Match Report
16 points separated the sides: NEC Nijmegen 3rd on 59, Sparta Rotterdam 10th on 43. NEC Nijmegen's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Sparta Rotterdam were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.82, NEC Nijmegen 2.26 and 1.56, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
13 meetings are on record — 5 won by Sparta Rotterdam, 3 by NEC Nijmegen, 5 drawn, at 1.85 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 8% of the meetings.
The venue was Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, with room for 11,026 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sparta Rotterdam: Bruno Martins Indi (64') · NEC Nijmegen: Koki Ogawa (73')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Rotterdam 41% · NEC Nijmegen 59% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 8-5