Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: J. van der LaanSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam and NEC Nijmegen drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Martins Indi scored for Sparta Rotterdam; Ogawa replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.70 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 0.99 for NEC Nijmegen. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
7'
⇄
Chery
Martes
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Martes
⚽
Martins Indi
Assist: Young
65'
Willumsson
Yellow Card
66'
Fonville
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Linssen
68'
⇄
Willumsson
69'
⇄
Önal
Kitolano
Yellow Card
73'
⚽
Ogawa
Assist: Sano
Clement
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Dasa
⇄
Clement
89'
Misidjan
Yellow Card
90+3'
Kaplan
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
Sparta RotterdamNEC Nijmegen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.70VS0.99
Attack4 · 0 won
13
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
2
8
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
312
Total passes
452
203
Accurate passes
330
65%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline2 · 1 won
18
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
5
0.80
Goals prevented
0.80
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Pelle ClementM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Ayoni SantosM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 13Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 14Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Julian BaasM
- 17Casper Mikael TerhoF
- 18Jens ToornstraM
- 19Milan ZonneveldF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Alwande Benedict RoaldsøyM
- 22Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 30Pascal KuiperG
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraM
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 11Başar ÖnalM
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 19Willum Þór WillumssonF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
Substitutes
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 8Isak Hansen-AarøenM
- 9DaniloF
- 15Jetro Danovich Sexer WillemsD
- 17Bram NuytinckD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 20Noé LebretonM
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 34Youssef El KachatiF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alwande Roaldsoy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Zonneveld | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Terho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brayann Pereira | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Eli Dasa | D | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | F | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Başar Önal | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noe Lebreton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bram Nuytinck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dirk Proper | M | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Danilo | F | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |