NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
5-0
Goffertstadion, 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 8, drawn 0, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.5. The sides have met 1 time in our records: 1 drawn. NEC Nijmegen are 12th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; Excelsior are 10th on 11.
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 8, drawn 0, lost 2 (L W W W W). 2.5 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Jong AZ · 9 May 2025
- W 5-0 vs Jong PSV U21 · 2 May 2025
- W 2-0 vs Emmen · 27 Apr 2025
- W 1-4 at FC Volendam · 20 Apr 2025
- W 2-0 vs FC OSS · 11 Apr 2025
- W 1-2 at MVV · 4 Apr 2025
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 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |