Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem IIDutch Eredivisie

What happened in Sparta Rotterdam vs Willem II?

Sparta Rotterdam beat Willem II 3–2 in the Dutch Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands on October 17, 2026. The goals came from Tonny Vilhena (17'), Jens Toornstra (39'), Lushendry Martes (50'), Milan Zonneveld (57'), Uriel Van Aalst (68'). Willem II went ahead through Tonny Vilhena in the 17th minute. Sparta Rotterdam came from behind to win.

At half time it was level at 1–1. Sparta Rotterdam won by a single goal. Sparta Rotterdam had 49.2% of the ball and 22 shots (8 on target), against 13 (4 on target) for Willem II.

In the Dutch Eredivisie table, Sparta Rotterdam sit 12th and Willem II 18th. Recent form: Sparta Rotterdam drew two and lost three of their last five; Willem II drew one and lost four of their last five. Pacy's record holds 5 earlier meetings: Sparta Rotterdam won 5, Willem II won 0.

Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Sparta Rotterdam favourites at 67.1%, and they won.

Timeline

1. Kickoff
2. 17'Goal — Tonny Vilhena (Willem II)
3. 39'Goal — Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam)
4. 41'Yellow Card — Finn Stam (Willem II)
5. 45'+2'Halftime
6. 45'Start 2nd Half
7. 50'Goal — Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam)
8. 57'Goal - Header — Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam)
9. 66'Substitution — Thomas Verheydt (Willem II)
10. 66'Substitution — Mats Lemmens (Willem II)
11. 68'Goal — Uriel Van Aalst (Willem II)
12. 70'Yellow Card — Vito van Crooij (Willem II)
13. 70'Yellow Card — Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam)
14. 74'Substitution — Alwande Roaldsøy (Sparta Rotterdam)
15. 75'Yellow Card — Thomas Verheydt (Willem II)
16. 78'Yellow Card — Alwande Roaldsøy (Sparta Rotterdam)
17. 81'Substitution — Jari Schuurman (Willem II)
18. 81'Substitution — Chido Obi (Willem II)
19. 83'Substitution — Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam)
20. 83'Substitution — Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam)
21. 85'Yellow Card — Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam)
22. 88'Yellow Card — Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam)
23. 88'Substitution — Eser Gürbüz (Willem II)
24. 90'+3'Yellow Card — Chido Obi (Willem II)
25. 90'+5'End Regular Time

Match statistics

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