Match Report
NAC Breda went into the game 17th in the table on 29 points; Sparta Rotterdam sat 10th on 43 — a 14-point gap. Sparta Rotterdam had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, NAC Breda ran at 1.03 scored and 1.71 conceded, Sparta Rotterdam at 1.18 and 1.82.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for NAC Breda, 4 draws and 4 for Sparta Rotterdam, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 30% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 70% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Rat Verlegh Stadion (capacity 19,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: NAC Breda 56% · Sparta Rotterdam 44% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 11-3