Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sparta Rotterdam and NEC Nijmegen, taking place on Friday, 01 September 2023, at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam.
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Sparta Rotterdam, Recent FormSparta Rotterdam will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 3-1 away win against Heerenveen.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 17 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Jeroen Rijsdijk will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 7 goals in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Koki Saito will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 5 goals in the last 6 league outings for Sparta Rotterdam.
NEC Nijmegen, Recent FormIn their last league encounter, NEC Nijmegen racked up a stunning 3-0 home win against RKC Waalwijk.
Rogier Meijer, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 14 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 8 goals scored. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Results have been poor for NEC recently, with 4 losses and only 1 win from their last 6 league games their current form is not going to help them move up the table.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The NEC defence has struggled at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 6 visits. In their past 5 meetings, De Kasteelheren's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so NEC will have to take their chances when they come.
Sparta have certainly shown themselves to be resilient opponents against NEC in the league, having gone unbeaten against them in their last 8 meetings.
There is only really one injury concern for the Sparta manager Jeroen Rijsdijk ahead of this clash, with Mike Eerdhuijzen (Unknown) missing out, which gives Rijsdijk a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Rogier Meijer has a number of injury concerns in his NEC squad to contend with: Philippe Sandler (Unknown), Elayis Tavşan (Unknown) and Bart van Rooij (Unknown)
Sparta Rotterdam Playing at home | NEC Nijmegen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 40' | Time first goal scored | 24' |
| 77' | Time first goal conceded | 61' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 3 |
| - | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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