Sparta Rotterdam v Volendam: mid-table cushion meets survival fight | OneFootball

Sparta Rotterdam host Volendam in the Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel on 21 March 2026, with ninth hosting 14th as mid-table security meets a survival fight.

These sides have split this season's meetings. Sparta Rotterdam won 1-0 away in the league in December, before Volendam hit back with a 2-1 KNVB Beker win in Rotterdam in January.

Sparta Rotterdam are winless in five league games, drawing two and losing three, including a 4-0 defeat at Ajax last time out. Volendam's recent run is mixed, with home wins over PSV and Groningen offset by three defeats. Their away record remains a concern, with one league win and five points on the road this season.

Volendam are without forwards Henk Veerman and Benjamin Pauwels, and midfielders Dave Kwakman and Nordin Bukala through injury.

Sparta Rotterdam have scored 33 league goals and attempted 257 shots, while Volendam have conceded 46 and kept one clean sheet, so the hosts may fancy creating chances. Sparta Rotterdam have won 499 aerial duels and delivered 357 open-play crosses at 17.65% accuracy, a supply line that could service 10-goal striker Tobias Lauritsen. Volendam, who average 45% possession across the season, may look to counter when chances arise.

A win would take Sparta Rotterdam to 41 points and could nudge them towards the European play-off picture. Volendam would move to 30 points with victory and pull further away from the relegation places.