PSV v Sparta Rotterdam: title hopefuls face mid-table test | OneFootball

PSV host Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie on Sunday, 13 September 2026, in Eindhoven, with the hosts pushing at the top end and the visitors looking to climb from mid-table.

PSV have dominated this fixture in recent years, winning 16 of the previous meetings listed and taking a 2-0 victory away in April 2026. Sparta Rotterdam have one win across that run.

Boeren arrive unbeaten in the league with four wins and a draw from five, powered by 18 goals scored and six conceded. Sparta Rotterdam's last five read one win, two draws and two defeats, with nine goals for and nine against.

Boeren are without Alassane Plea, Jerdy Schouten and Kiliann Sildillia through injury. Sparta Rotterdam miss Shunsuke Mito and Max de Ligt.

With 62% average possession and 88.81% passing accuracy, Boeren tend to control the ball and create regularly, scoring 15 of their 18 goals from inside the box. Ricardo Pepi has three league goals, while Sergiño Dest and Ivan Perišić have two each (per the latest league rankings). Sparta Rotterdam have worked the wide areas frequently, delivering 81 open-play crosses at 24.69% accuracy, and could look to Milan Zonneveld's three goals and Bas Kuipers' supply to threaten.

A win would move Boeren to 16 points and keep them firmly in the Champions League qualification places. Victory for Sparta Rotterdam would take them to eight points and could lift them towards the top half.