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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
Cambuur
Emmen
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
NEC
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
Oct 16, 2022 at 11.15am UK at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Sparta
2 - 0
Nijmegen
Abels (7'), de Guzman (29')
van Crooij (79'), Lauritsen (85')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Elkarouani (25'), Tannane (62'), Verdonk (79')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Sparta Rotterdam and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sparta 3-1 Emmen
Saturday, October 8 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Nijmegen 1-1 Excelsior
Saturday, October 8 at 8pm in Eredivisie

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 NEC

NEC have been on a remarkable run of draws recently, and we expect it to continue for at least another game. Despite Sparta Rotterdam's good recent form at home, Nijmegen have been able to keep it tight at the back and frustrate teams, which they are likely to do again on Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sparta Rotterdam win with a probability of 46.76%. A win for NEC had a probability of 27.79% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.26%) and 2-0 (8.28%). The likeliest NEC win was 0-1 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sparta Rotterdam would win this match.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawNEC
46.76% (0.199 0.2) 25.46% (-0.138 -0.14) 27.79% (-0.061 -0.06)
Both teams to score 52.78% (0.382 0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.41% (0.522 0.52)50.59% (-0.52 -0.52)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.5% (0.46 0.46)72.51% (-0.458 -0.46)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.36% (0.30799999999999 0.31)21.64% (-0.307 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.24% (0.466 0.47)54.76% (-0.465 -0.47)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.36% (0.226 0.23)32.65% (-0.22499999999999 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.81% (0.253 0.25)69.19% (-0.25099999999999 -0.25)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 46.75%
    NEC 27.79%
    Draw 25.45%
Sparta RotterdamDrawNEC
1-0 @ 10.81% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-1 @ 9.26% (0.033999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 8.28% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 4.73% (0.061 0.06)
3-0 @ 4.22% (0.028 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.05 0.05)
4-1 @ 1.81% (0.04 0.04)
4-0 @ 1.62% (0.026 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.01% (0.028 0.03)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 46.75%
1-1 @ 12.1% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-0 @ 7.06% (-0.15 -0.15)
2-2 @ 5.19% (0.051 0.05)
3-3 @ 0.99% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.45%
0-1 @ 7.91% (-0.118 -0.12)
1-2 @ 6.78% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 4.43% (-0.038 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.53% (0.017 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.94% (0.031 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.65% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 27.79%

How you voted: Sparta vs Nijmegen

Sparta Rotterdam
47.4%
Draw
44.7%
NEC
7.9%
38
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2022 8pm
Sep 17, 2021 7pm
Sparta
1-1
NEC
Mijnans (44')
Auassar (62'), Abels (73')
Okita (28')
Akman (36'), Barreto (79'), Schone (85')
Mar 24, 2019 11.15am
Sparta
1-0
NEC
Ache (40')

Bruijn (32'), Wolters (42')
Nov 18, 2018 3.45pm
NEC
1-1
Sparta
Braken (7')
Bossaerts (59'), Dijkstra (66'), van Eijden (89')
Harroui (84')
Auassar (27')
Feb 25, 2017 6.45pm
NEC
0-1
Sparta

Golla (76')
Van Moorsel (33')
Sanusi (41'), van Moorsel (59'), Dumfries (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Feyenoord18125142152741
2AZ AlkmaarAZ19124340241640
3PSV EindhovenPSV19122547232438
4FC Twente18105330111935
5Ajax1897247202734
6Sparta RotterdamSparta1996430171333
7FC UtrechtUtrecht198653231130
8Heerenveen197662021-127
9NECNijmegen1941142421323
10RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk185762830-222
11Go Ahead Eagles184772632-619
12Fortuna SittardSittard185492332-919
13Vitesse194782335-1219
14SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior1861111939-2019
15EmmenEmmen1936101534-1915
16FC VolendamVolendam1834111943-2413
17Cambuur1833121028-1812
18Groningen1833121837-1912

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