Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: A. BosVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Linssen and Önal scored for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.72 for Excelsior versus 1.32 for NEC Nijmegen. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
30'
⚽
Linssen
Assist: Nejašmić
Second Half
⇄
Hansson
71'
⚽
Önal
Assist: Ouaissa
⇄
Zagré
⇄
Hartjes
80'
⇄
Önal
81'
⇄
Linssen
81'
⇄
Dasa
85'
⇄
Fonville
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Bronkhorst
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorNEC Nijmegen
1Won
Statistical edge
1–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72VS1.32
Attack0 · 4 won
9
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
368
Total passes
450
278
Accurate passes
368
76%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 0 won
8
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
2
1.08
Goals prevented
1.08
Excelsior
5-4-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Excelsior
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 7E. HanssonM
- 10N. NaujoksM
- 11G. de RegtF
- 12A. ZagréD
- 14L. SchoutenD
- 20L. HartjesM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 6A. CarlénM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 15S. JanssenD
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 23I. YegoianM
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 3P. SandlerD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 14E. DasaD
- 20N. LebretonF
- 23K. SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 2B. PereiraD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 8I. Hansen-AarøenM
- 9DaniloF
- 17B. NuytinckD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 19W. WillumssonM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 31R. JanseG
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 71D. ProperM
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Hansson | M | 60 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/7 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noa el Hamdaoui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Başar Önal | M | 80 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 85 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 81 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bram Nuytinck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dirk Proper | M | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danilo | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |