FC Volendam vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: Rob Dieperink, NetherlandsKras Stadion, Volendam · 7,384 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat FC Volendam 3–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Kuwas and Amevor scored for FC Volendam; Nejašmić, Önal, and Shiogai replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.14 for FC Volendam versus 1.29 for NEC Nijmegen. FC Volendam sit 16th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
30'
Linssen
Yellow Card
35'
Ouaissa
Yellow Card
37'
Ogawa
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Kuwas
Penalty
Second Half
46'
⚽
Nejašmić
Assist: Ogawa
⇄
Kuwas
66'
⇄
Linssen
66'
⇄
Ogawa
74'
⚽
Önal
Assist: Fonville
⇄
Bukala
⇄
Oehlers
78'
⇄
Chery
⇄
Payne
85'
⇄
Fonville
89'
Önal
Yellow Card
Leliendal
Yellow Card
Kökçü
Yellow Card
90+8'
Kaplan
Yellow Card
⚽
Amevor
Assist: Kökçü
90'
⚽
Shiogai
Assist: Sano
| # | 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 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FC VolendamNEC Nijmegen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.14VS1.29
Attack2 · 4 won
13
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
7
8
Shots in the box
12
5
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
294
Total passes
387
223
Accurate passes
320
76%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
17
2
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
6
0.18
Goals prevented
0.18
FC Volendam
4-3-3
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2
FC Volendam
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. van OevelenG
- 2D. PayneD
- 3M. AmevorD
- 8G. YahM
- 9H. VeermanF
- 10B. KuwasM
- 11A. OehlersF
- 18N. BukalaM
- 20N. VerschurenD
- 32Y. LeliendalD
- 99A. DescotteF
Substitutes
- 4X. MbuyambaD
- 5P. UgwuD
- 6A. PlatM
- 7O. KökçüF
- 14A. MeijersD
- 16R. SteurG
- 17Joel IdehoF
- 21R. MührenF
- 22D. VlakG
- 28S. EsajasD
- 33K. DyerM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 14E. DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 21RóberM
- 31R. JanseG
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 38M. OvermarsG
- 39M. van de WielM
- 71D. ProperM
FC Volendam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawouna Amevor | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Brandley Kuwas | M | 56 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Henk Veerman(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Gibson Yah | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aurelio Oehlers | F | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Deron Payne | D | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bukala | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Verschuren | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yannick Leliendal | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anthony Descotte | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Kayne van Oevelen | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Silvinho Esajas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Vlak | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Meijers | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Plat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precious Ugwu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kiano Dyer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Steur | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ozan Kökçü | F | 34 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Joel Ideho | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Mbuyamba | D | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Robert Mühren | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Başar Önal | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/7 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 85 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 66 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Martijn Overmars | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merijn van de Wiel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yousri Sbai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 24 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jetro Willems | D | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |