NEC Nijmegen vs PSV Eindhoven
Ref: D. MakkelieGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
PSV Eindhoven beat NEC Nijmegen 5–3 in their Eredivisie fixture. Misidjan, El Kachati, and Chery scored for NEC Nijmegen; Pepi, van Bommel, Veerman, Pepi, and Boadu replied for PSV Eindhoven. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.00 for NEC Nijmegen versus 2.23 for PSV Eindhoven. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while PSV Eindhoven are 1st.
First Half
12'
⚽
Pepi
Assist: Schouten
28'
⇄
Obispo
30'
⚽
van Bommel
Assist: Dest
⚽
Misidjan
Assist: Linssen
33'
⚽
Veerman
Assist: Schouten
Linssen
Yellow Card
Ouaissa
Yellow Card
Second Half
49'
⚽
Pepi
Assist: Perišić
⚽
El Kachati
58'
van Bommel
Yellow Card
63'
Veerman
Yellow Card
⇄
Linssen
⇄
El Kachati
65'
⇄
Pepi
65'
⇄
Sildillia
68'
Flamingo
Yellow Card
69'
Dest
Yellow Card
⚽
Chery
Assist: Fonville
72'
⚽
Boadu
Assist: Veerman
73'
⇄
van Bommel
73'
⇄
Til
⇄
Pereira
⇄
Misidjan
⇄
Proper
90+1'
Perišić
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenPSV Eindhoven
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2VS2.23
Attack4 · 2 won
20
Shots
18
7
Shots on target
11
10
Shots in the box
13
10
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
4
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
411
Total passes
322
300
Accurate passes
229
73%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
5
4
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
4
6
Blocked shots
3
-1.16
Goals prevented
-1.16
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2
PSV Eindhoven
3-2-4-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
- 34Youssef El KachatiF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Substitutes
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 8Argyrios DarelasM
- 9Kento ShiogaiF
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 20Noé LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 32Vito van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 36Freek EntiusG
- 38M. OvermarsG
PSV Eindhoven
3-2-4-1Starting XI
- 4Armando ObispoD
- 5Ivan PerišićF
- 7Ruben van BommelF
- 8Sergiño Gianni DestD
- 9Ricardo Daniel PepiF
- 20Guus Berend TilM
- 22Jerdy SchoutenM
- 23Joey VeermanM
- 25Kiliann Eric SildilliaD
- 32Matěj KovářG
- 34Ismael Saibari Ben El BasraM
Substitutes
- 1Nick Quinten OlijG
- 2Anass Salah-EddineD
- 3Yarek GasiorowskiD
- 6Ryan FlamingoD
- 10Paul WannerM
- 11Couhaib DriouechF
- 19Esmir BajraktarevićF
- 21Myron BoaduF
- 24Niek SchiksG
- 27Dennis ManF
- 35Joel van den BergM
- 39Adamo NagaloD
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 65 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Virgil Misidjan | M | 80 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/4 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 65 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Dirk Proper | M | 80 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 75 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martijn Overmars | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yousri Sbai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freek Entius | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argyrios Darelas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Noe Lebreton | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
PSV Eindhoven
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Veerman | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/2 |
| Ricardo Pepi | F | 65 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Ruben van Bommel | F | 73 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Jerdy Schouten(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Ivan Perišić | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Armando Obispo | D | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guus Til | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kiliann Sildillia | D | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Matěj Kovář | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergiño Dest | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ismael Saibari | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4/7 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dennis Man | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adamo Nagalo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Wanner | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niek Schiks | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esmir Bajraktarević | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Van Den Berg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Olij | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myron Boadu | F | 25 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Yarek Gasiorowski | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Flamingo | D | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Couhaib Driouech | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | D | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |