NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: Ingmar Oostrom, NetherlandsGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Ogawa, Ogawa, and Ouaissa scored for NEC Nijmegen; Lauritsen replied for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.78 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.70 for Sparta Rotterdam. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Ogawa
Assist: Ouaissa
Sandler
Yellow Card
31'
Duijvestijn
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
45+6'
Quintero
Yellow Card
⚽
Ogawa
Penalty
Second Half
⚽
Ouaissa
Assist: Linssen
52'
⇄
van Bergen
65'
⚽
Lauritsen
Assist: Kitolano
⇄
Kaplan
⇄
Linssen
⇄
Ogawa
71'
⇄
van Aanholt
71'
⇄
Baas
75'
Sambo
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Quintero
84'
⇄
Mito
⇄
Sandler
90+2'
Young
Yellow Card
Shiogai
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenSparta Rotterdam
14Won
Statistical edge
14–0
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.78VS1.70
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
13
7
Shots on target
5
15
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
6
7
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
382
Total passes
361
293
Accurate passes
266
77%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
4
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
2
0.11
Goals prevented
0.11
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 3P. SandlerD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 14E. DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 21RóberM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31R. JanseG
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 38M. OvermarsG
- 71D. ProperM
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2S. SamboD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4Teo QuinteroD
- 5P. van AanholtD
- 6J. BaasM
- 7M. van BergenM
- 8J. KitolanoM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10L. DuijvestijnM
- 11S. MitoM
Substitutes
- 12S. BakariD
- 13L. MartesD
- 14T. VelthuisD
- 15M. KleijnD
- 16P. ClementM
- 17A. OufkirF
- 18J. ToornstraM
- 19N. ÞórissonF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21J. de GuzmánM
- 22A. SantosM
- 30P. KuiperG
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 9.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 70 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 70 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 70 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Başar Önal | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 88 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yousri Sbai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martijn Overmars | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 71 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Joshua Kitolano(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Teo Quintero | D | 84 | 5.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 52 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 38 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |