watch Luciano Valente's goal video (35')
Starting line-ups
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
Feyenoord (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sparta Rotterdam 19%, the draw 26%, Feyenoord 55%. It finished Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord.
Feyenoord's rating gap outweighs Sparta Rotterdam's home ground — Feyenoord are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover plus the early-season home fade on top give Feyenoord a clear lead. The draw at 26% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Feyenoord at 55%?
Feyenoord sit 225 points higher on our strength rating — 1550 to 1775. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,010 such games. Feyenoord sit -0.36 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,331 such games where the class table expected 36.2%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Sparta Rotterdam's column. Across 10,529 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 26–26–48.
Why only 55%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 55% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Sparta Rotterdam at 19%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,752. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sparta Rotterdam have shed 63 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,592 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Sparta Rotterdam 1 win, 2 draws, Feyenoord 3 wins. Most recently Feyenoord 3–4 Sparta Rotterdam, 7 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.0% of 5564 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord. Explore more on the Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord?
Feyenoord won 1–0 away against Sparta Rotterdam (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord?
Luciano Valente (35') for Feyenoord.
›Where can I watch Sparta Rotterdam vs Feyenoord highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord?
Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord have met 10 times — 1 win for Sparta Rotterdam, 7 wins for Feyenoord and 2 draws.