Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen prediction | 5 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Sparta Rotterdam
Ranking: #279 overall, #10 in Netherlands

62.5 → 63.3 (+0.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 29 Aug Excelsior (A) 62.8 -0.1
2-2 04 Sep Zwolle (H) 63.3 +0.5
4-1 13 Sep PSV (A) 63.2 -0.1
0-4 19 Sep Heerenveen (H) 62.3 -0.9
3-3 10 Oct Go Ahead (A) 63.3 +1.0
NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #258 overall, #9 in Netherlands

68.0 → 63.8 (-4.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 08 Sep Excelsior (H) 67.1 -0.7
3-0 12 Sep Cambuur (A) 65.5 -1.6
5-0 17 Sep Juventus (A) 65.4 -0.1
1-1 20 Sep Go Ahead (H) 63.9 -1.5
1-1 10 Oct Ajax (A) 63.8 -0.1

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen: by the numbers

Sparta Rotterdam trail NEC Nijmegen by 21 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 1 in Netherlands.

Over their last 10 matches Sparta Rotterdam have moved +0.8 rating points, against -4.2 for NEC Nijmegen.

NEC Nijmegen lost 0.2 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 17 February 2026.

The highest Sparta Rotterdam have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #241, first reached on 7 March 2026.

NEC Nijmegen first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.3 on 15 August 2026.