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Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Feb 24, 2024 at 8pm UK
Sportpark De Weeren
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Nijmegen
2 - 0
Sparta

Proper (32'), Verdonk (36')
Hansen (82')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Vriends (44'), Kitolano (45'), van der Kust (77'), el Dahri (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between NEC and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ajax 2-2 Nijmegen
Sunday, February 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 4-2 Excelsior
Saturday, February 17 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam

NEC's impeccable home record of late makes them huge favourites to come out on top here. We are backing the hosts to secure all three points, albeit by only a narrow margin. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a NEC win with a probability of 50.73%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam has a probability of 27.16% and a draw has a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (7.13%) and 2-0 (6.89%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win is 1-2 (6.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.75%).

Result
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
50.73% (-0.052 -0.05) 22.11% (0.0030000000000001 0) 27.16% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
Both teams to score 63.73% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.06% (0.015000000000001 0.02)35.94% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.97% (0.017000000000003 0.02)58.03% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.53% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)14.47% (0.011000000000001 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.56% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)42.44% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.52% (0.036999999999992 0.04)25.48% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.68% (0.053999999999995 0.05)60.32% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    NEC 50.73%
    Sparta Rotterdam 27.16%
    Draw 22.11%
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 9.42% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 7.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.89% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.07% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 4.44% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-2 @ 4.15% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 2.93% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 2.15% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-2 @ 2.01%
5-1 @ 1.13% (-0.002 -0)
4-3 @ 0.91% (0.001 0)
Other @ 3.5%
Total : 50.73%
1-1 @ 9.75% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-2 @ 6.44% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-0 @ 3.69% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.89% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 22.11%
1-2 @ 6.66% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 5.04% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 3.45% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.94% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.57% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 1.04% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 1% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 27.16%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Sparta

NEC
69.2%
Draw
23.1%
Sparta Rotterdam
7.7%
13
Head to Head
Sep 1, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 4
Sparta
1-1
Nijmegen
Kitolano (81' pen.)
Verschueren (16')
Proper (56')
Nuytinck (8'), Meijer (9'), Hansen (57'), Baas (65'), Rober (67'), Rober (70')
Jan 28, 2023 7pm
Oct 16, 2022 11.15am
Gameweek 10
Sparta
2-0
Nijmegen
Abels (7'), De Guzman (29')
Mar 19, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 24
Nijmegen
0-0
Sparta
Guth (51')
de Kamps (19')
Sep 17, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 4
Sparta
1-1
Nijmegen
Mijnans (44')
Auassar (62'), Abels (73')
Okita (28')
Akman (36'), Barreto (79'), Schone (85')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV312731103178684
2Feyenoord31236280245675
3FC Twente31196659312863
4AZ AlkmaarAZ31177762352758
5Ajax31131086558749
6NECNijmegen311211859471247
7FC UtrechtUtrecht31121094543246
8Sparta RotterdamSparta31127124643343
9Go Ahead Eagles31119114542342
10Heerenveen31106155064-1436
11PEC Zwolle3198144359-1635
12Fortuna SittardSittard3198143655-1935
13Almere CityAlmere City31712123151-2033
14Heracles3195174165-2432
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3167183152-2125
17FC VolendamVolendam3147203075-4519
RVitesse3155212570-452


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