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Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Feb 24, 2024 at 8pm UK
Sportpark De Weeren
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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

Last Game: Ajax 2-2 Nijmegen
Sunday, February 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
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%
13
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Verschueren (16')
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Mar 19, 2022 8pm
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de Kamps (19')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
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4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
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