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NAC Breda 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie

0–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam drew 0–0.

Shots
126
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.510.55
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (NAC Breda – Sparta Rotterdam): shots 12–6, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.51–0.55, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sparta Rotterdam's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sparta Rotterdam's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.21 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.52 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots6 shotsNAC Breda 12 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 6 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsNAC Breda 4 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.51 xG0.55 xGNAC Breda 0.51 xG, Sparta Rotterdam 0.55 xG
  • Possession56%44%NAC Breda 56%, Sparta Rotterdam 44%
  • Corners11 corners3 cornersNAC Breda 11 corners, Sparta Rotterdam 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls19 foulsNAC Breda 12 fouls, Sparta Rotterdam 19 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Tobias Lauritsen · Sparta Rotterdam · 59′ · 0.00 xG · on targetShunsuke Mito · Sparta Rotterdam · 24′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Nassoh · NAC Breda · 65′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCharles-Andreas Brym · NAC Breda · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRio Hillen · NAC Breda · 44′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMohamed Nassoh · NAC Breda · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCharles-Andreas Brym · NAC Breda · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Nassoh · NAC Breda · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndré Ayew · NAC Breda · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRaul Paula · NAC Breda · 66′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRio Hillen · NAC Breda · 1′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRaul Paula · NAC Breda · 57′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRaul Paula · NAC Breda · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedFredrik Jensen · NAC Breda · 13′ · 0.11 xG · on targetShunsuke Mito · Sparta Rotterdam · 71′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedMitchell Van Bergen · Sparta Rotterdam · 10′ · 0.22 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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NAC Breda: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.51 xG. Sparta Rotterdam: 6 shots, 3 on target, 0.51 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NAC Breda 0.51 xG · Sparta Rotterdam 0.51 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1NAC Breda
1Draws
1Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam — NAC Breda · Eredivisie1–0
NAC Breda — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie1–1
Sparta Rotterdam — NAC Breda · Eredivisie0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: NAC Breda favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Sparta Rotterdam in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

NAC Breda29 matchesSparta Rotterdam29 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored29/29▲ 1.21 goals/match
1.72 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals29/29▲ 1.33 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲Shots29/2912.8 shots/match
4.07 shots/matchShots on target29/28▲ 4.71 shots/match
49% ●Possession29/2947%
5.52 corners/match ●Corners29/294.66 corners/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls29/2810.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 5 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eredivisie

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsNAC BredaSparta Rotterdam
CompetitionEredivisieEredivisie 2025/26
Head-to-headNAC Breda — Sparta Rotterdam
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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