Sparta Rotterdam 3-3 Utrecht result, stats and report

Feyenoord dismantled Utrecht with a dominant 5-0 victory at De Kuip, with Anis Hadj Moussa scoring twice and Utrecht offering almost nothing in response. This was a performance that told you everything you need to know about the gap between these two sides right now.

SC Heerenveen were ruthless and clinical at Sparta Rotterdam, scoring four without reply to hand the struggling hosts a humiliating home defeat. Courtens, Trenskow, Rivera, and Farji all got on the scoresheet as Heerenveen outclassed a Sparta side that offered nothing going forward.

Sven Mijnans scored three times as PSV Eindhoven dismantled Sparta Rotterdam 4-1 at home, extending their unbeaten Eredivisie run with a performance that was dominant from the first whistle.

Utrecht claimed a 2-1 victory at Excelsior in the Eredivisie despite being outworked for large portions of the match, with Dani de Wit's stoppage-time finish settling it after Aymen Sliti had equalised for the hosts.

PSV Eindhoven were utterly ruthless at Utrecht, winning 6-1 in a performance that exposed everything wrong with the home side. This was not a football match. It was a statement.

Sparta Rotterdam host Willem II on Saturday evening with both sides desperately short of wins and, frankly, short of basic defensive standards. This one has goals written all over it, and not in a good way for either backline.

Utrecht and Willem II meet on Sunday with a combined record of zero wins across their last nine Eredivisie matches. Someone has to end their misery. The question is whether either side is capable of it.

Two leaky defences, a recent head-to-head that ended 2-2, and both sides desperately needing three points. Saturday at De Adelaarshorst has the makings of a proper match.