FC Groningen 3-0 Sparta Rotterdam - October 25, 2008 / Eredivisie 2008/2009
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FCG
4' - Goal
Petter Andersson4
10' - Substitution
Sander van Gesselis substituted by Edwin van Bueren
20' - Goal
Petter Andersson20
34' - Goal
Marcus Berg34
FCG

46' - Substitution
Edwin van Buerenis substituted by Erik Falkenburg
53' - Substitution
Petter Anderssonis substituted by Gonzalo García53
61' - Substitution
Sepp de Rooveris substituted by Ondrej Svejdik61
73' - Substitution
Charles Disselsis substituted by Edouard Duplan
78' - Substitution
Danny Hollais substituted by Shkodran Metaj78
SR
SR
Team line-ups
FC Groningen
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Luciano da Silva | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gibril Sankoh | 25 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andreas Granqvist | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sepp de Roover | 61 | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Fredrik Stenman | 25 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Holla | 78 | 20 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Oluwafemi Ajilore | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Goran Lovre | 26 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Petter Andersson | 20453 | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Marcus Berg | 34 | 22 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Berry Powel | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Sparta Rotterdam

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Harald Wapenaar | 38 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sander van Gessel | 10 | 31 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ayodele Adeleye | 19 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Krisztian Vermes | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ruud Knol | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Donovan Slijngard | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yuri Rose | 29 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Strootman | 18 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arne Slot | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charles Dissels | 73 | 23 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Joshua John | 20 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Ondrej Svejdik | 61 | 25 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Shkodran Metaj | 78 | 20 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gonzalo García | 53 | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Edwin van Bueren | 1046 | 28 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Erik Falkenburg | 46 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Edouard Duplan | 73 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Berry Powel
IN
Koen van de Laak
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
50
237
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Jans vs Sparta Rotterdam
5 victories
0 draw
3 losses
Jans vs Booy
8 victories
2 draws
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
46
27
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Booy vs FC Groningen
3 victories
3 draws
8 losses
Booy vs Jans
3 victories
2 draws
8 losses
Referee
Bjorn Kuipers
16 victories |
10 draws |
13 losses |
FC Groningen39 matches | General total | Sparta Rotterdam16 matches | 2 victories |
2 draws |
12 losses |
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
FC Groningen3 matches | Season total | Sparta Rotterdam2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on January 23, 2021 | Latest figure on April 10, 2021 | |||||||
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Key figures

FC Groningen keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 17/02/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/04/1998-20/02/2000 time period (18 matches).

It's the first time Petter Andersson scores at least 2 goals during the same game in his professional career with

FC Groningen keeps its 3 consecutive wins vs Sparta Rotterdam running (since 29/09/2007). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/11/1996 (2 matches)
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | FC Groningen | 16 pts | 7 rd |
| +1 | 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 15 pts | 7 rd |
| -2 | 3 | NAC Breda | 15 pts | 6 rd |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 12 pts | 7 rd | |
| 5 | Heracles Almelo | 12 pts | 7 rd |
General ranking
| 13 | De Graafschap | 7 pts | 7 rd | |
| +2 | 14 | Roda JC | 6 pts | 7 rd |
| -1 | 15 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 pts | 7 rd |
| -1 | 16 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 pts | 6 rd |
| 17 | Vitesse Arnhem | 2 pts | 6 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LFC Groningen 1-2 Ajax Amsterdam16/04/2008 | VFC Groningen 3-1 Utrecht04/05/2008 | LFC Groningen 1-3 NEC Nijmegen11/05/2008 | VFC Groningen 2-0 Utrecht14/09/2008 | VFC Groningen 3-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam28/09/2008 | VFC Groningen 3-0 ADO Den Haag05/10/2008 |
| Overall | VFC Groningen 2-0 Utrecht14/09/2008 | DHeracles Almelo 1-1 FC Groningen20/09/2008 | VHVV Hollandia 2-3 FC Groningen25/09/2008 | VFC Groningen 3-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam28/09/2008 | VFC Groningen 3-0 ADO Den Haag05/10/2008 | LAjax Amsterdam 1-0 FC Groningen18/10/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LVitesse Arnhem 3-0 Sparta Rotterdam05/04/2008 | LAZ Alkmaar 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam20/04/2008 | LPSV Eindhoven 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam13/09/2008 | DVitesse Arnhem 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam20/09/2008 | VHSC '21 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam24/09/2008 | LAZ Alkmaar 6-0 Sparta Rotterdam03/10/2008 |
| Overall | LPSV Eindhoven 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam13/09/2008 | DVitesse Arnhem 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam20/09/2008 | VHSC '21 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam24/09/2008 | DSparta Rotterdam 2-2 Roda JC28/09/2008 | LAZ Alkmaar 6-0 Sparta Rotterdam03/10/2008 | VSparta Rotterdam 1-0 Utrecht19/10/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 26 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
14 |
|
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
147 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
299 |
|
8 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
14 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
13 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
15 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
2.17 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.33 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.5 |
|
0.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.67 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
9 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
14 |
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Marcus Berg | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Charles Dissels | ![]() |
![]() | Marcus Berg | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Charles Dissels | ![]() |
![]() | Marcus Berg | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Koen van de Laak | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Rydell Poepon | ![]() |
![]() | Koen van de Laak | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Rydell Poepon | ![]() |
![]() | Marcus Berg | 5 goals during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | Charles Dissels | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
44 gf
28 ga
Away
29 gf
47 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
75 gf
76 ga
Historical head to head
Home
47 gf
29 ga
Away
28 gf
44 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
76 gf
75 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
August 27, 1980 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
August 27, 1980 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
October 25, 1981 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
December 05, 1993 |
Latest head to head
December 29, 2007 - Eredivisie 2007/2008
September 29, 2007 - Eredivisie 2007/2008
December 26, 2006 - Eredivisie 2006/2007
September 17, 2006 - Eredivisie 2006/2007
February 07, 2006 - Eredivisie 2005/2006
Best historical scorers against Sparta Rotterdam
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Herman Dijkstra | 3 goals | 1980 - 1982 |
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Karel Hiddink | 2 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
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Erwin Koeman | 2 goals | 1982 - 1983 |
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Peter Houtman | 2 goals | 1980 - 1981 |
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Goran Lovre | 2 goals | 2007 - 2007 |
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Stefan Nijland | 2 goals | 2007 - 2007 |
Best historical scorers against FC Groningen
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Ali El-Khattabi | 2 goals | 2000 - 2001 |
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Bram Marbus | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
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Sepp de Roover | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
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Edwin van Bueren | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
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Davy de Fauw | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
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Yuri Rose | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
Players with most games played vs Sparta Rotterdam
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Gibril Sankoh | 7 matches | 2005 - 2007 |
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Mathias Floren | 7 matches | 2001 - 2006 |
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Karel Hiddink | 7 matches | 1980 - 1985 |
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Koen van de Laak | 6 matches | 2005 - 2007 |
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Anne Mulder | 6 matches | 1980 - 1985 |
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Evgen Levchenko | 6 matches | 2005 - 2007 |
Players with most games played vs FC Groningen
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Sjaak Polak | 7 matches | 2005 - 2007 |
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Nourdin Boukhari | 6 matches | 2000 - 2007 |
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Jason Oost | 5 matches | 2005 - 2006 |
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Edwin van Bueren | 5 matches | 2005 - 2007 |
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Danny Schenkel | 5 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
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Yuri Rose | 5 matches | 2005 - 2007 |
They played in both sides
140 matches
1 match
122 matches
2 matches
100 matches
10 matches
22 matches
59 matches
20 matches
4 matches
18 matches
17 matches
They played in both sides
22 matches
59 matches
18 matches
17 matches
100 matches
10 matches
3 matches
5 matches
20 matches
4 matches
2 matches
4 matches
Competition info
The other matches
October 24, 2008
October 25, 2008
October 26, 2008
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
| ![]() | FC Groningen | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
+12
| ![]() | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
-23
| ![]() | NAC Breda | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 |
4
| ![]() | PSV Eindhoven | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
5
| ![]() | Heracles Almelo | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
6
| ![]() | NEC Nijmegen | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
7
| ![]() | Heerenveen | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
8
| ![]() | FC Twente | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
+29
| ![]() | Willem II | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
-110
| ![]() | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
-111
| ![]() | Ajax Amsterdam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
12
| ![]() | Utrecht | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
13
| ![]() | De Graafschap | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
+214
| ![]() | Roda JC | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 |
-115
| ![]() | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -12 |
-116
| ![]() | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
17
| ![]() | Vitesse Arnhem | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
18
| ![]() | Volendam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -15 |




















































































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