Sparta Rotterdam vs NAC Breda: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sparta Rotterdam played against NAC Breda in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on December 7, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Sparta Rotterdam has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. NAC Breda has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 2.00. NAC Breda scores 1.07 and allows 1.64. Games in this league average 3.31 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Sparta Rotterdam's games and 57% of NAC Breda's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 64%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.37 per game. Sparta Rotterdam takes 12.4 shots per game, while NAC Breda takes 13.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Sparta Rotterdam leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.64 goals per game after halftime. NAC Breda leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.64 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sparta Rotterdam's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For NAC Breda, it is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.31 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 64% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

41Possession (%)59
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
12Shots22
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
6Shots on target9
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.39xG2.59
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1Corners14
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
29Dangerous attacks80
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
11Fouls10
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1Cards1
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.14Goals scored / game1.07
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
2Goals allowed / game1.64
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
45%Average possession48%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
4Shots on target / game3.79
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.36Shots per game13
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
4Shots on target3.79
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
9.2%Shot conversion8.2%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
45%Possession48%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.37xG for1.38
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.96xG against1.51
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Shooting quality

Sparta Rotterdam: BalancedNAC Breda: Balanced
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
Accuracy (shots on target)32%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sparta Rotterdam
WLLDL
Season result split
36% W14% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-7
1.21 pts / game · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
NAC Breda
DWLLL
Season result split
21% W21% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-8
0.86 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sparta Rotterdam is 7% better for: goals scored per game.

1.14 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.07 goals / game - NAC Breda

NAC Breda is 22% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.64 goals / game - NAC Breda

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Rotterdam scores in 71% of games (10 of 14 meczów), while NAC Breda keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 meczów).

NAC Breda scoring profile: strong

NAC Breda scores in 64% of games (9 of 14 meczów), while Sparta Rotterdam keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)15
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
28Goals conceded (season)23
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
3.14Average goals per game2.71
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
3Goals scored (last 5)5
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal64%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
29%2 goals36%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
14%3 goals7%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
0%4 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal93%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
43%2 goals57%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
43%3 goals14%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
21%4 goals0%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
29%Scored in both halves14%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
40%BTTS - last 540%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sparta Rotterdam is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.36 pts / game - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.07 pts / game - NAC Breda

Sparta Rotterdam - half-time state
36% leading29% draw36% trailing
NAC Breda - half-time state
29% leading21% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.36Points per game (1st half)1.07
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.21Average goals (1st half)1.07
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
50%Clean sheet before half-time36%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
50%No goal before half-time64%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.93
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
0.64Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.93Average goals (2nd half)1.64
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
36%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
50%No goal after half-time57%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Sparta Rotterdam - second-half results

21% W36% D43% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

NAC Breda - second-half results

21% W29% D50% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding72%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 21%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sparta Rotterdam - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
NAC Breda - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sparta Rotterdam
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
6
31-45
2
6
46-60
3
8
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

NAC Breda
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
1
16-30
3
4
31-45
5
5
46-60
0
3
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.92
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sparta Rotterdam

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.41
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

NAC Breda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

Sparta RotterdamLigaNAC Breda
Average goals per game 3.143.31 2.71
Both teams scored 43%63% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%64% 64%
Clean sheets 29%19% 7%
Goal before half-time 86%86% 86%
Goal after half-time 86%87% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.31
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.49
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sparta RotterdamGoalShunsuke MitoAssist: Joshua Gaston Kitolano
  2. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Pelle ClementOff: Joshua Gaston Kitolano
  3. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Patrick John Miguel van AanholtOff: Mike Kleijn
  4. NAC BredaSubstitutionOn: Brahim GhalidiOff: Maximilien Balard
  5. NAC BredaSubstitutionOn: Pepijn ReulenOff: Rio Hillen
  6. Sparta RotterdamSubstitutionOn: Saïd BakariOff: Shunsuke Mito
  7. Sparta RotterdamYellow cardJulian Baas
  8. NAC BredaYellow cardBrahim Ghalidi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Bas NijhuisMatches officiated: 13
3.77Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 254%Home wins15%Draws31%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Sparta Rotterdam vs NAC Breda?

The Eredivisie match finished Sparta Rotterdam 1:0 NAC Breda. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sparta Rotterdam vs NAC Breda?

Sparta Rotterdam score 1.14 goals per game on average and NAC Breda 1.07. The Eredivisie average is 3.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Sparta Rotterdam's matches and 57% of NAC Breda's.

What form are Sparta Rotterdam and NAC Breda in?

Over the last 5 games Sparta Rotterdam have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and NAC Breda 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sparta Rotterdam vs NAC Breda?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.