Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard — KNVB Beker: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow4 clips- 12′Sparta Rotterdam, yellow card:Foul
- 15′Sparta Rotterdam, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Sparta Rotterdam, substitution:off
- 46′Sparta Rotterdam, substitution:off
- 46′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 58′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 58′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 62′Fortuna Sittard, goal:1–1assist
- 64′Fortuna Sittard, yellow card:Foul
- 67′Fortuna Sittard, goal:1–2assist
- 69′Sparta Rotterdam, substitution:off
- 69′Sparta Rotterdam, substitution:off
- 72′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 81′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 81′Sparta Rotterdam, substitution:off
- 89′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 90′Sparta Rotterdam, goal:2–2assist
- 90+5′Fortuna Sittard, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time2 – 2
- 91′Sparta Rotterdam, substitution:off
- Half-time · E.T.2 – 2
- 106′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 117′Fortuna Sittard, yellow card:Foul
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Fortuna Sittard win shootout after Sparta Rotterdam rescue 2-2 draw
Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard finished 2-2 after 90 minutes in the KNVB Beker round of 64 at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, and Fortuna Sittard went through, winning the penalty shootout 3-2. The match went straight to penalties, with extra time producing no goals for either side.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Milan Zonneveld put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute, converting a chance created by Isaac Babadi, and Sparta took that 1-0 lead into the interval. Fortuna Sittard turned the tie around within five minutes of each other after the hour: Kristoffer Peterson levelled in the 62nd minute from Siebe Wylin's assist, and Lequincio Zeefuik put the visitors 2-1 up in the 67th, set up by Syb van Ottele.
Sparta were forced to chase the game and found a leveller in the 90th minute, when Zonneveld scored his second, with Marvin Young supplying the pass. The hosts had 60 per cent of the possession and 19 shots to 14, but could not turn that into a winner. Fortuna Sittard then prevailed from the spot, and next travel to Feyenoord in the Eredivisie on Saturday 31 October, while Sparta are away to Groningen on Sunday 1 November.
Milan Zonneveld scored both of Sparta's goals, the first in the 15th minute and the equaliser in the 90th, and earned the highest rating of any player on the pitch at 8.5.
Fortuna Sittard committed 26 fouls to Sparta's 12, a measure of how scrappy the visitors' resistance became.
Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0). Fortuna Sittard won the penalty shootout 3–2.
Sparta Rotterdam met Fortuna Sittard in the KNVB Beker (Round of 64). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 17:45 UTC at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel. Referee: Sander van der Eijk.
Team pages: Sparta Rotterdam · Fortuna Sittard · KNVB Beker
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Milan Zonneveld (assist: Isaac Babadi) — 1–0 · Watch Milan Zonneveld's goal video (15')
- 62' Goal: Kristoffer Peterson (assist: Siebe Wylin) — 1–1 · Watch Kristoffer Peterson's goal video (62')
- 67' Goal: Lequincio Zeefuik (assist: Syb van Ottele) — 1–2 · Watch Lequincio Zeefuik's goal video (67')
- 90' Goal: Milan Zonneveld (assist: Marvin Young) — 2–2 · Watch Milan Zonneveld's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
Fortuna Sittard (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sparta Rotterdam 46%, the draw 24%, Fortuna Sittard 30%. It finished Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Fortuna Sittard.
Home advantage edges Sparta despite Fortuna's higher rating — Fortuna Sittard sit 40 points higher on our strength rating, but Sparta Rotterdam's home advantage, more of the ball and Fortuna's hot finishing streak, which tends to cool, give Sparta a slight lean at 46%. The draw starts near 29% for a gap this size and drops to 24%, mainly because both sides' recent games average 3.8 goals.
Why Sparta Rotterdam at 46%?
Home ground, against the rating. Fortuna Sittard sit 40 points higher on our strength rating — 1489 to 1449. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.6% of 11,104 such games. Sparta Rotterdam hold 8 more possession points (44 to 36 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.3% of 5,604 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level. Fortuna Sittard scored +0.82 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.5% of 1,642 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 46%?
Because Fortuna Sittard are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 24% and Fortuna Sittard at 30%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,464. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sparta Rotterdam won 3 of the last 6 meetings with Fortuna Sittard. The record is 3 wins for Sparta Rotterdam, 3 draws and 0 wins for Fortuna Sittard. These were 6 Eredivisie games played at both grounds between 13 January 2024 and 7 February 2026. Sparta Rotterdam are unbeaten in the last 8 meetings between the sides (4 wins, 4 draws), a run going back to October 2022. Latest meeting: 7 February 2026 — Fortuna Sittard 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam. In 5,557 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 44.1%.
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About this match
On this page: the Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard 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 KNVB Beker 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 Milan Zonneveld's goal against Fortuna Sittard (15').
- Watch Kristoffer Peterson's goal against Sparta Rotterdam (62').
- Watch Lequincio Zeefuik's goal against Sparta Rotterdam (67').
- Watch Milan Zonneveld's goal against Fortuna Sittard (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Fortuna Sittard. Explore more on the Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard team pages or the KNVB Beker page.