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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
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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