Sparta vs Willem II prediction
Sparta
Saturday, 17 October 2026
3:2Half time 1 : 1Eredivisie
Willem II
- Toornstra 39′
- Martes 50′
- Zonneveld 57′
- Vilhena 17′
- van Aalst 68′
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Sparta vs Willem II: preview and prediction
Sparta welcome Willem II to Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel in Rotterdam on Saturday 17 October, with kick-off at 20:00. It's matchday 9 in the Eredivisie. Sparta go into it 11th in the table after 11 games, with Willem II 18th, 7 places lower. Last time out Sparta drew 3-3 at Go Ahead Eagles, and Willem II were beaten 3-1 at Utrecht. Willem II are still waiting for a win on the road, with none in their last three away games.
Sparta: form and key numbers
So far in the Eredivisie, Sparta have won three, drawn three and lost five of 11, with 20 goals scored and 26 conceded, good for 11th place and 12 points.
Over the last six matches it has been no wins, two draws and four defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 3.2 against. Last time out they drew 3-3 with Go Ahead Eagles; before that came a 4-1 defeat at home to Almere City and a 4-0 defeat at home to Heerenveen.
Sparta haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won none of three recently (3 scored, 10 conceded). M. van Bergen (inactive) and S. Mito (injury) both miss out.
- AGo Ahead Eagles3-3D
- HAlmere City1-4L
- HHeerenveen0-4L
- APSV1-4L
- HPEC Zwolle2-2D
- AExcelsior1-2L
Sparta: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Willem II: form and key numbers
Willem II have won none, drawn two and lost nine of their 11 Eredivisie games so far, scoring 10 and letting in 39. That has them 18th on 2 points.
Their last six in all competitions read no wins, two draws and four defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 2.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 3-1 to Utrecht away; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to For Sittard and a 5-1 defeat away at Ajax.
Willem II haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won none of three recently (3 scored, 9 conceded). A. Culum (foot injury), A. Lachkar (groin injury) and J. Hoogma (knee injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.
- AUtrecht1-3L
- HFor Sittard0-1L
- AAjax1-5L
- AAZ Alkmaar1-1D
- HExcelsior0-3L
- HHeerenveen2-2D
Willem II: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Sparta vs Willem II: match analysis
There isn't much between Sparta's home form and Willem II's away form. Ten points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Go Ahead | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Sparta | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 | Utrecht | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 12 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 17 | Den Haag | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -29 | 2 |
We make Sparta clear favourites at 58%, with Willem II on 23% and the draw at 19%.
- 1.30.8
- 3.22.5
- 1.91.4
On goals, it expects around 3.3 in the game: 1.9 for Sparta and 1.4 for Willem II. Over 2.5 goals is 62% and both teams scoring 60%. When they last met, on 2 Mar 2025, Sparta Rotterdam won 4-0.
- Sparta Rotterdam4-0Willem II
- Willem II1-2Sparta Rotterdam
- Sparta Rotterdam1-0Willem II
- Willem II0-3Sparta Rotterdam
- Sparta Rotterdam0-2Willem II
- M. van BergenInactive
- S. MitoInjury
- A. CulumFoot Injury
- A. LachkarGroin Injury
- J. HoogmaKnee Injury
- K. BoogaardKnock
- T. Didillon HodlHamstring Injury
Their recent games have averaged 3.9 goals.
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- ResultSparta win58%
- Double chanceEither team wins81%
- GoalsOver 2.562%
- Both teams to scoreYes60%
- Clean sheetSparta28%
- CornersSparta 6.3 · Willem II 4.911.3 expected
- Cards3.1 yellows expectedRed 0%
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