Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 4 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · Ref S. Gözübüyük

Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures · NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures

Sparta Rotterdam drew with NEC Nijmegen 1–1 in the Eredivisie on 1 September 2023. Expected goals finished 1.97–0.46. Sparta Rotterdam had 59% of the ball.

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen match statistics

Sparta RotterdamNEC Nijmegen

59% Ball possession 41%
1.97 Expected goals (xG) 0.46
15 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 4
10 Corners 1
10 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 5
482 Passes 354
83% Pass accuracy 75%
5 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card B. Nuytinck NEC Nijmegen
16' Yellow card Arno Verschueren Sparta Rotterdam
56' Goal D. Proper NEC Nijmegen
57' Yellow card S. Hansen NEC Nijmegen
65' Yellow card Youri Baas NEC Nijmegen
67' Yellow card L. Netten NEC Nijmegen
70' Yellow card Róber NEC Nijmegen
81' Penalty scored J. Kitolano Sparta Rotterdam

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 J. Rijsdijk

1 N. Olij

5 Django Warmerdam 4 T. Velthuis 3 B. Vriends 2 Saïd Bakari

8 J. Kitolano 6 Jonathan de Guzmán

11 K. Saito 10 Arno Verschueren 7 C. Neghli

9 T. Lauritsen

Bench C. Brym , P. Clement , A. Anello , M. Yüksel , Sergi Rosanas , D. van der Kust , Pedro Alemañ , D. van Crooij , Y. Schoonderwaldt , R. Meissen

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Meijer

1 J. Cillessen

24 C. Verdonk 17 B. Nuytinck 3 P. Sandler 2 B. Pereira

8 M. Mattsson 71 D. Proper

5 Youri Baas 11 Róber 14 L. Olden Larsen

18 Koki Ogawa

Bench S. Hansen , M. Ross , L. Netten , B. Dost , N. Rossen , Rijk Janse , R. Roefs , Pedro Marques

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
28 Jan 23	NEC Nijmegen v Sparta Rotterdam	1–1
16 Oct 22	Sparta Rotterdam v NEC Nijmegen	2–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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