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


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
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 vs Sparta Rotterdam: by the numbers

There are 21 places between these two in our European rankings, with NEC Nijmegen the higher, and 1 place between them in Netherlands.

Sparta Rotterdam arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.8 rating points over their last 10 matches against NEC Nijmegen's -4.2.

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

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

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