Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Sparta Rotterdam

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Sparta Rotterdam fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-3 Eredivisie triumph over Fortuna Sittard.

In that game, Sparta Rotterdam managed 42% possession and 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Sparta Rotterdam, goals were scored by Shunsuke Mito (4', 63') and Gjivai Zechiël (45'). At the other end, Fortuna Sittard had 15 shots at goal with 3 on target.

Over their last six fixtures, Maurice Steijn's Sparta Rotterdam have found the net 9 times - an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.

Their previous form shows that Sparta Rotterdam:

• have not won against NEC in their last 4 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 home league matches.

NEC

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Previously, NEC drew 3-3 in the Eredivisie match with AZ.

In that match, NEC managed 49% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For NEC, the scorers were Vito van Crooij (10', 71') and Kento Shiogai (63'). For their opponents, AZ had 9 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Ibrahim Sadiq (4'), Ernest Poku (32') and Troy Parrott (46') scored for AZ.

Throughout their six latest matches, Rogier Meijer's NEC have turned their attacks into goals a total of 8 times thus yielding them a goals per game average of 1.33.

A look at their previous results shows us that NEC:

• haven't won against Sparta Rotterdam in games played away from home for the previous 7 league games. Not good.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 19/03/2022, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Sparta Rotterdam winning 1 of those games, NEC 1 and 4 being draws in normal time.

10 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 5 of them from Kasteelheren and 5 coming from NEC. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.

The last league meeting between the two was Eredivisie match day 16 on 15/12/2024 when the final score was NEC 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam.

In that match, NEC had 63% possession and 20 shots at goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Iván Márquez (90').

On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam got 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Camiel Neghli (84') scored.

The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof.

📋 Team News: NEC

Out of a mainly available squad, there’s just the one fitness problem for the NEC gaffer Rogier Meijer to be concerned with. Başar Önal (unknown injury) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

NEC will need to push hard to score against this Sparta Rotterdam side who should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

We’re therefore seeing a good battle with a 1-0 advantage for Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the 90 minutes.

We’ll see what happens.

Andre Moura, 10:17 04/04/2025