Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 NEC Nijmegen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 6 April 2025

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Sunday 6 April 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Sparta Rotterdam · NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie predictions

Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 NEC Nijmegen: match report

Sparta Rotterdam won against NEC Nijmegen 2-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 6 April 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from an own goal by Robin Roefs (33') and Nökkvi Thórisson (84'). NEC Nijmegen did not score.

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received no yellow cards; NEC Nijmegen received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 15th on 28 points from 27 and NEC Nijmegen 12th on 30 points from 27. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 12th with 39 points, and NEC Nijmegen 8th with 44.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-3 and NEC Nijmegen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mike Eerdhuijzen of Sparta Rotterdam (8.3), ahead of Gjivai Zechiël (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 5 draws and 2 for NEC Nijmegen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Vito van CrooijNEC Nijmegen
  • 33'Own goal · Robin RoefsSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 70'Yellow card · Bram NuytinckNEC Nijmegen
  • 74'Second yellow · Vito van CrooijNEC Nijmegen
  • 84'Goal · Nökkvi ThórissonSparta Rotterdam · 2-0
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Calvin VerdonkNEC Nijmegen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 3, draws 5, NEC Nijmegen 2.

Team news

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

Nick Olij, Saïd Bakari, Marvin Young, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Patrick van Aanholt, Kristian Hlynsson, Gjivai Zechiël, Carel Eiting, Mitchell van Bergen, Tobias Lauritsen, Shunsuke Mito

NEC Nijmegen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Robin Roefs, Lefteris Lyratzis, Philippe Sandler, Bram Nuytinck, Calvin Verdonk, Dirk Proper, Kodai Sano, Sontje Hansen, Vito van Crooij, Thomas Ouwejan, Bryan Linssen