Football preview: Sparta Nijkerk vs Rijnvogels - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Netherlands Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Ebbenhorst (5350 seats)

It's match two of the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag campaign and a lot to play for. Check out our exhaustive preview of Sparta Nijkerk-Rijnvogels!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sparta Nijkerk form and stats

The previous season, Sparta Nijkerk's league stats were 13 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, leading to 8th position in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag. In these 34 matches they scored {45 goals} and conceded 45. Performing as the home side in the former season Sparta Nijkerk produced 8-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with {26 goals} and 19 conceded.

The fans are hoping that Nijkerk will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against IJsselmeervogels (placed 2nd). The defeat against IJsselmeervogels was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Afaker).

Preceding that match, a home victory against ONS Sneek in the KNVB Beker.

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Rijnvogels form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rijnvogels performed last season in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 5 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 64 and conceded {55 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 33/27 goals scored/conceded.

The followers enjoyed Rijnvogels's previous fixture versus ODIN '59 (placed 18th), a 3-0 win played at home.

Before that, 3-3 away against VVSB (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the KNVB Beker.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings between these squads: Sparta Nijkerk won one, Rijnvogels were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Sparta Nijkerk missing players

Rijnvogels missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sparta Nijkerk Rijnvogels
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
19 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
10 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Sparta Nijkerk Last season Rijnvogels
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
13 8   Won W   9 17
11 5   Drew D   4 5
10 4   Lost L   4 12
45 26   Scored S   33 64
45 19   Conceded C   27 55
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
82% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 82%
50% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 65%
24% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 47%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 32%
62% 71%   BTTS BTTS   82% 62%
29% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 18%
15% 6%   Failed to Score F T   6% 21%
 
1.1 0   Corners for (avg) C F   1.2 0.5
0.3 0   Corners against (avg) C A   1 0.5
0.5 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.7 0.3
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
1.9 0   Shots (avg) S (   2 0.9
1.1 0   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1 0.5
143% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   133% 367%
 
2.3 0   Shots against (avg) S A   1.8 0.8
1 0   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   1.2 0.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rijnvogels 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 IJsselmeervogels 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Harkemase Boys 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Genemuiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Eemdijk 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Urk 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 USV Hercules 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 HSC '21 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 DVS '33 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 VVSB 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Sparta Nijkerk 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 Hoogeveen 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Staphorst 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 RKAV Volendam 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 DEM 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 DOVO 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Kampong 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 ODIN '59 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ACV 34 22 9 3 71 33 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 4 2 32 16 38 75
2 GVVV 34 21 6 7 77 40 17 9 4 4 37 22 17 12 2 3 40 18 37 69
3 SteDoCo 34 18 4 12 59 42 17 10 1 6 25 17 17 8 3 6 34 25 17 58
4 Rijnvogels 34 17 5 12 64 55 17 8 1 8 31 28 17 9 4 4 33 27 9 56
5 Barendrecht 34 18 5 11 71 54 17 7 4 6 35 29 17 11 1 5 36 25 17 55
6 Sportlust '46 34 15 8 11 52 50 17 6 7 4 26 22 17 9 1 7 26 28 2 53
7 DVS '33 34 15 7 12 54 43 17 10 3 4 30 14 17 5 4 8 24 29 11 52
8 Sparta Nijkerk 34 13 11 10 45 45 17 8 5 4 26 19 17 5 6 6 19 26 0 50
9 HSV Hoek 34 16 2 16 71 72 17 8 1 8 38 35 17 8 1 8 33 37 -1 50
10 DOVO 34 15 3 16 51 56 17 10 0 7 32 20 17 5 3 9 19 36 -5 48
11 Staphorst 34 12 9 13 38 41 17 6 5 6 21 19 17 6 4 7 17 22 -3 45
12 Urk 34 13 3 18 62 76 17 7 2 8 38 35 17 6 1 10 24 41 -14 42
13 Harkemase Boys 34 10 8 16 52 56 17 5 6 6 27 24 17 5 2 10 25 32 -4 38
14 RKAV Volendam 34 9 9 16 52 72 17 8 3 6 31 29 17 1 6 10 21 43 -20 36
15 VVOG 34 10 5 19 49 71 17 5 3 9 27 37 17 5 2 10 22 34 -22 35
16 Excelsior '31 34 8 9 17 47 58 17 6 2 9 30 35 17 2 7 8 17 23 -11 33
17 Ter Leede 34 8 9 17 50 65 17 4 4 9 21 28 17 4 5 8 29 37 -15 33
18 ASWH 34 7 6 21 25 61 17 4 3 10 13 33 17 3 3 11 12 28 -36 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rijnvogels 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 IJsselmeervogels 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Harkemase Boys 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Genemuiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Eemdijk 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Urk 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 USV Hercules 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 HSC '21 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 DVS '33 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 VVSB 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Sparta Nijkerk 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 Hoogeveen 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Staphorst 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 RKAV Volendam 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 DEM 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 DOVO 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Kampong 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 ODIN '59 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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