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Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam leans toward Sparta Rotterdam, although Willem II have produced clear interruptions. Sparta won 5–1 in the KNVB Beker on 18 December 2025, while Willem II answered with a 3–1 friendly win on 26 July 2025. The competitive balance favours Sparta, but the margin is not beyond challenge. That contrast leaves the fixture open to another shift.
Past matches, Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Willem II
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41G
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31
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4D
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14D
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48D
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20M
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22M
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47F
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8F
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11F
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45M
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes
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G
20
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G
30
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D
14
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D
13
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D
15
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M
16
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M
21
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D
12
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M
17
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M
18
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F
19
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F
22
Match events
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21'⚽S. Mito Normal Goal (Asst: T. Quintero)
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23'Alessandro Ciranni Yellow Card
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34'Pelle Clement Yellow Card
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39'⚽S. Mito Normal Goal (Asst: N. Thorisson)
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46'J. Mathijsen A. Ciranni
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46'A. Culum N. Doodeman
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48'⚽R. Behounek Normal Goal (Asst: A. Culum)
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51'S. Baartmans D. Haen
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57'⚽N. Thorisson Normal Goal (Asst: S. Mito)
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67'B. Martins Indi M. Kleijn
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67'L. Martes S. Sambo
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72'M. El Allouchi A. Zarrouk
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73'A. Santos A. Oufkir
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74'S. Ltaief S. Mito
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76'P. van Loon F. Stam
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79'⚽L. Duijvestijn Normal Goal (Asst: L. Martes)
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81'T. Lauritsen N. Thorisson
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88'⚽T. Lauritsen Penalty
Stats for this game
Matchup Willem II VS Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta carry the stronger platform
Sparta Rotterdam have the broader historical edge, with victories at both venues. They won 4–0 at home on 2 March 2025, before a 5–1 KNVB Beker victory at Willem II on 18 December 2025. The sequence supports Sparta’s advantage, while the cup scoreline should not obscure the variation across meetings. The contrast makes the matchup more nuanced than the balance alone suggests.
Willem II have supplied answers
Willem II’s 3–1 club-friendly win on 26 July 2025 is secondary context rather than the main competitive proof, but it remains a clear interruption. Willem II also beat Sparta 3–0 in the KNVB Beker on 18 December 2019. These examples keep the page from presenting a settled one-way story. Future meetings will ask whether Sparta can preserve its broader authority and whether Willem II can convert another response into a league result. That caveat keeps the historical reading measured.