NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam

NEC Nijmegen

3 - 1

Sparta Rotterdam

🕒 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Ingmar Oostrom 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · Sparta Rotterdam 10

Referee Stats

Ingmar Oostrom

13 matches · 2.62 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.62
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	62%
Draws	15%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25

Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

19 / 35

Avg: 1.12 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 1.18

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

1.88

PPG

1.18

2.41

1.12

1.47

2.06

82%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

41%

47%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

NEC Nijmegen points59

Sparta Rotterdam points43

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sparta Rotterdam: #10 · 43 pts · GD -22

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

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.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-14

Record0-1-4

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 2.582%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

Sparta Rotterdam score away71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

Sparta Rotterdam score first35%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Sparta Rotterdam 13%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Sparta Rotterdam 44.7'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.12 vs 1.38

Sparta Rotterdam concede away2.06 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 14% 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)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 2

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Koki Ogawa

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ouaissa

26'

26' P. Sandler

31'

31' L. Duijvestijn

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Koki Ogawa

Penalty

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ VAR

S. Ouaissa

Penalty confirmed

45+6'

45+6' Teo Quintero

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Ouaissa

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Linssen

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ M. van Bergen

1st substitution · For: A. Oufkir

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

T. Lauritsen

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kitolano

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Kaplan

1st substitution · For: J. Willems

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: D. Proper

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

3rd substitution · For: K. Shiogai

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ P. van Aanholt

2nd substitution · For: M. Kleijn

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Baas

3rd substitution · For: A. Santos

75'

75' S. Sambo

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Teo Quintero

4th substitution · For: J. Toornstra

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Mito

5th substitution · For: N. Þórisson

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ P. Sandler

4th substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

90+2'

90+2' K. Shiogai

90+2'

90+2' M. Young

NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Ingmar Oostrom. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: NEC Nijmegen took an early lead at 10' when Koki Ogawa scored, with the assist credited to S. Ouaissa, making the score 1-0. P. Sandler received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 26'. L. Duijvestijn received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 31'. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 45' when Koki Ogawa scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 45+4' for NEC Nijmegen (Penalty confirmed). Teo Quintero received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 45+6'.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 50' when S. Ouaissa scored, with the assist credited to B. Linssen, making the score 3-0. Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 52', with M. van Bergen replacing A. Oufkir. Sparta Rotterdam reduced the deficit at 65' when T. Lauritsen scored, with the assist credited to J. Kitolano, making the score 3-1. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Kaplan replacing J. Willems. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Linssen replacing D. Proper. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Koki Ogawa replacing K. Shiogai. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 71', with P. van Aanholt replacing M. Kleijn. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Baas replacing A. Santos. S. Sambo received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 75'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 84', with Teo Quintero replacing J. Toornstra. Sparta Rotterdam made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. Mito replacing N. Þórisson. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 88', with P. Sandler replacing Deveron Fonville. K. Shiogai received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 90+2'. M. Young received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 90+2'.

NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions while Sparta Rotterdam used 5 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 2 yellow cards, while Sparta Rotterdam got 4 yellow cards.