NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam prediction | 20 Feb 2027 | xGtoday


NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #172 overall, #7 in Netherlands

66.6 → 68.0 (+1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 10 May Groningen (A) 67.5 -0.5
2-1 17 May Go Ahead (H) 68.0 +0.5
1-2 08 Aug Telstar (H) 67.8 -0.2
1-4 15 Aug Willem II (A) 68.3 +0.5
1-3 29 Aug Zwolle (A) 68.0 -0.3
Sparta Rotterdam
Ranking: #289 overall, #10 in Netherlands

63.7 → 62.9 (-0.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 17 May Excelsior (H) 62.6 +0.1
0-1 09 Aug Feyenoord (H) 61.9 -0.7
1-3 14 Aug Telstar (A) 63.0 +1.1
3-3 22 Aug Utrecht (H) 62.9 -0.1
2-1 29 Aug Excelsior (A) 62.9 0.0

NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam: by the numbers

There are 117 places between these two in our European rankings, with NEC Nijmegen the higher, and 3 places between them in Netherlands.

NEC Nijmegen arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.4 rating points over their last 10 matches against Sparta Rotterdam's -0.8.

Sparta Rotterdam gained 0.2 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 17 Feb 2026.

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

Sparta Rotterdam first climbed to joint #241 in our European rankings on 7 Mar 2026.