NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior
Ref: D. MakkelieGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior 5–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Proper, Ogawa, Ogawa, Linssen, and Chery scored for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.48 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.03 for Excelsior. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
⚽
Proper
Assist: Önal
16'
Carlén
Yellow Card
30'
⇄
van Gassel
Önal
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Ogawa
Assist: Linssen
58'
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⚽
Ogawa
Assist: Önal
⚽
Linssen
Assist: Chery
⇄
Önal
71'
⇄
Naujoks
71'
⇄
Middendorp
⇄
Linssen
71'
⇄
van Duinen
⇄
Ogawa
⇄
Sandler
⚽
Chery
Penalty
⇄
Chery
| # | 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
NEC NijmegenExcelsior
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.48VS1.03
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
9
10
Shots on target
6
12
Shots in the box
8
4
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
469
Total passes
282
376
Accurate passes
200
80%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline0 · 1 won
14
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
2
-0.51
Goals prevented
-0.51
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 2B. PereiraD
- 3P. SandlerD
- 9T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 24C. VerdonkD
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
- 71D. ProperM
Substitutes
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 8A. DarelasM
- 10S. HansenF
- 15J. Willems
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 36Freek EntiusG
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 4C. WidellD
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 10N. NaujoksM
- 11G. de RegtM
- 12A. ZagréD
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 30D. Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 3R. MeissenD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 17N. MartensD
- 21Chadwick Zachary BoothM
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 28N. GroenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koki Ogawa | F | 77 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 71 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 77 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Calvin Verdonk | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Dirk Proper | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Başar Önal | M | 71 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0/4 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 83 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yousri Sbai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freek Entius | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argyrios Darelas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lars Olden Larsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Vito van Crooij | F | 8 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rober González | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn Middendorp | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 58 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/5 |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nolan Martens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nesto Groen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Zach Booth | M | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijmen Holla | G | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |