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

Key match information

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

Current form

Sparta Rotterdam: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. NAC Breda: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sparta Rotterdam scores 1.14 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. NAC Breda scores 1.07 and concedes 1.64. League average: 3.31 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sparta Rotterdam 43%, NAC Breda 57%. Over 2.5: Sparta Rotterdam 57%, NAC Breda 64%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Sparta Rotterdam: 12.4 shots per match, NAC Breda: 13.0.

Match halves

Sparta Rotterdam: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.64. NAC Breda: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Sparta Rotterdam: 76-90+ (4 goals). NAC Breda: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.31 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1.14Goals scored / match1.07
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
2Goals conceded / match1.64
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
45%Average possession48%
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
4Shots on target / match3.79
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.36Shots per match13
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sparta Rotterdam
WLLDL
Season result split
36% W14% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-7
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDWLD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

NAC Breda is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Sparta Rotterdam scoring profile: very strong

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

NAC Breda scoring profile: strong

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

16Goals scored (season)15
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
28Goals conceded (season)23
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
3.14Average goals in match2.71
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Sparta Rotterdam · 1.07 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 21%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sparta Rotterdam - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.00.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.6
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.92
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
63%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / match
1.49
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence 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.