Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: Serdar Gozubuyuk, NetherlandsStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Rodríguez scored for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Utrecht versus 2.14 for NEC Nijmegen. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Rodríguez
Assist: Blake
42'
Linssen
Yellow Card
Second Half
Blake
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Ogawa
⇄
Blake
72'
⇄
Linssen
73'
⇄
Ouwejan
75'
Sandler
Yellow Card
⇄
Haller
83'
⇄
Sandler
⇄
Zechiël
| # | 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
UtrechtNEC Nijmegen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS2.14
Attack0 · 4 won
11
Shots
16
4
Shots on target
5
8
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
8
5
Shots off goal
7
2
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
303
Total passes
486
201
Accurate passes
384
66%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 0 won
11
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
4
-0.17
Goals prevented
-0.17
Utrecht
4-3-3
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Utrecht
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 2S. HoremansD
- 15A. BlakeF
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 91S. HallerF
Substitutes
- 5K. FinnssonD
- 6D. van den BergM
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 10Y. CathlineF
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 26M. JonathansF
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
- 55D. MurkinD
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 3P. SandlerD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 5T. OuwejanM
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 14E. DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 2B. PereiraD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 8A. DarelasM
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 20N. LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31R. JanseG
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 71D. ProperM
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adrian Blake | F | 65 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derry Murkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy van den Berg | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zidane Iqbal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Yoann Cathline | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 59 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argyrios Darelas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |