Sparta Nijkerk vs Venray prediction

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KNVB Beker

Kickoff

Wed, Sep 2, 06:00 PM

Round

1st Preliminary Round

Recent form

Sparta Nijkerk

27Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-2D-3L · -6 goal difference

Venray

2Very poor

Last 4 matches · 0W-0D-4L · -13 goal difference

Our verdict

Strong

Market

Total Goals

Pick

Over 2.5 Goals

Confidence78%

BetGenius backs Over 2.5 Goals (Total Goals) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Sparta Nijkerk host Venray in the first preliminary round of the KNVB Beker, with both sides seeking knockout progress following high-scoring fixtures in their recent outings.

Sparta Nijkerk enter this cup tie after a dramatic 5-5 draw at home against Hollandia and a 3-3 draw against Sportlust '46 in August, showing potent attacking output alongside clear defensive vulnerabilities.

Venray's recent cup and friendly record reveals significant defensive issues, having conceded four or more goals in each of their last four recorded matches, including a 5-3 defeat to Gemert and 4-0 losses against FC Eindhoven and VVV Venlo.

Key factors

Sparta Nijkerk's last two home fixtures ended in high-scoring draws of 5-5 against Hollandia and 3-3 against Sportlust '46.
All five of Sparta Nijkerk's most recent matches have produced at least three total goals.
Venray have conceded at least four goals in all four of their recorded matches in the evidence.
Venray's last outing was an eight-goal match, ending in a 5-3 defeat against Gemert.

Statistical comparison

Sparta Nijkerk at home vs Venray away

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Played

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W-D-L

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Scored /game

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Conceded /game

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Clean sheets

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Failed to score

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80%

BTTS (last 5)

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100%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

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Head-to-head

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Sparta Nijkerk

Draws

Venray

Sparta Nijkerk have won 1 of the last 1 meeting.

2026-09-02Sparta Nijkerk 2-0 Venray

Our record in KNVB Beker

74%37 won from 50 settled predictions

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Market

Total Goals

Pick

Over 2.5 Goals

Confidence78%

Sparta Nijkerk have seen extremely open games lately, with their last three matches producing scorelines of 5-5, 1-3, and 3-3. Each of their last five matches has produced three or more total goals. Meanwhile, Venray have conceded at least four goals in each of their four listed fixtures, including heavy scorelines of 3-5 against Gemert and 1-4 against Westlandia. The defensive records on both sides strongly favour a high-scoring cup encounter exceeding the 2.5 goal line.

Published August 31, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.