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    17th October SPARTA ROTTERDAM - WILLEM II

    PREVIEW

    • Sat 20:00 Sparta Rotterdam Vs Willem Ii
    • Game for: 9th round of Eredivisie
    • Last Game: Sparta Rotterdam - Willem Ii: 4-0
    • History of Games: 6-0-0
    • Predicted Score: Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 Willem Ii

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    14Sparta Rotterdam1346DLLDLD
    18Willem Ii0262LLLDLD

    14th (IN EREDIVISIE )

    • League : This is the 5th home game this season.
    • Home Record : 0W - 2D - 2L
    • Last Game : Go Ahead Eagles - Sparta Rotterdam: 3-3
    • Next Game : 25 Oct Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax

    18th (IN EREDIVISIE )

    • League : This is the 5th away game this season.
    • Away Record : 0W - 1D - 3L
    • Last Game : Fc Utrecht - Willem Ii: 3-1
    • Next Game : 24 Oct Willem Ii - Cambuur

    Probable Lineups

    ( 3-4-2-1 ) Sparta Rotterdam

    Willem Ii ( 4-2-3-1 )

    • Brouwer
    • 6.0
    • Verschuren
    • 6.3
    • Young
    • 6.6
    • Indi
    • 6.3
    • Kuipers
    • 6.6
    • Hatenboer
    • 6.5
    • Toornstra
    • 6.5
    • Martes
    • 6.8
    • Babadi
    • 6.7
    • Cruijsen
    • 6.2
    • Zonneveld
    • 7.1
    • Delanghe
    • 6.5
    • Tjoe-A-On
    • 6.9
    • Dekker
    • 6.2
    • Stam
    • 6.6
    • Avest
    • 6.6
    • Twigt
    • 6.6
    • Vilhena
    • 6.3
    • Crooij
    • 6.3
    • Aalst
    • 6.6
    • Slory
    • 6.4
    • Haen
    • 6.7
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    Sparta RotterdamVsWillem Ii

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Shunsuke Mito6.58 Out - injured
    Mitchell van Bergen6.55 Out - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Kasper Boogaard6.07 Out - injured
    Thomas Didillon-Hödl6.00 Out - injured
    Amine Lachkar- Out - injured
    Armin Culum- Out - injured
    Thijs Muller- Out - injured
    Justin Hoogma5.92 Out - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Rogier Meijer's attacking choices are limited by the absences of Mitchell van Bergen and Shunsuke Mito.

    • Michael Brouwer is likely to begin behind Bruno Martins Indi, Marvin Young and Nick Verschuren. Sparta’s switch to a back three offers extra central cover, but their eight-game streak without a clean sheet indicates further defensive work is needed.

    • Lushendry Martes and Bas Kuipers are expected to play as wing-backs, with Jens Toornstra and Cedric Hatenboer forming the central midfield duo. Kuipers tops the team’s assist chart with three and continues to be a key provider of width and crosses.

    • Robin van Cruijsen and Isaac Babadi are likely to support Milan Zonneveld, who has netted five league goals. Babadi set up two goals against Go Ahead and could again be crucial in feeding Zonneveld in advanced areas.

    • John Stegeman continues to be without Thomas Didillon-Hödl, Justin Hoogma, Amine Lachkar, Kasper Boogaard, Armin Culum and Thijs Muller, leaving the visitors with multiple long-term injuries.

    • Maxime Delanghe is set to persist behind Hidde ter Avest, Finn Stam, Maxim Dekker and Nathan Tjoe-A-On. Willem II have also gone eight games without keeping a clean sheet and are allowing 2.86 goals per match in the league.

    • Tonny Vilhena and Calvin Twigt are expected to partner in central midfield, with Uriël van Aalst operating centrally ahead of them. Van Aalst and Tjoe-A-On share the team lead with two assists each.

    • Jaden Slory and Vito van Crooij are likely to support Devin Haen, who remains Willem II’s top scorer with three goals. Van Crooij’s assist against Utrecht stood out in an otherwise subdued attacking performance, and his link-up with Slory could again provide the visitors with an attacking outlet.

    Odds

    Sparta Rotterdam Win: 1.62

    DRAW: 4.33

    Willem Ii Win: 4.75

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • This is priced as a mismatch. Sparta Rotterdam is the shortest price on a book of 1.62 / 4.33 / 4.75 (1 / X / 2), an implied 58.3%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 58.3% / 21.8% / 19.9% on an overround of 5.9%.

    • In the league table Sparta Rotterdam sit 14th on 6 points (1W 3D 4L) with Willem Ii 18th on 2 points (0W 2D 6L).

    • Sparta Rotterdam read D-L-L-D-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 3D 3L) — more bad than good.

    • Willem Ii read L-L-L-D-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 2D 4L) — poor.

    • Head to head the record reads 6-0-0 — Sparta Rotterdam wins, draws, then Willem Ii wins. Their last meeting finished Sparta Rotterdam - Willem Ii: 4-0.

    • Sparta Rotterdam team news: Rogier Meijer's attacking choices are limited by the absences of Mitchell van Bergen and Shunsuke Mito.

    • Sparta Rotterdam team news: Michael Brouwer is likely to begin behind Bruno Martins Indi, Marvin Young and Nick Verschuren. Sparta’s switch to a back three offers extra central cover, but their eight-game streak without a clean sheet indicates further defensive work is needed.

    • Willem Ii team news: John Stegeman continues to be without Thomas Didillon-Hödl, Justin Hoogma, Amine Lachkar, Kasper Boogaard, Armin Culum and Thijs Muller, leaving the visitors with multiple long-term injuries.

    • Willem Ii team news: Maxime Delanghe is set to persist behind Hidde ter Avest, Finn Stam, Maxim Dekker and Nathan Tjoe-A-On. Willem II have also gone eight games without keeping a clean sheet and are allowing 2.86 goals per match in the league.

    • Sparta Rotterdam are without 2 — Shunsuke Mito (Out - injured), Mitchell van Bergen (Out - injured).

    • Willem Ii are without 6 — Kasper Boogaard (Out - injured), Thomas Didillon-Hödl (Out - injured), Amine Lachkar (Out - injured), Armin Culum (Out - injured), Thijs Muller (Out - injured), Justin Hoogma (Out - injured).

    • Early lineups are in: Sparta Rotterdam set up 3-4-2-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Sparta Rotterdam lean hardest on Marvin Young (8.9), Milan Zonneveld (8.9), Lushendry Martes (8.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Shunsuke Mito is out for Sparta Rotterdam — index 7.7, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Mitchell van Bergen is out for Sparta Rotterdam — index 9.5, against 9.3 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Willem Ii lean hardest on Hidde ter Avest (8.9), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (8.9), Calvin Twigt (8.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Kasper Boogaard is out for Willem Ii — index 6.9, against 9.4 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Justin Hoogma is out for Willem Ii — index 6.4, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • The projected score for this one is Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 Willem Ii, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: Sparta Rotterdam at 1.62 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 16th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 16 Oct, 2026

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