Go Ahead vs Sparta

Eredivisie 23 Aug 2025, 14:30
Go Ahead
Go Ahead
0–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sparta
Sparta
🏟 De Adelaarshorst (Deventer) 👤 Robin Hensgens Round 3

Match report

Sparta cruised past Go Ahead 3-0 in the Eredivisie on 23 August 2025.

Go Ahead dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 17 shots to Sparta's 13.

The match was played at De Adelaarshorst (Deventer), with Robin Hensgens in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 17 - 13 On target 5 - 5 Corners 12 - 1 Fouls 6 - 8 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Pelle Clement
Sparta · 1 goal
8 Tobias Lauritsen 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Joël Drommel 5 saves
8 Bruno Martins Indi captained the side
8 Patrick van Aanholt 1 assist
First half vs second half
Go Ahead stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 12–8
Shots On Goal 2–2 3–3
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 4–0 8–1
Attacks 61–34 65–29
Match statistics
12 Corners 1
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 3
126 Attacks 63
82 Dangerous Attacks 30
3 On Target 6
14 Off Target 7
17 Shots Total 13
5 Shots On Goal 5
9 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 8
12 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
68% Ball Possession 32%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 5
554 Passes Total 274
486 Passes Accurate 208
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Go Ahead · 4-2-3-1
22 J. Busser
2 M. Deijl 3 G. Nauber 4 J. Kramer 5 D. James
21 M. Meulensteen 8 E. Linthorst
18 R. Margaret 7 J. Breum 17 M. Suray
16 V. Edvardsen
Sparta · 4-3-3
1 J. Drommel
2 S. Sambo 3 M. Young 4 B. Indi 5 P. Aanholt
10 J. Toornstra 6 J. Kitolano 8 P. Clement
7 M. Bergen 9 T. Lauritsen 11 S. Ltaief
Go Ahead
Coach
Melvin Boel
Substitutes
  • 9 Milan Smit
  • 34 Yassir Rahmouni
  • 29 Aske Adelgaard
  • 11 Oskar Siira Sivertsen
  • 27 Finn Stokkers
  • 30 Sven Jansen
  • 1 Luca Plogmann
  • 26 Julius Dirksen
  • 15 Robbin Weijenberg
  • 23 Thibo Baeten
Sparta
Coach
Maurice Steijn
Substitutes
  • 17 Ayoub Oufkir
  • 13 Teo Quintero
  • 12 Saïd Bakari
  • 20 Filip Bednarek
  • 30 Pascal Kuiper
  • 21 Giannino Vianello
  • 14 Tijs Velthuis
  • 15 Mike Kleijn
  • 18 Ayoni Santos
  • 16 Julian Baas
  • 19 Nökkvi Þórisson
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ M. Smit ↓ M. Suray Go Ahead
  • 61' ↑ Y. Rahmouni ↓ M. Meulensteen Go Ahead
  • 61' ↑ A. Oufkir ↓ S. Ltaief Sparta
  • 71' ↑ O. Sivertsen ↓ R. Margaret Go Ahead
  • 71' ↑ A. Adelgaard ↓ D. James Go Ahead
  • 82' ↑ F. Stokkers ↓ E. Linthorst Go Ahead
  • 84' ↑ T. Quintero ↓ J. Toornstra Sparta
  • 90' ↑ S. Bakari ↓ S. Sambo Sparta
Cards
  • 26' J. Toornstra Sparta
  • 81' A. Oufkir Sparta
Head-to-head
Go Ahead 5 2 draws 3 Sparta
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Recent form
Go Ahead D D D W W
Sparta D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Go Ahead vs Sparta?
Go Ahead lost 0-3 against Sparta on 23 August 2025.
Who won Go Ahead vs Sparta?
Sparta won the match 3-0.
Where was Go Ahead vs Sparta played?
The match was played at De Adelaarshorst (Deventer).
Who had more possession in Go Ahead vs Sparta?
Go Ahead had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.