NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam

NEC Nijmegen

0 - 1

Sparta Rotterdam

🕒 Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 16 · Sparta Rotterdam 15

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

13 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	38%
Draws	23%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-16).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (61%).
NEC Nijmegen had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 26

Avg: 1.24 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-11

Goals For / Against

18 / 37

Avg: 1.06 / 2.18

Points

Avg: 0.71

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

1.29

PPG

0.71

1.24

1.06

1.53

2.18

59%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank16th

Sparta Rotterdam rank15th

NEC Nijmegen points34

Sparta Rotterdam points34

NEC Nijmegen: #16 · 34 pts · GD -27

47 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Sparta Rotterdam: #15 · 34 pts · GD -19

47 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-11

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals5-12

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home71%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home18%

Sparta Rotterdam score away65%

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 home1.24 vs 1.66

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.53 vs 1.23

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.06 vs 1.23

Sparta Rotterdam concede away2.18 vs 1.66

NEC Nijmegen score 25% below league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 24% above league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 31% above 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)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

510

330

Passes Accurate

347

201

Passes %

68%

61%

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