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Eredivisie | Gameweek 10
Oct 16, 2022 at 11.15am UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
NEC

Sparta
2 - 0
Nijmegen

Abels (7'), de Guzman (29')
van Crooij (79'), Lauritsen (85')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Elkarouani (25'), Tannane (62'), Verdonk (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sparta Rotterdam

All competitions
Last Game: Sparta 3-1 Emmen
Saturday, October 8 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

NEC

All competitions
Last Game: Nijmegen 1-1 Excelsior
Saturday, October 8 at 8pm in Eredivisie

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 NEC

 NEC have been on a remarkable run of draws recently, and we expect it to continue for at least another game. Despite Sparta Rotterdam's good recent form at home, Nijmegen have been able to keep it tight at the back and frustrate teams, which they are likely to do again on Sunday. 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 46.76%. A win for NEC had a probability of 27.79% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.26%) and 2-0 (8.28%). The likeliest NEC win was 0-1 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sparta Rotterdam would win this match.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawNEC
46.76% (0.199 0.2) 25.46% (-0.138 -0.14) 27.79% (-0.061 -0.06)
Both teams to score 52.78% (0.382 0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.41% (0.522 0.52)50.59% (-0.52 -0.52)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.5% (0.46 0.46)72.51% (-0.458 -0.46)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.36% (0.30799999999999 0.31)21.64% (-0.307 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.24% (0.466 0.47)54.76% (-0.465 -0.47)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.36% (0.226 0.23)32.65% (-0.22499999999999 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.81% (0.253 0.25)69.19% (-0.25099999999999 -0.25)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 46.75%
    NEC 27.79%
    Draw 25.45%
Sparta RotterdamDrawNEC
1-0 @ 10.81% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-1 @ 9.26% (0.033999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 8.28% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 4.73% (0.061 0.06)
3-0 @ 4.22% (0.028 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.05 0.05)
4-1 @ 1.81% (0.04 0.04)
4-0 @ 1.62% (0.026 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.01% (0.028 0.03)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 46.75%
1-1 @ 12.1% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-0 @ 7.06% (-0.15 -0.15)
2-2 @ 5.19% (0.051 0.05)
3-3 @ 0.99% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.45%
0-1 @ 7.91% (-0.118 -0.12)
1-2 @ 6.78% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 4.43% (-0.038 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.53% (0.017 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.94% (0.031 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.65% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 27.79%

How you voted: Sparta vs Nijmegen

Sparta Rotterdam
47.4%
Draw
44.7%
NEC
7.9%
38
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2022 8pm
NEC
0-0
Sparta

Guth (51')

de Kamps (19')
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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
2Feyenoord32246285246178
3FC Twente32196760332763
4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
5Ajax321410869591052
6NECNijmegen321311862471550
7FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3295184170-2932
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior32511164669-2326
RFC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
RVitesse3255222571-462
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