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Eredivisie · Regular Season - 3 September 08, 2026 18:45 Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
#10 · 7 pts
2 – 2
Final score
Excelsior
#6 · 10 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 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 6 16
2 Feyenoord Feyenoord 6 14
3 PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven 5 13
4 Twente Twente 6 13
5 Ajax Ajax 5 10
6 Excelsior Excelsior 6 10
7 Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard 6 10
8 GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles 6 9
9 Groningen Groningen 6 8
10 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 6 7
11 Heerenveen Heerenveen 6 6
12 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam 5 5
13 Telstar Telstar 6 5
14 Utrecht Utrecht 6 5
15 Cambuur Cambuur 6 4
16 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 6 4
17 Willem II Willem II 5 2
18 ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag 6 1
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 S. van Gassel S. van Gassel G 6.25
14 J. Plug J. Plug D 6.73
4 C. Widell C. Widell D 6.12
3 R. Meissen R. Meissen D 5.68
15 S. Janssen S. Janssen 45' M 5.99
20 L. Hartjes L. Hartjes M 5.81
8 I. Yegoian I. Yegoian 1 👟 M 6.82
2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira 71' M 6.29
30 Á. Þorsteinsson Á. Þorsteinsson 67' F 6.32
19 D. Garden D. Garden 1 ⚽ 67' F 7.77
21 I. Silva Timas I. Silva Timas 81' F 6.45
Bench
11 A. Jahanbakhsh A. Jahanbakhsh 9' F 6.60
7 A. Sliti A. Sliti 1 👟 23' F 6.91
16 Celton Biai Celton Biai G 0.00
6 D. van Vianen D. van Vianen M 0.00
24 Giulliano Cairo Giulliano Cairo M 0.00
12 K. Bos K. Bos 45' F 6.72
9 Mario Domínguez Mario Domínguez F 0.00
28 N. Groen N. Groen 23' F 6.57
22 O. Turay O. Turay D 0.00
18 V. Sulzbacher V. Sulzbacher 1 ⚽ 19' M 6.94
23 Y. Finey Y. Finey M 0.00
Best on the pitch
N. Lebreton
N. Lebreton
M · NEC
7.83
1 ⚽
1 shots · 18 pass
D. Garden
D. Garden
F · Excelsior
7.77
1 ⚽
2 shots · 11 pass
Adam Tahaui
Adam Tahaui
M · NEC
7.59
1 ⚽
1 shots · 39 pass
V. Sulzbacher
V. Sulzbacher
M · Excelsior
6.94
1 ⚽
1 shots · 2 pass
A. Sliti
A. 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
S. van Gassel G 90 6.25 — — 0 59 35% 0 — —
J. Plug D 90 6.73 — — 0 29 26% 5 — —
C. Widell D 90 6.12 — — 0 48 38% 2 — —
R. Meissen D 90 5.68 — — 2 32 21% 3 1 —
S. Janssen M 45 5.99 — — 0 7 6% 1 — —
L. Hartjes M 90 5.81 — — 0 22 14% 0 1 —
I. Yegoian M 90 6.82 — 1 5 28 20% 2 — —
Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira M 71 6.29 — — 0 19 12% 4 — —
Á. Þorsteinsson F 67 6.32 — — 2 11 9% 0 — —
D. Garden F 67 7.77 1 — 2 11 7% 0 — —
I. Silva Timas F 81 6.45 — — 0 16 13% 3 — —
A. Jahanbakhsh F 9 6.60 — — 0 1 1% 1 — —
A. Sliti F 23 6.91 — 1 1 3 2% 1 — —
K. Bos F 45 6.72 — — 0 7 6% 3 — —
N. Groen F 23 6.57 — — 1 3 3% 1 — —
V. 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.