Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen

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🕒 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Jannick van der Laan 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 10 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Jannick van der Laan

18 matches · 2.72 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.72
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (13-12).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 27

Avg: 1.24 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

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

1.35

PPG

1.59

1.24

2.12

1.59

1.65

41%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

88%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Sparta Rotterdam points43

NEC Nijmegen points59

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.

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.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

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

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

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 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first53%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first44%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 17% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Sparta Rotterdam 37.3' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.59 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% 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)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

309

449

Passes Accurate

204

330

Passes %

66%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ↑↓

↑↓

7' ⇄ T. Chery

1st substitution · For: D. Proper

28'

28' L. Martes

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Martes

1st substitution · For: S. Sambo

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Martins Indi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Young

65'

65' W. Willumsson

66'

66' Deveron Fonville

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Önal

3rd substitution · For: Koki Ogawa

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ W. Willumsson

4th substitution · For: Danilo

73'

73' P. Clement

73'

73' J. Kitolano

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Koki Ogawa

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Sano

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ E. Dasa

5th substitution · For: V. Misidjan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ P. Clement

2nd substitution · For: J. Baas

89'

89' V. Misidjan

90+3'

90+3' A. Kaplan

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

Sparta Rotterdam drew 1-1 with NEC Nijmegen on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jannick van der Laan. It was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 7', with T. Chery replacing D. Proper. L. Martes received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 28'.

Second half: Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Martes replacing S. Sambo. Sparta Rotterdam took the lead at 64' when B. Martins Indi scored, with the assist credited to M. Young, making the score 1-0. W. Willumsson received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 65'. Deveron Fonville received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 66'. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 68', with B. Linssen replacing Y. El Kachati. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 68', with B. Önal replacing Koki Ogawa. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 68', with W. Willumsson replacing Danilo. P. Clement received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 73'. J. Kitolano received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 73'. NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 73' when Koki Ogawa scored, with the assist credited to K. Sano, making the score 1-1. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 75', with E. Dasa replacing V. Misidjan. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 84', with P. Clement replacing J. Baas. V. Misidjan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 89'. A. Kaplan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 90+3'.

Sparta Rotterdam used 2 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 3 yellow cards, while NEC Nijmegen got 4 yellow cards.