NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
5-0
ExcelsiorGoffertstadion, Nijmegen
Going into the match, NEC Nijmegen had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Excelsior had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 2.6. The sides have met 1 time in our records: 1 drawn. NEC Nijmegen are 9th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Excelsior are 4th on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: NEC Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D W W W D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Twente · 22 May 2025
- W 1-2 at Heracles · 18 May 2025
- W 3-0 vs NAC Breda · 14 May 2025
- W 0-3 at Ajax · 11 May 2025
- D 1-1 vs Willem II · 3 May 2025
- L 1-0 at Heerenveen · 27 Apr 2025
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W L W W L). 2.6 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 100% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 4-1 vs NAC Breda · 2 Jun 2024
- L 6-2 at NAC Breda · 28 May 2024
- W 7-1 vs ADO Den Haag · 25 May 2024
- W 1-2 at ADO Den Haag · 22 May 2024
- L 4-0 at Feyenoord · 19 May 2024
- W 4-0 vs Heracles · 12 May 2024
Head-to-head: NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior
- NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Excelsior · 8 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 14' Normal Goal — D. Proper (NEC Nijmegen)
- 52' Normal Goal — K. Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen)
- 59' Normal Goal — K. Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen)
- 67' Normal Goal — B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen)
- 82' Penalty — T. Chery (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals | 0 |
| 62 | Ball possession | 38 |
| 2.48 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.03 |
| 16 | Total shots | 9 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 469 | Total passes | 282 |
| 376 | Accurate passes | 200 |
| 80 | Pass accuracy | 71 |
| 13 | Key passes | 6 |
| 117 | Duels | 117 |
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 |