Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 23 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · Ref J. van der Laan

Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures · NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures

Sparta Rotterdam drew with NEC Nijmegen 1–1 in the Eredivisie on 17 February 2026. Expected goals finished 1.70–0.99. NEC Nijmegen had 59% of the ball.

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen match statistics

Sparta RotterdamNEC Nijmegen

41% Ball possession 59%
1.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
13 Total shots 12
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 10
8 Corners 5
18 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 4
312 Passes 452
65% Pass accuracy 73%
4 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

28' Yellow card L. Martes Sparta Rotterdam
64' Goal B. Martins Indi (assist M. Young) Sparta Rotterdam
65' Yellow card W. Willumsson NEC Nijmegen
66' Yellow card D. Fonville NEC Nijmegen
73' Yellow card P. Clement Sparta Rotterdam
73' Yellow card J. Kitolano Sparta Rotterdam
73' Goal Koki Ogawa (assist K. Sano) NEC Nijmegen
89' Yellow card V. Misidjan NEC Nijmegen
90+3' Yellow card A. Kaplan NEC Nijmegen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Maurice Steijn

1 Joël Drommel

5 Teo Quintero 4 B. Martins Indi 3 M. Young 2 L. Martes

6 P. Clement 8 J. Kitolano

11 S. Mito 10 A. Santos 7 M. van Bergen

9 T. Lauritsen

Bench F. Bednarek , P. Kuiper , J. Baas , M. Kleijn , Saïd Bakari , A. Roaldsøy , S. Sambo , C. Terho , J. Toornstra , M. Zonneveld , Jonathan de Guzmán , P. van Aanholt

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Dick Schreuder

1 G. Crettaz

24 D. Fonville 4 A. Kaplan 14 E. Dasa

11 B. Önal 23 K. Sano 6 D. Nejasmic 2 B. Pereira

10 T. Chery 19 W. Willumsson

30 B. Linssen

Bench J. Cillessen , Y. El Kachati , I. Hansen-Aaroen , Rijk Janse , N. Lebreton , V. Misidjan , B. Nuytinck , Koki Ogawa , T. Ouwejan , Danilo , D. Proper , P. Sandler , Jetro Willems

Form guide

Sparta Rotterdam at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Nov 25	NEC Nijmegen v Sparta Rotterdam	3–1
6 Apr 25	Sparta Rotterdam v NEC Nijmegen	2–0
15 Dec 24	NEC Nijmegen v Sparta Rotterdam	1–1
24 Feb 24	NEC Nijmegen v Sparta Rotterdam	2–0
1 Sep 23	Sparta Rotterdam v NEC Nijmegen	1–1
28 Jan 23	NEC Nijmegen v Sparta Rotterdam	1–1

The full Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head record