Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Prediction and Betting Tips

Go Ahead Eagles and Sparta Rotterdam will battle for three points in an Eredivisie matchday three clash on Saturday (August 23rd). The game will be played at De Adelaarshorst.

The home side are coming into the game on the back of a credible 2-2 draw at home to Ajax last weekend. All four goals were scored in the first half, with Davy Klaassen and Youri Baas scoring for the capital side while Melle Meulensteen and Evert Linthorst scored for the hosts.

Sparta, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 2-1 home win over Utrecht. They went into the break in the lead thanks to Joshua Kitolano's 25th-minute strike. Dani de Wit equalized in the 63rd minute while Tobias Lauritsen scored the match-winner from the spot with two minutes left in regulation time.

The win saw De Kasteelheren climb to 10th spot in the table on three points. Go Ahead Eagles are directly below them on two points.

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Sparta Rotterdam have 45 wins from the last 90 head-to-head games. Go Ahead Eagles were victorious 23 times while 22 games ended in a share of the spoils.
Their most recent clash came in February 2025 when Go Ahead Eagles claimed a 1-0 home win.
Four of the last five head-to-head games have produced fewer than three goals.
Six of Sparta's last eight league games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
Five of Go Ahead Eagles' last six competitive games have witnessed goals at both ends, with four games in this run producing three goals or more.
Go Ahead Eagles are unbeaten in the last five head-to-head games (three wins).

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Prediction

Go Ahead Eagles kicked off their season with a 2-1 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Johan Cruyff Shield having led the game with 12 minutes to go. They followed this up by playing out 2-2 draws in each of their two league games so far.

Sparta were thrashed 6-1 away to PSV in their league opener but bounced back with a win last weekend. This is a fixture that the Rotterdam outfit have struggled in recent years.

We are backing the two sides to cancel each other out in a low-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 Sparta

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals

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Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Prediction and Betting Tips | August 23rd 2025

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Prediction

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Betting Tips