Sparta Rotterdam take on the visitors Nijmegen in the round 4 match of Dutch Eredivisie. The match will be played on Friday, September 1st at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel (Rotterdam).
Last season, Sparta was already a very decent force, finishing in 6th position. Currently, Sparta are actually leading the table. Yes, it's just three rounds behind, but still, it's a pleasant situation for the Rotterdam team. Sparta defeated two mid-level teams, Heerenveen and Zwolle, and secured a draw against the reigning Dutch champions, Feyenoord. So, Sparta have a good platform now to extend their streak of successful matches at the start. Rotterdam's attack has been strong in the early rounds, scoring 7 times. Hence, there are all the prerequisites to handle the modest NEC. Looking at the head-to-head history over the last two seasons, they played 4 matches, drew 3 times, and Sparta won once. NEC is not particularly comfortable facing the Rotterdam team.
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NEC are a below-average team in the country's championship. Last year, they even missed out on the top 10, and the start of the new season doesn't seem to be going well for them either. They haven't had matches against top opponents yet, but they have already suffered two losses, losing to Excelsior and Twente. They managed to find a way past only Waalwijk, who lost to everyone at the start. As I mentioned, the head-to-head history with Sparta are far from positive for NEC, and they haven't managed to beat this team in the last 8 direct matches, especially since the previous encounters were in the context of the first Dutch division. So, discussing a victory for the guests here is probably unnecessary, and at most, NEC might settle for a draw.
Sparta are performing well at the moment. It's unclear how long the winning streak of the Rotterdam team will continue, but as long as they're in good form, there's a chance they'll keep walking without defeats for a while. As for my choice, I would lean towards betting on a handicap of 0 for Sparta. Of course, it's a good idea to hedge with a draw since there have been enough draws in the history of head-to-head encounters between the teams.
Prediction for the match: Sparta Rotterdam to win with 0.0 handicap.
