Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Prediction, Tips & Odds – Feb. 24, 2023
Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Prediction 24.02.2023. The premier match of the 23rd round of the Eredivisie brings us an exciting duel between the sixth- and seventh-placed teams of the Dutch championship. On Friday at 8 p.m., Sparta will host Utrecht at its Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam.
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Odds
Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht 1×2: 2.60/3.40/2.62
Over/Under (2.5): 1.95/1.85
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook.
Sparta Rotterdam Team News
Maurice Steijn’s men experienced an absolute disaster in the last round at the Johan Cruijff Arena when they were defeated by current Dutch champions Ajax with a score of 4-0.
It was Sparta’s first league defeat in the rest of the season, but it did not significantly change the situation in the table because the team from Rotterdam, with 37 points won from 22 matches played, is in 6th position, which brings the play-off to play in Europe next season.
Sparta is in excellent form when playing in front of its fans, so it enters the next match with Utrecht on the back of a nine-game unbeaten streak at home. At home, they achieved seven wins and two draws, so if the team quickly consolidates after the heavy defeat in Amsterdam, they should come out of the next game undefeated.
FC Utrecht Team News
On the other hand, Utrecht managed to get the point at home against PSV in the last round and thus remained in the 7th position of the Eredivisie with three points less than the next opponent Sparta from Rotterdam.
Despite scoring the first goal, the team from Eindhoven soon turned the score in their favor, but in the 60th minute, Sander van de Streek made sure that the home team equalized, and the final score was 2-2.
Utrecht is in good shape, they have lost only two of the last 12 league matches, and what can especially inspire optimism before the next visit to Rotterdam is the excellent score in the head-to-head matches with Sparta, in which they did not experience defeat in the previous 16 meetings, but achieved 13 wins and 3 draws.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht H2H
These two teams met 88 times in all competitions. Utrecht is the better rival in mutual duels with 36 victories, while Sparta achieved 31 triumphs, 21 games ended in a draw.
Injuries and suspensions
Sparta Rotterdam: –
FC Utrecht: Zakaria Labyad, Amin Younes. Bas Dost, Calvin Raatsie and Django Warmerdam are questionable.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Utrecht Prediction
Sparta clearly has a problem in the duels with Utrecht, considering that they did not manage to triumph in the last 16 matches in all competitions, including in the first meeting of the season, which Utrecht won 3-1 in front of its fans.
On the other hand, Utrecht failed to win any of their last four away games, so they will have to improve if they want to continue their successful streak in their head-to-head matches with Sparta.
Bookmakers give both sides equal chances to win this match, and if we look at the last matches between Sparta and Utrecht played at this stadium, we see that five of the previous six matches ended with a number of goals greater than 2.5, so we decided on that combination which the bookmaker bet365 valued at an excellent rate of 1.95.
Kick-off time: Friday, 24.02.2023. 8:00 PM Local time GMT+0 / 20:00 CET
Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.95
Sportsbook: bet365