NEC Nijmegen vs Twente
Ref: Marc Nagtegaal, NetherlandsGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen and Twente drew 3–3 in their Eredivisie fixture. Ouwejan, El Kachati, and Verschueren scored for NEC Nijmegen; van Wolfswinkel, Rots, and van Wolfswinkel replied for Twente. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.68 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.98 for Twente. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Twente are 4th.
First Half
Kaplan
Yellow Card
24'
⚽
van Wolfswinkel
Penalty
⚽
Ouwejan
Assist: Sano
Second Half
55'
⚽
Rots
Assist: Ørjasæter
60'
Zerrouki
Yellow Card
63'
van den Belt
Yellow Card
⇄
Misidjan
⇄
Ogawa
⚽
El Kachati
Assist: Ouwejan
69'
Pröpper
Yellow Card
71'
⇄
Pjaca
72'
⇄
van den Belt
77'
⇄
Ørjasæter
77'
⇄
Rots
⚽
Verschueren (OG)
Önal
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Hlynsson
⇄
Ouwejan
⇄
Linssen
90'
⚽
van Wolfswinkel
Penalty
| # | 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 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenTwente
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.68VS1.98
Attack1 · 4 won
8
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
3
5
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
4
1
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
409
Total passes
272
339
Accurate passes
197
83%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
21
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
2
-1.84
Goals prevented
-1.84
NEC Nijmegen
3-1-4-2
Twente
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 4A. KaplanD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 7V. MisidjanM
- 10T. CheryM
- 14E. DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 2B. PereiraD
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 11B. ÖnalF
- 20N. LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 71D. ProperM
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1L. UnnerstallG
- 3R. PröpperD
- 6R. ZerroukiM
- 7M. PjacaM
- 9R. van WolfswinkelF
- 14K. HlynssonM
- 20T. van den BeltM
- 27S. ØrjasæterM
- 28B. van RooijD
- 39M. RotsD
- 43R. NijstadD
Substitutes
- 5B. KuipersD
- 8T. BoothF
- 10S. LammersF
- 11D. RotsF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21S. KarssiesG
- 22P. TytońG
- 23S. LemkinD
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 32A. VerschuerenM
- 37N. ÜnüvarF
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yousri Sbai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 25 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Başar Önal | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Rots | D | 77 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 90 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Marko Pjaca | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Robin Pröpper(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart van Rooij | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stav Lemkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Lammers | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bas Kuipers | D | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Booth | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daan Rots | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 19 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |