Sparta Rotterdam – NEC Nijmegen 1–1

	1H	2H	T
SPA	1	0	1
NIJ	1	0	1

Match report

Sparta Rotterdam and NEC Nijmegen shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam in Eredivisie. J. Kitolano opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Sparta Rotterdam have 3 wins in their last 5, while NEC Nijmegen have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Kitolanoassist J. Baas

7'

18'

⚽N. Lebretonassist T. Chery

F. Bednarek

23'

40'

N. Lebreton

2H

⇄J. Drommel↓ J. Kitolano

63'

⇄G. Crettaz↓ N. Lebreton

⇄P. Kuiper↓ P. Clement

72'

⇄R. Janse↓ I. Hansen-Aarøen

Momentum

SPA

⚽⚽

NIJ

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offFeb 17, 2026 · 19:00

VenueSparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam

Attendance39,655 / 40,881 (97%)

RefereeJ. van der Laan

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

52Ball possession %48

1.3Expected goals (xG)1

13Total shots9

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

540Passes492

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

F. Bednarek

7.8

Lineups

SPA 4-3-37.20Formation6.944-3-3 NIJ

Sparta Rotterdam

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

NEC Nijmegen

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

22J. Cillessen7.5

14E. Dasa7.1

24Deveron Fonville6.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL