ROTTERDAM (Interstat) — Jong Sparta defeated Barendrecht 4-1 on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Sportpark Nieuw Terbregge in a Tweede Divisie match.

Younes Jaber el Maftahi led the home side with a goal and an assist. Timo de Graaf, Redouan Ouali and Viggo Guit each scored once for Jong Sparta. Noah Sandvliet, Alvaro Henry, Kevin Rook and Wouter Vermeer each recorded an assist.

De Graaf opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Jaber el Maftahi doubled the lead in the 54th minute. Ouali made it 3-0 in the 70th minute. Guit added a fourth in the 80th minute. Barendrecht scored once, but the goal’s scorer was not listed in match summaries.

Yellow cards were issued to Jaber el Maftahi in the 40th minute, Noah Sandvliet in the 45th, Kevin Rook in first-half stoppage time, Wouter Vermeer in the 84th and Alvaro Henry in the 90th. All yellow cards went to Jong Sparta.

The win improved Jong Sparta’s Tweede Divisie record to 12 wins, 10 losses and 8 draws. Across all competitions, Jong Sparta now stands at 24 wins, 21 losses and 11 draws. Barendrecht fell to 12 wins, 15 losses and 4 draws in the league and the same mark overall.

The teams had met once earlier this season, with Barendrecht winning 3-2 on November 22, 2025.

Barendrecht entered the match on a 3-0 loss to Spakenburg on April 18. Before that, they had beaten Koninklijke UD Deventer 2-1 on April 11. Jong Sparta came in after a 4-1 loss to Telstar on April 22 and a 3-0 loss to Almere City on April 18.

Barendrecht’s next fixture is a KNVB Beker match against Genemuiden on May 7, followed by a league game at HSV Hoek on May 9. Jong Sparta next plays at VV Rijnsburgse Boys on May 9, then at Twente on May 10.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jong Sparta 2, Barendrecht 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Jong Sparta a 68.80 percent probability to win.