VS
PSV Eindhoven and Sparta Rotterdam bring a clear historical hierarchy to their Eredivisie meetings, with PSV usually holding the decisive edge. PSV won 2–0 away on 11 April 2026 and 6–1 at home on 9 August 2025, while a 0–0 draw on 7 January 2023 showed Sparta could contain the margin. Sparta’s 3–1 KNVB Beker win on 25 October 2016 remains the sharper reminder that this hierarchy is not untouchable.
Past matches, PSV Eindhoven vs Sparta Rotterdam
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes PSV Eindhoven
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3D
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6D
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9F
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5F
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35M
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1G
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38D
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51G
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27F
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18M
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31M
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7F
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes
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D
15
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M
17
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M
18
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M
16
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D
12
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G
30
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F
19
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F
22
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G
20
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M
21
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D
14
Match events
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15'⚽Milan Zonneveld Normal Goal (Asst: Bas Kuipers)
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23'⚽Sven Mijnans Normal Goal (Asst: Esmir Bajraktarević)
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30'Bruno Martins Indi Yellow Card
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39'⚽Kodai Sano Normal Goal (Asst: Esmir Bajraktarević)
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60'Ivan Perišić Esmir Bajraktarević
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60'Ricardo Pepi Guus Til
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60'Ruben van Bommel Amir Bouhamdi
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63'Teo Quintero León Casper Terho
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63'Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi Julian Baas
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74'⚽Sven Mijnans Normal Goal
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75'Armando Obispo Yellow Card
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77'Noah Fernandez Paul Wanner
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77'Andrej Kostić Milan Zonneveld
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77'Robin van Cruijsen Mitchell Van Bergen
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82'Joel Ideho Bruno Martins Indi
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88'⚽Sven Mijnans Normal Goal (Asst: Lutsharel Geertruida)
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90'Ayoni Santos Sven Mijnans
Stats for this game
Matchup PSV Eindhoven VS Sparta Rotterdam
PSV establish the benchmark
PSV’s advantage is visible across both venues and in more than one type of result. The 2–0 away win at Sparta Rotterdam on 11 April 2026 was controlled in its margin, while the 6–1 home victory on 9 August 2025 showed a much wider separation. Earlier league meetings reinforce the same profile: PSV won 1–0 away on 6 May 2023, a result that paired superiority with a modest scoreline.
Sparta have shown ways to resist
Resistance has not usually changed the wider hierarchy, but it has appeared in meaningful forms. Sparta held PSV to a 0–0 draw on 7 January 2023, and the 3–1 Sparta victory in the KNVB Beker on 25 October 2016 demonstrates that a cup meeting can overturn expectations altogether. Those counterpoints make the fixture more than a routine statement of status. Future encounters will test whether Sparta can again keep PSV from creating separation, or whether PSV can make its greater weight decisive across another setting. The question is competitive rather than predictive, preserving the matchup’s balance of certainty and possibility.
Past head to head stats
PSV Eindhoven VS Sparta Rotterdam
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
PSV Eindhoven VS Sparta Rotterdam
Head-to-Head History
Previous games PSV Eindhoven
Previous games Sparta Rotterdam
Upcoming games PSV Eindhoven
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Cambuur
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Upcoming games Sparta Rotterdam
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