Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen

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🕒 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Robin Hensgens 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 12 · NEC Nijmegen 8

Referee Stats

Robin Hensgens

11 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	64%
Draws	9%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-9).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (55%).
Sparta Rotterdam had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 24

Avg: 1.18 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 24

Avg: 0.94 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.06

PPG

1.11

1.18

0.94

1.41

1.33

41%

O2.5

41%

59%

BTTS

18%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank12th

NEC Nijmegen rank8th

Sparta Rotterdam points39

NEC Nijmegen points43

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.

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.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals7-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-4

Record3-0-2

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS18%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home24%

NEC Nijmegen score away47%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

NEC Nijmegen score first0%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.18 vs 1.70

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.41 vs 1.29

NEC Nijmegen score away0.94 vs 1.29

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.33 vs 1.70

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 9% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 21% 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.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (home)

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

NEC Nijmegen 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

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

406

493

Passes Accurate

340

409

Passes %

84%

83%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen 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