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ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Nijmegen — Eredivisie
0-2
NijmegenVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Nijmegen had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.2. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Nijmegen 2 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 (D L L L L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Heracles · 20 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Feyenoord · 15 Mar 2026
- L 1-2 vs Heerenveen · 7 Mar 2026
- L 0-1 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 1 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Fortuna Sittard · 20 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 14 Feb 2026
Away form going in: Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D W W L D). 2.2 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs Heerenveen · 22 Mar 2026
- W 2-3 at PSV Eindhoven · 14 Mar 2026
- W 3-0 vs Volendam · 8 Mar 2026
- L 2-3 vs Fortuna Sittard · 28 Feb 2026
- D 1-1 at Ajax · 21 Feb 2026
- D 1-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 17 Feb 2026
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Nijmegen
- Excelsior 0-3 Nijmegen · 6 May 2024 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 0-3 Nijmegen · 19 Feb 2023 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 30' Normal Goal — B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen)
- 71' Normal Goal — B. Onal (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Nijmegen |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 45 | Ball possession | 55 |
| 0.72 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.32 |
| 9 | Total shots | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 368 | Total passes | 450 |
| 278 | Accurate passes | 368 |
| 76 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 8 | Key passes | 10 |
| 83 | Duels | 83 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |