Telstar vs 14.08.26 18:001 – 3Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Sparta Rotterdam hit Telstar late to seal Eredivisie win at BUKO Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam won 3-1 away at Telstar in an Eredivisie matchday two fixture at BUKO Stadion, despite seeing far less of the ball than their hosts. Marvin Young put the visitors ahead inside six minutes, finishing off an assist from Nökkvi Þórisson to make it 0-1, and that scoreline held through half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Sparta doubled their lead early in the second half when Þórisson turned provider into scorer, converting a Shunsuke Mito assist in the 53rd minute to put Telstar 0-2 down. The home side pushed hard for a way back but could not find the finishing touch until deep into stoppage time.
Abdelnour Soualhia finally beat the away goalkeeper in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to make it 1-2 and give Telstar hope of a grandstand finish. That hope lasted only six more minutes, as Robin van Cruijsen, teed up by Bas Kuipers, restored Sparta's two-goal cushion in the 90+7th minute to complete the 1-3 scoreline.
Telstar's Ronald Koeman earned the highest rating on the pitch at 9.0 despite finishing on the losing side, while Marvin Young backed up his sixth-minute opener with an 8.6 rating and Þórisson added a goal and an assist to his own display.
Telstar dominated possession with 61 percent of the ball but managed only one shot on target compared to Sparta Rotterdam's nine, underlining how clinical the visitors were by comparison.
Sparta Rotterdam won 3–1 away against Telstar (half-time 0–1).
Telstar met Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Friday, 14 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at BUKO Stadion. Referee: Ingmar Oostrom.
Team pages: Telstar · Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 6' Goal: Marvin Young (assist: Nökkvi Þórisson) — 0–1 · Watch Marvin Young's goal video (6')
- 53' Goal: Nökkvi Þórisson (assist: Shunsuke Mito) — 0–2 · Watch Nökkvi Þórisson's goal video (53')
- 90' Goal: Abdelnour Soualhia — 1–2 · Watch Abdelnour Soualhia's goal video (90')
- 90' Goal: Robin van Cruijsen (assist: Bas Kuipers) — 1–3 · Watch Robin van Cruijsen's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Telstar (4-2-3-1)
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Telstar 45%, the draw 26%, Sparta Rotterdam 29%. It finished Telstar 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Telstar's 45% is home ground and little else. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Telstar in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1575 to 1549. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,461 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%).
Why only 45%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Telstar's column. Across 10,546 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. Telstar scored +0.35 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.4% of 1,449 games, vs 27.9% against normal finishing.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,908. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Telstar's last five: W-D-W-W-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2180 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3988 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam 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 Marvin Young's goal against Telstar (6').
- Watch Nökkvi Þórisson's goal against Telstar (53').
- Watch Abdelnour Soualhia's goal against Sparta Rotterdam (90').
- Watch Robin van Cruijsen's goal against Telstar (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Telstar 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam. Explore more on the Telstar and Sparta Rotterdam team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Sparta Rotterdam won 3–1 away against Telstar (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Marvin Young (6') for Sparta Rotterdam; Nökkvi Þórisson (53') for Sparta Rotterdam; Abdelnour Soualhia (90') for Telstar; Robin van Cruijsen (90') for Sparta Rotterdam.
›Where can I watch Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Telstar 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Telstar and Sparta Rotterdam?
Telstar and Sparta Rotterdam have met 3 times — 1 win for Telstar, 2 wins for Sparta Rotterdam and 0 draws.