About Match
The table reads 12th (Sparta Rotterdam, 5 pts) against 10th (NEC Nijmegen, 7 pts), 2 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/2.17 for Sparta Rotterdam and 1.83/2 for NEC Nijmegen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.95. A win would lift Sparta Rotterdam to 8 points and up to 9th, overtaking NEC Nijmegen (other results unchanged).
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 5 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 3 for NEC Nijmegen, 6 draws, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Only 7% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue is Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam, with room for 11,026 spectators.




