Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen

1 - 1

🕒 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 14 · NEC Nijmegen 11

Referee Stats

Edwin Van de Graaf

18 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	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (15-11).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-6

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 0.94 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 1.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 30

Avg: 1.47 / 1.76

Points

Avg: 1.41

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

1.12

PPG

1.41

0.94

1.47

1.24

1.76

29%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank14th

NEC Nijmegen rank11th

Sparta Rotterdam points35

NEC Nijmegen points38

Sparta Rotterdam: #14 · 35 pts · GD -18

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #11 · 38 pts · GD -14

43 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

W D D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals6-4

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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals8-13

Record1-0-4

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.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 41%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home18%

NEC Nijmegen score away88%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away24%

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 home0.94 vs 1.57

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.24 vs 1.29

NEC Nijmegen score away1.47 vs 1.29

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.76 vs 1.57

Sparta Rotterdam score 40% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 14% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 4% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 13% 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.

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

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

415

499

Passes Accurate

314

401

Passes %

76%

80%

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