Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 NAC Breda: result and report

Eredivisie · Wednesday 18 April 2018

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 NAC Breda

Eredivisie · Wednesday 18 April 2018, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 NAC Breda: match report

Sparta Rotterdam defeated NAC Breda 2-1 in Eredivisie on Wednesday 18 April 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

Deroy Duarte opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Deroy Duarte (61') and Stijn Spierings (85'). NAC Breda scored through Umar Sadiq (73').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards; NAC Breda received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 17th on 24 points from 31 and NAC Breda 15th on 30 points from 31. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 17th with 27 points, and NAC Breda 14th with 34.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-3 and NAC Breda in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Angeliño of NAC Breda (8.1), ahead of Sherel Floranus (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 0 for NAC Breda.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 53'Yellow card · Gianluca NijholtNAC Breda
  • 59'Yellow card · Paco Van MoorselSparta Rotterdam
  • 61'Goal · Deroy DuarteSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 73'Goal · Umar SadiqNAC Breda · 1-1
  • 85'Goal · Stijn SpieringsSparta Rotterdam · 2-1
  • 88'Yellow card · Rai VloetNAC Breda
  • 90+1'Yellow card · S. FischerSparta Rotterdam

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 0, draws 1, NAC Breda 0.

Team news

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-3-3)

Jannik Huth, Frederik Holst, Sander Fischer, Jeff Chabot, Sherel Floranus, Paco Van Moorsel, Ryan Sanusi, Robert Mühren, Thomas Verhaar, Fred Friday, S. Ahannach

NAC Breda line-up (4-3-3)

Nigel Bertrams, Fabian Sporkslede, Menno Koch, Pablo Marí, Angeliño, Rai Vloet, Manu García, Gianluca Nijholt, Mounir El Allouchi, Paolo Fernandes, Mitchell Te Vrede