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Chapter one · read the club

Sparta Rotterdam,read in full.

Rogier Meijer's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · below its rivals, ageing
The best of them, Pascal Kuiper, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Sparta Rotterdam in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · defensive midfield · too few players, below its rivals
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Cedric Hatenboer, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Sparta Rotterdam in strength the best option there is typically worth .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Marios Siampanis
Club
Volou Neos Podosferikos Syllogos
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Volou Neos Podosferikos Syllogos in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Pascal Kuiper () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Sparta Rotterdam's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Valentyn Gorokh
Club
NK Veres Rivne
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · two-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for NK Veres Rivne in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Pascal Kuiper () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Sparta Rotterdam's minutes. Market value .
Oleg Bilyk
Club
Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi
Age
Contract
months left
Price
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Pascal Kuiper () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Sparta Rotterdam's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Yuriy-Volodymyr Gereta
Club
Rukh Lviv
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Rukh Lviv in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Pascal Kuiper () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Rukh Lviv sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sparta Rotterdam. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.

Second need: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Nils Rossen
Club
SC Telstar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for SC Telstar in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Cedric Hatenboer () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Sparta Rotterdam's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Vicko Sevelj
Club
Dundee United FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Dundee United FC in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Cedric Hatenboer () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Sparta Rotterdam's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Nathan Rôdes
Club
FCV Dender EH
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for FCV Dender EH in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Cedric Hatenboer () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Sparta Rotterdam's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Hidden gems · young, rising

Justin Janssen
Club
FC Nordsjaelland
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Cedric Hatenboer () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Nordsjaelland's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Philip Brittijn
Club
Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Cedric Hatenboer () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Tika de Jonge
Club
FC Groningen
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Cedric Hatenboer () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Groningen's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Sparta Rotterdam today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Sparta Rotterdam
league points · Sparta Rotterdam
league goals scored · Sparta Rotterdam
league goals conceded · Sparta Rotterdam
recent league results, oldest first · Sparta Rotterdam
appointed head coach of Sparta Rotterdam · Rogier Meijer

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

Sparta Rotterdam win

Draw

Ajax win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

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