NIJMEGEN. NEC and Sparta Rotterdam didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. NEC was much better in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 12,000 spectators. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who had the assistance of Cristian Dobre and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 16 Total 3
- 5 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 142 Attack 94
- 73 Dangerous attack 38
- 122 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
NEC was in firm control of the ball 70% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
NEC was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough NEC to win the match.
NEC shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
NEC received 1 yellow card (R. Guth). On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (J. de Kamps).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, NEC will have 32 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam will have 24 points like RKC Waalwijk to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with SC Cambuur on the 3rd of April with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of SC Cambuur (7 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 3rd of April with a 9-4 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (5 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC
54'
76'
NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
NEC made 2 changes: A. Akman for W. Bony (76′) and M. Mattsson for J. Vet (76′).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Henk Fraser played with: .
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: L. Thy for A. Dalmau (65′), Y. Namli for J. Van Mullem (79′), J. de Kamps for (86′), V. van Crooij for S. Mijnans (86′) and M. Engels for G. Masouras (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – PEC Zwolle – 1-0
- Go Ahead Eagles – SC Cambuur – 3-0
- NEC – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-0
