Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sparta Nijkerk & Rijnsburgse Boys face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Nijkerk saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag. Thankfully the previous game, versus GOES, was also a home game here at Sportpark De Ebbenhorst. The away team is better rested.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Rijnsburgse Boys's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Rijnsburgse Boys have performed like this: Played eight matches resulting in 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 19-20 (scored/conceded).
Sparta Nijkerk form and stats
Action has already taken place for Nijkerk in KNVB Beker as they have defeated RKSV Cluzona to reach the 2nd Preliminary Round. Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the 2nd round.Nijkerk has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sportpark De Ebbenhorst. We remember; it was HSV Hoek.
There will be little rest for Sparta Nijkerk after this match as they are travelling to Harkemase Boys for a Derde Divisie: Zaterdag game in only four days.
Rijnsburgse Boys form and stats
They also participated in KNVB Beker last season. This ended in the 1st round.The Tweede Divisie season is young and Rijnsburgse Boys have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
There were no winners in Rijnsburgse Boys's previous match, a Tweede Divisie home game that ended 1-1 vs Scheveningen. Ahead of that match was the Tweede Divisie away draw versus Excelsior Maassluis that ended 2-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kozakken Boys in just four days.
It's early days yet, but Rijnsburgse Boys has scored 3 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Sparta Nijkerk wins - draws - Rijnsburgse Boys wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. van der Moot 4 goals |  J. Spruijt 2 goals | B. de Bruin 1 goals |
Sparta Nijkerk missing players
Rijnsburgse Boys missing players
| Sparta Nijkerk | Rijnsburgse Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 59 | 29 | Scored | S | 33 | 56 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 29 | 46 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 91 | 147 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 70 | ||
| 43% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Quick Boys | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Spakenburg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | ASWH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | IJsselmeervogels | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Kozakken Boys | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Katwijk | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Koninklijke HFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | HHC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | TEC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Jong Sparta | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Volendam II | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Excelsior Maassluis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Scheveningen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Noordwijk | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | GVVV | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | De Treffers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 1 |