Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 1
Full Time
NEC
Fri 17 Sep 2021 · 18:00 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Ali Akman
Adil Auassar 62' Y
Adil Auassar 63' Y
Dirk Abels 73' Y
Y 79' Edgar Barreto
Y 85' Lasse Schone

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee Erik Koopman
  • Referee Michael Eijgelsheim (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

2
6
2
Sparta Rotterdam 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 NEC

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep NEC H 1–1 D
12 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 3–1 W
28 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 0–2 L
21 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
15 Aug FC Utrecht A 0–4 L
16 May SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
12 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 0–0 D
29 Aug Heracles Almelo A 1–0 W
20 Aug PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
14 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
10 May RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam NEC
#12 Position #11
12 Points 14
12 Played 12
3 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 4
21 Scored 20
29 Conceded 21
-8 GD -1
1.00 PPG 1.17
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
10% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts). NEC are 11th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sparta Rotterdam welcome NEC for this crunch clash at Sparta Stadion.
  • 5' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against NEC's shape.
  • 15' NEC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Michael Heylen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Mohammed Osman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 242 appearances.
  • 29' NEC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonathan Okita on 29.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ali Akman.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' What a strike from Sven Mijnans! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Bryan Smeets has done his job and it is now time for Emanuel Emegha to step up.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bart Vriends suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Magnus Mattsson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Another substitution for NEC to replace Jordy Bruijn by Magnus Mattsson on 60 minute.
  • 62' Adil Auassar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 63' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' The travelling NEC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Time for substitution for NEC. Ali Akman is replaced by Elayis Tavsan.
  • 72' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Sven Mijnans trudges off to be replaced by Giannis Masouras on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Dirk Abels picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Edgar Barreto. He replaces Mikkel Duelund on 76 minute.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Edgar Barreto on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Mohammed Osman has done his job and it is now time for Kenzo Goudmijn to step up.
  • 85' Lasse Schone picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vito van Crooij made 244 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 NEC xG
I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or NEC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam41% Draw26% NEC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
67%
Draw or NEC
59%
Sparta Rotterdam or NEC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam30% Draw43% NEC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.