NEC Nijmegen vs Groningen
Ref: Allard Lindhout, NetherlandsGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat Groningen 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Sano and Shiogai scored for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.57 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.38 for Groningen. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
42'
de Jonge
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Ogawa
⇄
Ouwejan
⚽
Sano
Assist: Önal
58'
⇄
van der Werff
⚽
Shiogai
Assist: Linssen
69'
⇄
Taha
69'
⇄
de Jonge
⇄
Ouaissa
Kaplan
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Schreuders
84'
⇄
van Bergen
⇄
Linssen
⇄
Sandler
| # | 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 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenGroningen
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.57VS1.38
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
394
Total passes
325
300
Accurate passes
234
76%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline1 · 1 won
6
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
2
-0.78
Goals prevented
-0.78
NEC Nijmegen
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryM
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenM
Substitutes
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 9Kento ShiogaiF
- 11Başar ÖnalF
- 15Jetro Danovich Sexer WillemsD
- 20Noé LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 32Vito van CrooijF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 17David van der WerffM
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 15Elvis Arnold van der LaanD
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 18Tygo LandM
- 19Oskar ZawadaF
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 44Besnik MashukuM
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 89 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bryan Linssen | M | 87 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Başar Önal | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 84 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Younes Taha | M | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Marco Rente | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jismerai Dillema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Noam Emeran | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 32 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |