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Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Feb 24, 2024 at 8pm UK
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Nijmegen
2 - 0
Sparta

Proper (32'), Verdonk (36')
Hansen (82')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Vriends (44'), Kitolano (45'), van der Kust (77'), el Dahri (90+5')

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

NEC

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Ajax 2-2 Nijmegen
Sunday, February 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

All competitions
Last Game: Sparta 4-2 Excelsior
Saturday, February 17 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam

 NEC's impeccable home record of late makes them huge favourites to come out on top here. We are backing the hosts to secure all three points, albeit by only a narrow margin. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a NEC win with a probability of 50.73%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam has a probability of 27.16% and a draw has a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (7.13%) and 2-0 (6.89%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win is 1-2 (6.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.75%).

Result
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
50.73% (-0.052 -0.05) 22.11% (0.0030000000000001 0) 27.16% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
Both teams to score 63.73% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.06% (0.015000000000001 0.02)35.94% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.97% (0.017000000000003 0.02)58.03% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.53% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)14.47% (0.011000000000001 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.56% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)42.44% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.52% (0.036999999999992 0.04)25.48% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.68% (0.053999999999995 0.05)60.32% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    NEC 50.73%
    Sparta Rotterdam 27.16%
    Draw 22.11%
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 9.42% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 7.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.89% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.07% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 4.44% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-2 @ 4.15% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 2.93% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 2.15% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-2 @ 2.01%
5-1 @ 1.13% (-0.002 -0)
4-3 @ 0.91% (0.001 0)
Other @ 3.5%
Total : 50.73%
1-1 @ 9.75% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-2 @ 6.44% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-0 @ 3.69% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.89% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 22.11%
1-2 @ 6.66% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 5.04% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 3.45% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.94% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.57% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 1.04% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 1% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 27.16%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Sparta

NEC
69.2%
Draw
23.1%
Sparta Rotterdam
7.7%
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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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