Sparta Rotterdam concede 3.0 goals per match
Sparta Rotterdam3.0
NEC Nijmegen1.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. NEC Nijmegen concede 1.6.
Match Centre: Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen
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Sparta Rotterdam
18:45
Sat 5 Dec · your time
in 35 days 19 h
Away
NEC Nijmegen
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam1:2Ajax
Toornstra 43'
Ouazane 22'Arokodare 45+1'
Sat 17 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam3:2Willem II
Toornstra 39'Martes 50'Zonneveld 57'
Vilhena 17'van Aalst 68'
Sat 10 Oct · Eredivisieaway
Go Ahead Eagles3:3Sparta Rotterdam
Suray 50'Zonneveld 60' (og)Tengstedt 75'
Zonneveld 23'Martes 61'Terho 84'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam0:4SC Heerenveen
Courtens 28'Trenskow 43'Rivera 56'Farji 75'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieaway
PSV4:1Sparta Rotterdam
Mijnans 23', 74', 88'Sano 39'
Zonneveld 15'
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2FC Groningen
Bischoff 57'Lebreton 71'
Willumsson 11', 34'
Thu 22 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Dinamo Zagreb2:4NEC Nijmegen
Beljo 33', 37'
Bischoff 25'Linssen 45', 54'Chery 80'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2Fortuna Sittard
Kers 28'Willumsson 90+3'
Descotte 18', 48'
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Stadium: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
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.
NEC Nijmegen have scored in 6 matches in a row
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 11 goals in those matches.
Last meeting, 17 February: Sparta Rotterdam – NEC Nijmegen 1:1
DWLD
2 points apart in the table
14.Sparta Rotterdam9 pts
12.NEC Nijmegen11 pts
Sparta Rotterdam: place 14, 9 pts · NEC Nijmegen: place 12, 11 pts.
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.
Milan Zonneveld
Sparta Rotterdam · forward
6goals
2assists
7.29avg rating
Last match, Ajax: rating 6.7.
Tjaronn Chery
NEC Nijmegen · forward
4goals
3assists
7.48avg rating
Last match, FC Groningen: rating 7.1.
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 Sparta Rotterdam at home and NEC Nijmegen away, as in this match.
Sparta Rotterdam
all matches · 10
2W3D5L1.7scored per match2.4conceded per match
at home · 10
2W3D5L1.5scored per match2.1conceded per match
away · 10
1W2D7L1.1scored per match2.7conceded per match
- 25 Oct AjaxHEredivisie 1:2L
- 17 Oct Willem IIHEredivisie 3:2W
- 10 Oct Go Ahead EaglesAEredivisie 3:3D
- 19 Sep SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 0:4L
- 13 Sep PSVAEredivisie 4:1L
- 4 Sep PEC ZwolleHEredivisie 2:2D
- 29 Aug ExcelsiorAEredivisie 2:1L
- 22 Aug FC UtrechtHEredivisie 3:3D
- 14 Aug TelstarAEredivisie 1:3W
- 9 Aug FeyenoordHEredivisie 0:1L
- 17 May ExcelsiorHEredivisie 2:3L
- 10 May FC TwenteAEredivisie 4:0L
- 3 May Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 2:2D
- 22 Apr TelstarAEredivisie 4:1L
- 11 Apr PSVHEredivisie 0:2L
- 5 Apr NAC BredaAEredivisie 0:0D
- 21 Mar FC VolendamHEredivisie 2:0W
- 14 Mar AjaxAEredivisie 4:0L
- 28 Feb SC HeerenveenAEredivisie 2:1L
- 22 Feb AZAEredivisie 3:1L
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam1:2Ajax
Toornstra 43'
Ouazane 22'Arokodare 45+1'
Sat 17 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam3:2Willem II
Toornstra 39'Martes 50'Zonneveld 57'
Vilhena 17'van Aalst 68'
Sat 10 Oct · Eredivisieaway
Go Ahead Eagles3:3Sparta Rotterdam
Suray 50'Zonneveld 60' (og)Tengstedt 75'
Zonneveld 23'Martes 61'Terho 84'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam0:4SC Heerenveen
Courtens 28'Trenskow 43'Rivera 56'Farji 75'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieaway
PSV4:1Sparta Rotterdam
Mijnans 23', 74', 88'Sano 39'
Zonneveld 15'
Fri 4 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam2:2PEC Zwolle
Zonneveld 24'Babadi 69'
Cissoko 21'Kostons 80'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Excelsior2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Sliti 24'Groen 90+2'
Zonneveld 48'
Sat 22 Aug · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam3:3FC Utrecht
Young 45'Zonneveld 67'Verschuren 90+6'
Didden 16'Stepanov 46'Blake 76'
Fri 14 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Telstar1:3Sparta Rotterdam
Soualhia 90+1'
Young 6'Thórisson 53'van Cruijsen 90+7'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam2:3Excelsior
Santos 53'Zonneveld 90+1'
Vianello 14' (og)Zagré 50'Naujoks 62'
Sun 10 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Twente4:0Sparta Rotterdam
Belt 58', 59'Hlynsson 71'Rots 78'
Sun 3 May · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam2:2Go Ahead Eagles
Mito 45+2'Lauritsen 57'
Edvardsen 51'Dirksen 77'
Wed 22 Apr · Eredivisieaway
Telstar4:1Sparta Rotterdam
Hardeveld 33'van Duijn 72', 78'Seedorf 88'
Zonneveld 31'
Sat 14 Mar · Eredivisieaway
Ajax4:0Sparta Rotterdam
Kitolano 19' (og)Berghuis 32'Klaassen 73'Godts 76'
Sat 28 Feb · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Trenskow 40'Brouwers 82'
van Bergen 86'
Sun 22 Feb · Eredivisieaway
AZ3:1Sparta Rotterdam
Mijnans 65'Smit 83'Parrott 90'
Zonneveld 87'
NEC Nijmegen
all matches · 10
1W6D3L1.4scored per match2.2conceded per match
at home · 10
2W5D3L1.5scored per match1.8conceded per match
away · 10
3W3D4L1.4scored per match1.9conceded per match
- 25 Oct FC GroningenHEredivisie 2:2D
- 22 Oct Dinamo ZagrebAEuropa League 2:4W
- 18 Oct Fortuna SittardHEredivisie 2:2D
- 15 Oct Levski SofiaHEuropa League 1:1D
- 10 Oct AjaxAEredivisie 1:1D
- 20 Sep Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 1:1D
- 17 Sep JuventusAEuropa League 5:0L
- 12 Sep SC CambuurAEredivisie 3:0L
- 8 Sep ExcelsiorHEredivisie 2:2D
- 5 Sep FeyenoordHEredivisie 1:3L
- 29 Aug PEC ZwolleAEredivisie 1:3W
- 25 Aug Bodø / GlimtAChampions League 3:0L
- 19 Aug Bodø / GlimtHChampions League 1:3L
- 15 Aug Willem IIAEredivisie 1:4W
- 11 Aug Olympiacos F.C.HChampions League 2:1W
- 8 Aug TelstarHEredivisie 1:2L
- 4 Aug Olympiacos F.C.AChampions League 0:0D
- 17 May Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 2:1W
- 10 May FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:1L
- 25 Apr FC TwenteAEredivisie 1:1D
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2FC Groningen
Bischoff 57'Lebreton 71'
Willumsson 11', 34'
Thu 22 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Dinamo Zagreb2:4NEC Nijmegen
Beljo 33', 37'
Bischoff 25'Linssen 45', 54'Chery 80'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2Fortuna Sittard
Kers 28'Willumsson 90+3'
Descotte 18', 48'
Sun 20 Sep · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen1:1Go Ahead Eagles
Schuurs 2'
Sigurdarson 10'
Thu 17 Sep · Europa Leagueaway
Juventus5:0NEC Nijmegen
González 9'Alajbegovic 24'Woltemade 35' (p)Çelik 75'Muani 82'
Tue 8 Sep · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2Excelsior
Tahaui 10'Lebreton 90+2'
Garden 43'Sulzbacher 73'
Sat 5 Sep · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen1:3Feyenoord
Nejasmic 55'
Zechiël 52'Valente 61'Schaken 64'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieaway
PEC Zwolle1:3NEC Nijmegen
Kostons 45+1' (p)
Chery 5' (p), 23' (p)Schuurs 83'
Tue 25 Aug · Champions Leagueaway
Bodø / Glimt3:0NEC Nijmegen
Bjørkan 45+2'Auklend 45+5'Fonville 73' (og)
Wed 19 Aug · Champions Leagueat home
NEC Nijmegen1:3Bodø / Glimt
Bischoff 85'
Fet 25'Helmersen 44' (p)Aleesami 50'
Sat 15 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Willem II1:4NEC Nijmegen
Verheydt 77'
Tahaui 45+2'Chery 54'Linssen 64'Sierhuis 67'
Tue 11 Aug · Champions Leagueat home
NEC Nijmegen2:1Olympiacos F.C.
Linssen 70'Mor 95'
El Kaabi 46'
Sat 8 Aug · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen1:2Telstar
Sierhuis 83'
Brouwer 1'Mendes 24'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:1Go Ahead Eagles
Lebreton 12', 27'
Tengstedt 55'
Sun 10 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:1NEC Nijmegen
Rente 45+3'Land 51'
Nejasmic 76'
Head to head
4 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 17 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam 1:1 NEC Nijmegen
Indi 64' · Ogawa 73'
1wins
1wins
2 draws2.5 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4
- 17 Feb 2026Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam1:1NEC Nijmegen Indi 64' · Ogawa 73' Details
- 29 Nov 2025Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen3:1Sparta Rotterdam Ogawa 10', 45+6' (k) · Ouaissa 50' · Lauritsen 65' Details
- 6 Apr 2025Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam2:0NEC Nijmegen Roefs 33' (s) · Thórisson 84' Details
- 15 Dec 2024Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen1:1Sparta Rotterdam Márquez 90' · Neghli 84' Details
1wins
0wins
1 draw2.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
0wins
1wins
1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1, last: Ajax) · NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1, last: FC Groningen).
MBBrouwer
LMMartes
MYYoung
NVVerschuren
BIIndi
BKKuipers
RCvan Cruijsen
JTToornstra
CHHatenboer
IBBabadi
MZZonneveld
GCCrettaz
PSSchuurs
AKKaplan
DFFonville
KKKers
DNNejasmic
JMMonteiro
CBBischoff
TCChery
NLLebreton
BLLinssen
Sparta RotterdamNEC Nijmegen
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 5 December, 18:45Your time · in 35 days 19 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel Rotterdam · show map
- Rest
- Sparta Rotterdam 41 days · NEC Nijmegen 41 days Both last played: Eredivisie
- Table
- 14. Sparta Rotterdam (9 pts) and 12. NEC Nijmegen (11 pts) Matchday 15 of 34