GolVolt — NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Sparta Rotterdam concede 3.0 goals per match

NEC Nijmegen1.6 Sparta Rotterdam3.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. NEC Nijmegen concede 1.6.

Streak

NEC Nijmegen unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 win and 5 draws. Last defeat: 17 September, 0:5 against Juventus.

Streak

NEC Nijmegen have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 11 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 17 February 2026: Sparta Rotterdam – NEC Nijmegen 1:1

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Table

2 points apart in the table

12.NEC Nijmegen11 pts 14.Sparta Rotterdam9 pts

NEC Nijmegen: place 12, 11 pts · Sparta Rotterdam: place 14, 9 pts.

Player in form

Milan Zonneveld: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG2.45

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.5).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Tjaronn Chery

NEC Nijmegen · forward

4goals 3assists 7.48avg rating

Last match, FC Groningen: rating 7.1.

Milan Zonneveld

Sparta Rotterdam · forward

6goals 2assists 7.29avg rating

Last match, Ajax: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is NEC Nijmegen at home and Sparta Rotterdam away, as in this match.

NEC Nijmegen

at home · 10

2W5D3L1.5scored per match1.8conceded per match

Sparta Rotterdam

away · 10

1W2D7L1.1scored per match2.7conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 17 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam 1:1 NEC Nijmegen Indi 64' · Ogawa 73'

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2 draws2.5 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1, last: FC Groningen) · Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1, last: Ajax).

GCCrettaz PSSchuurs AKKaplan DFFonville KKKers DNNejasmic JMMonteiro CBBischoff TCChery NLLebreton BLLinssen MBBrouwer LMMartes MYYoung NVVerschuren BIIndi BKKuipers RCvan Cruijsen JTToornstra CHHatenboer IBBabadi MZZonneveld

NEC NijmegenSparta Rotterdam

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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