Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Robin Hensgens 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 6 · NEC Nijmegen 12

Referee Stats

Robin Hensgens

5 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	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-15).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 20

Avg: 1.74 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

14 / 17

Avg: 0.82 / 1.00

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

1.74

PPG

1.24

1.74

0.82

1.05

1.00

65%

O2.5

29%

53%

BTTS

24%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank6th

NEC Nijmegen rank12th

Sparta Rotterdam points59

NEC Nijmegen points39

Sparta Rotterdam: #6 · 59 pts · GD +23

16 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #12 · 39 pts · GD -3

36 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

W L W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals12-6

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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals5-6

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS24%

BTTS + O2.512%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

NEC Nijmegen score away41%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away41%

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 home1.74 vs 1.73

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.05 vs 1.33

NEC Nijmegen score away0.82 vs 1.33

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.00 vs 1.73

Sparta Rotterdam score level with league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 38% below league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 21% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 42% 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

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

290

435

Passes Accurate

205

372

Passes %

71%

86%

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