Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

NEC 1011 draws8 Sparta Rotterdam
29
Meetings
2.24
Goals / game
48%
Both teams scored
28%
Over 2.5 goals
NEC

Facts about NEC

Scored in20/29 (69%)
Conceded in21/29 (72%)
Goals scored37 · 1.28/game
Longest winning streak2
Longest unbeaten run4
Longest losing streak2
Longest run without a win9
Sparta Rotterdam

Facts about Sparta Rotterdam

Scored in21/29 (72%)
Conceded in20/29 (69%)
Goals scored28 · 0.97/game
Longest winning streak2
Longest unbeaten run9
Longest losing streak2
Longest run without a win4
By competition
CompetitionNECDrawSparta RotterdamGames
Eredivisie89724
Eerste Divisie1214
KNVB Beker1001
All competitions1011829

ELO comparison

Five-year rating histories overlaid, with a neutral head-to-head forecast.

NEC1898
gap 127
1771Sparta Rotterdam
1920158620222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
NEC
55%
Draw
25%
Sparta Rotterdam
20%

All meetings

29 matches on record

17 Feb 2026
Eredivisie
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam11NECNEC
BTTSO2.5
29 Nov 2025
Eredivisie
NECNEC31Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
BTTSO2.5
6 Apr 2025
Eredivisie
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam20NECNEC
BTTSO2.5

NEC recent form

Sparta Rotterdam recent form

NEC has gone head to head with Sparta Rotterdam 29 times since 2005, winning 10 and scoring 37 goals. Sparta Rotterdam, in turn, has won 8 and scored 28 goals. There have been 11 draws between NEC and Sparta Rotterdam. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 48% of games and 28% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 2.24 goals per game.