NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie
2-0
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Going into the match, NEC Nijmegen had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.5 goals a game; Sparta Rotterdam had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 2 times in our records: NEC Nijmegen 1 win, 1 drawn. NEC Nijmegen are 12th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; Sparta Rotterdam are 13th on 9.
Match report
Home form going in: NEC Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (D L W W D). 2.5 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Ajax · 18 Feb 2024
- L 2-0 at Waalwijk · 9 Feb 2024
- W 3-0 vs ADO Den Haag · 6 Feb 2024
- W 3-1 vs Heracles · 3 Feb 2024
- D 2-2 at Go Ahead Eagles · 28 Jan 2024
- W 1-0 vs Twente · 20 Jan 2024
Away form going in: Sparta Rotterdam
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W L L D L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 4-2 vs Excelsior · 17 Feb 2024
- L 2-0 at Feyenoord · 11 Feb 2024
- L 0-2 vs Zwolle · 4 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 at Waalwijk · 27 Jan 2024
- L 0-2 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 21 Jan 2024
- W 0-2 at Fortuna Sittard · 13 Jan 2024
Head-to-head: NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam
- NEC Nijmegen 3-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 29 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 15 Dec 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 32' Normal Goal — D. Proper (NEC Nijmegen)
- 36' Normal Goal — C. Verdonk (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Metric | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 44 | Ball possession | 56 |
| 1.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.23 |
| 22 | Total shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 14 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 14 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 376 | Total passes | 474 |
| 313 | Accurate passes | 395 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 14 | Key passes | 9 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
| 52 | Duels won | 44 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |