PSV Eindhoven vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: J. KooijPhilips Stadion, Eindhoven · 36,500 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat PSV Eindhoven 3–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Sildillia and Driouech scored for PSV Eindhoven; Linssen, Linssen, and El Kachati replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.53 for PSV Eindhoven versus 2.09 for NEC Nijmegen. PSV Eindhoven sit 1st in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
20'
⚽
Linssen
Assist: Ouaissa
32'
Nejašmić
Yellow Card
38'
⚽
Linssen
Assist: Sano
⚽
Sildillia
Assist: Saibari
Second Half
⇄
Gasiorowski
56'
⇄
Willems
63'
⇄
Ouaissa
67'
⚽
El Kachati
⇄
Pepi
⇄
Man
79'
Sano
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Linssen
⇄
Wanner
90+6'
Nuytinck
Yellow Card
⚽
Driouech
Assist: Saibari
| # | 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
PSV EindhovenNEC Nijmegen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.53VS2.09
Attack0 · 4 won
12
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
558
Total passes
234
434
Accurate passes
138
78%
Pass accuracy
59%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
6
0.96
Goals prevented
0.96
PSV Eindhoven
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
PSV Eindhoven
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. Salah-EddineD
- 3Yarek GasiorowskiD
- 5I. PerišićM
- 6R. FlamingoD
- 9R. PepiF
- 10P. WannerM
- 22J. SchoutenM
- 25K. SildilliaD
- 27D. ManM
- 32M. KovářG
- 34I. SaibariM
Substitutes
- 4A. ObispoD
- 11C. DriouechF
- 19E. BajraktarevicF
- 21M. BoaduF
- 24N. SchiksG
- 31N. FernandezM
- 38F. MeriénD
- 50N. VerkooijenM
- 51T. SmolenaarsG
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 15J. WillemsD
- 20N. LebretonF
- 22J. CillessenG
- 23K. SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 17B. NuytinckD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 19W. WillumssonM
- 31R. JanseG
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 38M. OvermarsG
- 44Mees RensenD
- 71D. ProperM
PSV Eindhoven
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismael Saibari | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Kiliann Sildillia | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Wanner | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jerdy Schouten(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ivan Perišić | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/4 |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Pepi | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Yarek Gasiorowski | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Man | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/8 |
| Matěj Kovář | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Flamingo | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Armando Obispo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niek Schiks | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijn Smolenaars | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Verkooijen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Merién | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Couhaib Driouech | F | 20 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Esmir Bajraktarević | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Noah Fernandez | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Myron Boadu | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Linssen | F | 83 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/5 |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jetro Willems | D | 56 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Başar Önal | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mees Rensen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martijn Overmars | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 27 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Dirk Proper | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bram Nuytinck | D | 34 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |