NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam

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🕒 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 8 · Sparta Rotterdam 12

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

14 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	36%
Draws	21%
Away wins	43%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (20-15).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-5

Goals For / Against

36 / 24

Avg: 2.12 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 19

Avg: 1.12 / 1.12

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.41

PPG

1.24

2.12

1.12

1.41

1.12

76%

O2.5

41%

76%

BTTS

59%

Score 1st

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank8th

Sparta Rotterdam rank12th

NEC Nijmegen points43

Sparta Rotterdam points39

NEC Nijmegen: #8 · 43 pts · GD +5

35 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sparta Rotterdam: #12 · 39 pts · GD -4

39 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals11-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

D W D W D

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-3

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

Sparta Rotterdam score away71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first0%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 0% · Sparta Rotterdam 0%

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.12 vs 1.70

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.41 vs 1.29

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.12 vs 1.29

Sparta Rotterdam concede away1.12 vs 1.70

NEC Nijmegen score 25% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 9% above league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

521

307

Passes Accurate

436

236

Passes %

84%

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	2
Draws	6
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (8.3%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Feb 2026 Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1 29 Nov 2025 NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 1

2024-2025 Season

06 Apr 2025 Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 2 - 0 15 Dec 2024 NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

24 Feb 2024 NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 01 Sep 2023 Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

28 Jan 2023 NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 16 Oct 2022 Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 2 - 0

2021-2022 Season

19 Mar 2022 NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 0 17 Sep 2021 Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

25 Feb 2017 NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1 18 Sep 2016 Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 2 - 0