NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen vs Levski Sofia — UEFA Europa League
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Levski SofiaStadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
Going into the match, NEC Nijmegen had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Levski Sofia had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.1. NEC Nijmegen are 36th in the UEFA Europa League on 0 points; Levski Sofia are 27th on 0.
Match report
Home form going in: NEC Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (D D L L D). 1.3 scored per game, 2.3 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Ajax · 10 Oct 2026
- D 1-1 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 20 Sept 2026
- L 5-0 at Juventus · 17 Sept 2026
- L 3-0 at Cambuur · 12 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Excelsior · 8 Sept 2026
- L 1-3 vs Feyenoord · 5 Sept 2026
Away form going in: Levski Sofia
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L L D W W). 1.1 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Red Bull Salzburg · 17 Sept 2026
- L 4-0 at AEK Athens FC · 26 Aug 2026
- D 0-0 vs AEK Athens FC · 18 Aug 2026
- W 0-1 at Kairat Almaty · 11 Aug 2026
- W 1-0 vs Kairat Almaty · 4 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 at Universitatea Craiova · 29 Jul 2026
How it unfolded
- 35' Normal Goal — Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno (Levski Sofia)
- 64' Normal Goal — Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Metric | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 2.06 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.39 |
| 18 | Total shots | 8 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 440 | Total passes | 450 |
| 355 | Accurate passes | 363 |
| 7 | Key passes | 12 |
| 123 | Duels | 123 |
| 59 | Duels won | 64 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |