NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

29/11/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Goffertstadion (Nijmegen).

Eredivisie - Round 14
Referee: Oostrom I. (Ned)
Where to Watch on TV:


Netherlands	Canal+, ESPN Extra

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.61	1.42
Ball Possession
52%	48%
Total shots
19	13
Shots on target
7	5
Big Chances
5	2
Corner Kicks
7	6
Passes
77% (291/380)	74% (266/358)
Yellow Cards
2	4
Expected Goals (xG)
2.61	1.42
xG on target (xGOT)
2.80	1.85
Total shots
19	13
Shots on target
7	5
Shots off target
7	6
Blocked Shots
5	2
Shots inside the Box
15	10
Shots outside the Box
4	3
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
5	2
Corner Kicks
7	6
Touches in opposition box
38	28
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
0	0
Free Kicks
13	9
Passes
77% (291/380)	74% (266/358)
Long passes
46% (29/63)	44% (28/64)
Passes in final third
64% (89/138)	55% (48/88)
Crosses
11% (2/19)	24% (5/21)
Expected assists (xA)
2.29	1.28
Throw-ins
20	20
Fouls
9	13
Tackles
61% (11/18)	77% (10/13)
Duels won
58	41
Clearances
31	30
Interceptions
8	7
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
1	0
Goalkeeper Saves
6	3
xGOT faced
1.85	2.80
Goals prevented
0.85	-0.20

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 0)
10', 1 - 0, Ogawa K. ⚽, Ouaissa S. (A),
26', Sandler P. 🟨,
31', Duijvestijn L. 🟨,
45+6', Quintero T. 🟨,
45+6', 2 - 0, Ogawa K. (Pen),
2nd Half (1 - 1)
50', 3 - 0, Ouaissa S. ⚽, Linssen B. (A),
52', van Bergen M. ↓, Oufkir A. ↑,
65', 3 - 1, Lauritsen T. ⚽, Kitolano J. (A),
70', Ogawa K. ↓, Shiogai K. ↑,
70', Kaplan A. ↓, Willems J. ↑,
70', Linssen B. ↓, Proper D. ↑,
71', Baas J. ↓, Santos A. ↑,
71', van Aanholt P. ↓, Kleijn M. ↑,
75', Sambo S. 🟨,
84', Mito S. ↓, Thorisson N. ↑,
84', Quintero T. ↓, Toornstra J. ↑,
88', Sandler P. ↓, Fonville D. ↑,
90+2', Shiogai K. 🟨,
90+2', Young M. 🟨,

Chances of winning

NEC Nijmegen
58.4%

Draw
21.8%

Sparta Rotterdam
19.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

53.6%

23.1%

23.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

54.1%

22.9%

23.2%

NEC Nijmegen - Sparta Rotterdam Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.63 ↓ (1.76)	4.36 ↑ (4.08)	4.81 ↑ (4.03)	5% (6.4%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

What is the prediction for NEC Nijmegen - Sparta Rotterdam?

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: NEC Nijmegen will win (20 of 24 users predict this - 83.33%).
Confidence interval (95%): 68.42% – 98.24%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): NEC Nijmegen will win (7 of 7 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

This match features a clash between the league leader and a mid-table team (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Europa League (Qualification: ) and 10).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nijmegen won 1.
Nijmegen is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 3 wins).
In recent matches, Sparta Rotterdam has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Recently, Nijmegen has had a series of away games.
Recently, Sparta Rotterdam has had a series of home games.
In this match, Nijmegen is considered a favorite.
There will not play in Nijmegen: Nuytinck B. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Sparta Rotterdam: de Guzman J. (Injury)
There are questionable in Nijmegen: El Kachati Y. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Sparta Rotterdam: Martins Indi B. (Injury)
In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Nijmegen won 3 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 16:23. (average 0.8:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Nijmegen won 3 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 12:11. (average 1.1:1).

How many head-to-head matches has NEC Nijmegen won against Sparta Rotterdam?

NEC Nijmegen has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Sparta Rotterdam won against NEC Nijmegen?

Sparta Rotterdam has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between NEC Nijmegen - Sparta Rotterdam were as follows:

06.04.2025 Sparta Rotterdam - NEC Nijmegen 2:0

15.12.2024 NEC Nijmegen - Sparta Rotterdam 1:1

24.02.2024 NEC Nijmegen - Sparta Rotterdam 2:0

01.09.2023 Sparta Rotterdam - NEC Nijmegen 1:1

28.01.2023 NEC Nijmegen - Sparta Rotterdam 1:1

Latest results of NEC Nijmegen

23.11.2025 Feyenoord - NEC Nijmegen 2:4 ✺

09.11.2025 NEC Nijmegen - Groningen 2:0 ✺

02.11.2025 Utrecht - NEC Nijmegen 1:0 ✺

30.10.2025 Rijnsburgse Boys - NEC Nijmegen 2:3 ✺

25.10.2025 Zwolle - NEC Nijmegen 2:2 ✺

Latest results of Sparta Rotterdam

22.11.2025 Sparta Rotterdam - Fortuna Sittard 1:1 ✺

08.11.2025 Zwolle - Sparta Rotterdam 1:0 ✺

02.11.2025 Sparta Rotterdam - AZ Alkmaar 0:1 ✺

30.10.2025 Sparta Rotterdam - Groningen 5:2 ✺

25.10.2025 Sparta Rotterdam - Telstar 1:0 ✺

Dutch Eredivisie Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	PSV	21	18	2	1	64:25	39	56
2	Feyenoord	21	12	3	6	51:32	19	39
3	Nijmegen	20	11	5	4	52:34	18	38
4	Ajax	21	10	8	3	41:28	13	38
5	Sparta Rotterdam	21	11	2	8	27:34	-7	35
6	AZ Alkmaar	21	9	5	7	36:35	1	32
7	Twente	21	7	10	4	31:24	7	31
8	Groningen	21	9	4	8	28:26	2	31
9	Zwolle	21	7	5	9	30:43	-13	26
10	Heerenveen	20	6	7	7	32:31	1	25
11	Sittard	21	7	4	10	31:36	-5	25
12	Utrecht	20	6	6	8	30:27	3	24
13	Excelsior	21	6	5	10	22:37	-15	23
14	G.A. Eagles	20	4	10	6	31:34	-3	22
15	FC Volendam	21	4	6	11	22:36	-14	18
16	Heracles	21	5	2	14	30:53	-23	17
17	NAC Breda	21	3	7	11	23:34	-11	16
18	Telstar	21	3	7	11	25:37	-12	16

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