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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
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NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
NEC
Eredivisie | Gameweek 24
Mar 19, 2022 at 8pm UK
Goffertstadion
Sparta Rotterdam logo

NEC
0 - 0
Sparta


Guth (51')
FT

de Kamps (19')

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: NEC 0-1 Sittard
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam

There is little to choose between the teams ahead of what is set to be a closely-contested affair, and while we expect goals at both ends, we are backing a share of the spoils with honours split evenly at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a NEC win with a probability of 46.38%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 27.65% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 0-1 (8.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
46.38%25.97%27.65%
Both teams to score 51.1%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.27%52.73%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.63%74.36%
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.29%22.71%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.63%56.37%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.12%33.88%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.45%70.55%
Score Analysis
    NEC 46.38%
    Sparta Rotterdam 27.65%
    Draw 25.96%
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
1-0 @ 11.4%
2-1 @ 9.15%
2-0 @ 8.45%
3-1 @ 4.52%
3-0 @ 4.18%
3-2 @ 2.45%
4-1 @ 1.68%
4-0 @ 1.55%
4-2 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 46.38%
1-1 @ 12.34%
0-0 @ 7.69%
2-2 @ 4.95%
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 25.96%
0-1 @ 8.33%
1-2 @ 6.68%
0-2 @ 4.51%
1-3 @ 2.41%
2-3 @ 1.79%
0-3 @ 1.63%
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 27.65%

How you voted: NEC vs Sparta

NEC
45.5%
Draw
27.3%
Sparta Rotterdam
27.3%
11
Head to Head
Sep 17, 2021 7pm
Sparta
1-1
NEC
Mijnans (44')
Auassar (62'), Abels (73')
Okita (28')
Akman (36'), Barreto (79'), Schone (85')
Mar 24, 2019 11.15am
Sparta
1-0
NEC
Ache (40')

Bruijn (32'), Wolters (42')
Nov 18, 2018 3.45pm
NEC
1-1
Sparta
Braken (7')
Bossaerts (59'), Dijkstra (66'), van Eijden (89')
Harroui (84')
Auassar (27')
Feb 25, 2017 6.45pm
NEC
0-1
Sparta

Golla (76')
Van Moorsel (33')
Sanusi (41'), van Moorsel (59'), Dumfries (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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