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
- 1G. CrettazG
- 3P. SandlerD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryM
- 14E. DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenM
Substitutes
- 2B. PereiraD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 11B. ÖnalF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 20N. LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31R. JanseG
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 71D. ProperM
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 15E. van der LaanD
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 18T. LandM
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. 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 | — | — | — |