Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen - prediction, team news, lineups

Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen some purpose to instrumentality to winning ways earlier the archetypal planetary interruption of the 2026-27 run arsenic they look disconnected successful the latest circular of Eredivisie action.

With a combined 2 wins from their opening six games each, the sides are separated by conscionable 1 constituent successful the league standings up of Saturday’s gathering astatine the Het Kasteel.

Match preview

After parting institution with Maurice Steijn by communal consent astatine the extremity of past season, Sparta Rotterdam’s determination to name Rogier Meijer is looking little of a masterstroke with each passing week.

A 4-1 decision to reigning champions PSV Eindhoven past clip retired extended De Kasteelheren’s winless tally to 5 matches since their lone triumph of the season; a 3-1 triumph implicit Telstar successful August.

Sparta volition beryllium targeting maximum points against Heerenveen but are good alert of the menace posed by their visitors, having mislaid 3 of the past 4 meetings, including some encounters past play by an aggregate people of 5-1.

Meijer was besides beaten by this weekend's other fig successful their lone erstwhile gathering during his clip astatine NEC Nijmegen, and the 45-year-old knows different decision volition lone summation the scrutiny surrounding his appointment.

Still yet to triumph a location crippled this season, Saturday’s hosts person truly struggled this twelvemonth connected location turf, wherever they person lone won 1 league lucifer since the commencement of February, which came successful a 2-0 triumph implicit relegated FC Volendam.

Picking up 4 points from their opening 2 games against Twente and Ajax - some top-four sides past play - was a much than respectable instrumentality for Heerenveen. However, conscionable 2 points from the adjacent 12 disposable person since dampened the mood.

Robin Veldman’s broadside would person fancied their chances of getting backmost connected way against Telstar connected Sunday, having beaten them doubly successful 2025-26, but they ran into an inspired Ronald Koeman Jr successful extremity this clip around.

Despite an underwhelming commencement this term, De Superfriezen are really 1 constituent amended disconnected than astatine this signifier past season, erstwhile they sat conscionable extracurricular the bottommost three.

Albeit depending connected different results, Heerenveen could extremity matchday 7 successful the relegation portion with a defeat, thing they volition beryllium keen to avoid, particularly with a travel to PSV to travel aft the planetary break.

Currently the lone Eredivisie broadside ranked successful the bottommost 4 for some tackles and interceptions per game, Saturday’s visitors volition request to amusement greater tendency and strength to permission Rotterdam with what would beryllium conscionable their 2nd triumph successful 8 distant league matches since March 22.

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Team News

Shunsuke Mito started Sparta’s archetypal 5 matches earlier missing the PSV crippled with an injury, and the Japan planetary is inactive ruled out.

Mito’s lack past clip retired prompted a displacement to a 3-4-3 enactment and a commencement for Nick Verschuren, a script that could beryllium repeated this weekend.

Milan Zonneveld has scored successful 4 consecutive matches for the location broadside and is surely 1 to watch.

Heerenveen duo Marcus Linday and Mees Hilgers miss retired owed to genu injuries, with the second inactive awaiting his archetypal quality successful 13 months.

Dirk Proper is acceptable to miss a 2nd consecutive crippled done a hamstring problem, portion Mats Egbring (ankle) besides remains sidelined for the visitors.

Sparta Rotterdam imaginable starting lineup:

Brouwer; Young, Verschuren, Martins Indi; Martes, Baas, Hatenboer, Kuipers; Terho, Van Bergen; Zonneveld

Heerenveen imaginable starting lineup:

Klaverboer; Zagaritis, Willemsen, Kersten, Braude; Courtens, Smans; Rivera, Meerveld, Trenskow; Vente

We say: Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 Heerenveen

The past 7 meetings betwixt Sparta and Heerenveen person produced 23 goals successful total, suggesting different entertaining brushwood could beryllium connected the cards.

With small to take betwixt the sides, Saturday’s clash could spell either way, but we are backing Sparta to borderline a constrictive victory.

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