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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
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Willem II
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Eredivisie | Gameweek 16
Dec 15, 2024 at 1.30pm UK
Sportpark De Weeren
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Nijmegen
1 - 1
Sparta

Marquez (90')
Meijer (49')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Neghli (84')
Verschueren (3'), Eerdhuijzen (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between NEC and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 5-0 Nijmegen
Saturday, December 7 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 0-2 NAC Breda
Saturday, December 7 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam

With both sides desperate to end tough runs of form, we anticipate a hard-fought contest on Sunday and see a share of the spoils as the most likely outcome. 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 Sparta Rotterdam win with a probability of 41.17%. A win for NEC had a probability of 34.45% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.02%) and 0-2 (6.26%). The likeliest NEC win was 2-1 (7.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
34.45% (0.325 0.33) 24.37% (0.2 0.2) 41.17% (-0.527 -0.53)
Both teams to score 59.66% (-0.638 -0.64)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.95% (-0.868 -0.87)43.04% (0.866 0.87)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.55% (-0.863 -0.86)65.44% (0.86199999999999 0.86)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.53% (-0.224 -0.22)24.47% (0.222 0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.09% (-0.312 -0.31)58.91% (0.311 0.31)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.98% (-0.61199999999999 -0.61)21.01% (0.609 0.61)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.2% (-0.962 -0.96)53.79% (0.95999999999999 0.96)
Score Analysis
    NEC 34.45%
    Sparta Rotterdam 41.17%
    Draw 24.37%
NECDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 7.95% (0.055 0.05)
1-0 @ 7.24% (0.228 0.23)
2-0 @ 5.1% (0.129 0.13)
3-1 @ 3.73% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 2.91% (-0.053 -0.05)
3-0 @ 2.39% (0.045 0.04)
4-1 @ 1.31% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.02% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 34.45%
1-1 @ 11.29% (0.15 0.15)
2-2 @ 6.2% (-0.073 -0.07)
0-0 @ 5.14% (0.194 0.19)
3-3 @ 1.51% (-0.057 -0.06)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 24.37%
1-2 @ 8.81% (-0.046999999999999 -0.05)
0-1 @ 8.02% (0.157 0.16)
0-2 @ 6.26% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.58% (-0.111 -0.11)
0-3 @ 3.25% (-0.058 -0.06)
2-3 @ 3.22% (-0.1 -0.1)
1-4 @ 1.79% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-4 @ 1.27% (-0.046 -0.05)
2-4 @ 1.26% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 41.17%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Sparta

NEC
50.0%
Draw
20.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
30.0%
10
Head to Head
Feb 24, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 23
Nijmegen
2-0
Sparta
Proper (32'), Verdonk (36')
Hansen (82')

Vriends (44'), Kitolano (45'), van der Kust (77'), el Dahri (90+5')
Sep 1, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 4
Sparta
1-1
Nijmegen
Kitolano (81' pen.)
Verschueren (16')
Proper (56')
Nuytinck (8'), Meijer (9'), Hansen (57'), Baas (65'), Rober (67'), Rober (70')
Jan 28, 2023 7pm
Oct 16, 2022 11.15am
Gameweek 10
Sparta
2-0
Nijmegen
Abels (7'), De Guzman (29')
Mar 19, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 24
Nijmegen
0-0
Sparta
Guth (51')
de Kamps (19')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237


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