NEC Nijmegen vs Utrecht
Ref: D. MakkelieGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Nejašmić scored for NEC Nijmegen; Alarcón, Zechiël, and Cathline replied for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.99 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.78 for Utrecht. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
5'
⚽
Alarcón
Assist: Zechiël
Ouaissa
Yellow Card
32'
Didden
Yellow Card
Sandler
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Zechiël
Assist: Stepanov
Second Half
49'
⚽
Cathline
Assist: El Karouani
56'
⇄
Stepanov
⇄
Nejašmić
⇄
Sandler
⚽
Nejašmić
⇄
Ouaissa
62'
Karlsson
Yellow Card
⇄
Lebreton
82'
⇄
Alarcón
⇄
Linssen
Kaplan
Yellow Card
90+1'
⇄
Engwanda
90+2'
⇄
Cathline
| # | 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 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenUtrecht
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.99VS1.78
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
11
7
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
8
15
Shots outside box
3
10
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
76%
Possession
24%
651
Total passes
215
546
Accurate passes
121
84%
Pass accuracy
56%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
16
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
7
Blocked shots
2
0.35
Goals prevented
0.35
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 3P. SandlerD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 14E. DasaD
- 20N. LebretonF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 2B. PereiraD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 8I. Hansen-AarøenM
- 9DaniloF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 19W. WillumssonM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 71D. ProperM
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 10Y. CathlineM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 11J. KarlssonF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 17E. DemircanF
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 38O. AgougilD
- 46J. van OmmerenM
- 53N. ViereckD
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 59 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4/8 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3/4 |
| Başar Önal | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 60 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 31 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Danilo | F | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel Alarcón | M | 82 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 89 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 56 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Can Bozdoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oualid Agougil | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adrian Blake | F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Neal Viereck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirhan Demircan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emeka Adeile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 34 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |