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Eredivisie · Regular Season - 3 September 08, 2026 18:45 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
#12 · 11 pts
2 – 2
Final score
Excelsior
#13 · 11 pts
Adam Tahaui (ast. Willum Thor Willumsson) 10'
Noe Lebreton (ast. Perr Schuurs) 90'+2
43' (ast. Irakli Yegoian) David Garden
73' (ast. Aymen sliti) Valentin Sulzbacher
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave NEC Nijmegen a 36% win probability (draw 27%, Excelsior 35%). The final result was NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Excelsior. In 2 previous meetings, NEC Nijmegen have won 2 times, with 0 draws and 0 wins for Excelsior.

Match statistics
11
Total shots
14
3
Shots on target
5
3
Saves
1
69%
Possession
31%
2
Corners
4
18
Tackles
26
1
🟨 Yellow cards
3
Match Events
Jamiro Monteiro
4'
⚽Adam Tahaui · ast. Willum Thor Willumsson
10'
43'
ast. Irakli Yegoian · David Garden⚽
↕ Jamiro Monteiro / Perr Schuurs
45'
↕ Bram Nuytinck / Philippe Sandler
45'
45'
Kasey Bos / Simon Janssen ↕
52'
Lennard Hartjes
↕ Dennis Geiger / Noe Lebreton
63'
↕ Isak Hansen Aaröen / Kevin Kers
63'
67'
Nesto groen / David Garden ↕
67'
Aymen sliti / Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson ↕
70'
Rick Meissen
71'
Valentin Sulzbacher / Eric da Silva Moreira ↕
73'
ast. Aymen sliti · Valentin Sulzbacher⚽
81'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh / Ilano Silva Timas ↕
↕ Gabriel·Bras / Clement Bischoff
87'
⚽Noe Lebreton · ast. Perr Schuurs
90'+2
90'+5
Valentin Sulzbacher
Pre-match prediction
36.84%
NEC
27.28%
X ←
35.88%
Excelsior
we assigned to the actual result (Draw) 27.28% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
NEC
1.89
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Excelsior
3.24
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League Table
#Team GPts
1 Feyenoord Feyenoord 10 24
2 Ajax Ajax 10 21
3 PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven 10 20
4 Twente Twente 10 20
5 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 10 20
6 Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard 10 18
7 Heerenveen Heerenveen 10 15
8 Groningen Groningen 10 15
9 GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles 10 14
10 Cambuur Cambuur 10 12
11 Utrecht Utrecht 10 12
12 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 10 11
13 Excelsior Excelsior 10 11
14 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam 10 9
15 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 10 8
16 Telstar Telstar 10 6
17 ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag 10 6
18 Willem II Willem II 10 2
Lineups
NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1
12 N. Polster N. Polster G 6.21
21 T. Storm T. Storm D 6.68
17 B. Nuytinck B. Nuytinck 45' D 6.43
73 Gabriel Brás Gabriel Brás 87' D 6.32
77 A. Thomas A. Thomas M 5.96
18 D. Geiger D. Geiger 63' M 6.33
35 Jamiro Monteiro Jamiro Monteiro 45' M 6.57
19 Adam Tahaui Adam Tahaui 1 ⚽ M 7.59
8 I. Hansen-Aarøen I. Hansen-Aarøen 63' M 6.09
11 W. Willumsson W. Willumsson 1 👟 M 6.43
10 D. Tadić D. Tadić F 6.24
Bench
66 Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar D 0.00
99 Clement Bischoff Clement Bischoff 3' F 6.85
1 G. Crettaz G. Crettaz G 0.00
38 Joep Geneste Joep Geneste G 0.00
34 Kevin Kers Kevin Kers 27' F 6.90
14 K. Sierhuis K. Sierhuis F 0.00
20 N. Lebreton N. Lebreton 1 ⚽ 27' M 7.83
3 P. Sandler P. Sandler 45' D 6.51
4 P. Schuurs P. Schuurs 1 👟 45' D 6.50
9 T. Chery T. Chery M 0.00
Excelsior Excelsior 3-4-3
1 Stijn van Gassel Stijn van Gassel G 6.25
14 Jan Plug Jan Plug D 6.73
4 Casper Widell Casper Widell D 6.12
3 Rick Meissen Rick Meissen D 5.68
15 Simon Janssen Simon Janssen 45' M 5.99
20 L. Hartjes L. Hartjes M 5.81
8 Irakli Yegoian Irakli Yegoian 1 👟 M 6.82
2 Eric da Silva Moreira Eric da Silva Moreira 71' M 6.29
30 Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 67' F 6.32
19 David Garden David Garden 1 ⚽ 67' F 7.77
21 Ilano Silva Timas Ilano Silva Timas 81' F 6.45
Bench
11 A. Jahanbakhsh A. Jahanbakhsh 9' F 6.60
7 Aymen Sliti Aymen Sliti 1 👟 23' F 6.91
16 Celton Biai Celton Biai G 0.00
6 Daniel van Vianen Daniel van Vianen M 0.00
24 Giuliano Cairo Giuliano Cairo M 0.00
12 Kasey Bos Kasey Bos 45' F 6.72
9 Mario Domínguez Mario Domínguez F 0.00
28 Nesto Groen Nesto Groen 23' F 6.57
22 Osman Turay Osman Turay D 0.00
18 Valentin Sulzbacher Valentin Sulzbacher 1 ⚽ 19' M 6.94
23 Yaqub Finey Yaqub Finey M 0.00
Best on the pitch
N. Lebreton
N. Lebreton
M · NEC
7.83
1 ⚽
1 shots · 18 pass
David Garden
David Garden
F · Excelsior
7.77
1 ⚽
2 shots · 11 pass
Adam Tahaui
Adam Tahaui
M · NEC
7.59
1 ⚽
1 shots · 39 pass
Valentin Sulzbacher
Valentin Sulzbacher
M · Excelsior
6.94
1 ⚽
1 shots · 2 pass
Aymen Sliti
Aymen Sliti
F · Excelsior
6.91
1 👟
1 shots · 3 pass
Kevin Kers
Kevin Kers
F · NEC
6.90
· 10 pass
NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
N. Polster G 90 6.21 — — 0 65 47% 0 — —
T. Storm D 90 6.68 — — 0 77 71% 3 — —
B. Nuytinck D 45 6.43 — — 0 35 32% 1 — —
Gabriel Brás D 87 6.32 — — 1 100 89% 2 — —
A. Thomas M 90 5.96 — — 3 39 33% 2 — —
D. Geiger M 63 6.33 — — 0 43 37% 2 — —
Jamiro Monteiro M 45 6.57 — — 0 32 30% 2 1 —
Adam Tahaui M 90 7.59 1 — 1 39 31% 1 — —
I. Hansen-Aarøen M 63 6.09 — — 0 30 23% 1 — —
W. Willumsson M 90 6.43 — 1 2 49 41% 1 — —
D. Tadić F 90 6.24 — — 1 26 23% 0 — —
Clement Bischoff F 3 6.85 — — 0 9 6% 0 — —
Kevin Kers F 27 6.90 — — 0 10 9% 0 — —
N. Lebreton M 27 7.83 1 — 1 18 16% 1 — —
P. Sandler D 45 6.51 — — 0 59 54% 0 — —
P. Schuurs D 45 6.50 — 1 2 46 40% 2 — —
Excelsior Excelsior — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Stijn van Gassel G 90 6.25 — — 0 59 35% 0 — —
Jan Plug D 90 6.73 — — 0 29 26% 5 — —
Casper Widell D 90 6.12 — — 0 48 38% 2 — —
Rick Meissen D 90 5.68 — — 2 32 21% 3 1 —
Simon Janssen M 45 5.99 — — 0 7 6% 1 — —
L. Hartjes M 90 5.81 — — 0 22 14% 0 1 —
Irakli Yegoian M 90 6.82 — 1 5 28 20% 2 — —
Eric da Silva Moreira M 71 6.29 — — 0 19 12% 4 — —
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson F 67 6.32 — — 2 11 9% 0 — —
David Garden F 67 7.77 1 — 2 11 7% 0 — —
Ilano Silva Timas F 81 6.45 — — 0 16 13% 3 — —
A. Jahanbakhsh F 9 6.60 — — 0 1 1% 1 — —
Aymen Sliti F 23 6.91 — 1 1 3 2% 1 — —
Kasey Bos F 45 6.72 — — 0 7 6% 3 — —
Nesto Groen F 23 6.57 — — 1 3 3% 1 — —
Valentin Sulzbacher M 19 6.94 1 — 1 2 0% 0 1 —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior?
The final score was NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Excelsior.
What did the model predict before NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior?
The model assigned 36% probability to a NEC Nijmegen win, 27% to a draw, and 35% to an Excelsior win.