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NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie

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NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
11º · 1.13 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 3d 2h
2 – 2
HT 1–1
Finished
Excelsior
Excelsior
9º · 1.38 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 2d 21h
Goffertstadion·Nijmegen·Netherlands·12,540
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NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior meet in the Eredivisie 2026 season, in a match played on 8 September 2026. NEC Nijmegen have recorded 5 wins from 20 matches this season (25% win rate), averaging 1.60 goals scored and 1.85 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 70% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 75%; and clean sheets in 10% of games. Excelsior have won 62% of their 13 matches, with 2.62 goals scored and 1.62 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 77%, Over 2.5 at 92%, and clean sheets at 23%.

The final score was NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Excelsior. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

NEC Nijmegen
—
Excelsior
11º
Position
9º
1.13
PPG
1.38
25%
Win %
38%
1.63
Goals / game
2.00
1.75
Conceded / game
1.75
70%
BTTS %
77%
10%
Clean sheet %
23%
75%
Over 2.5 %
92%
4.2
Avg corners
4.7
13.8
Avg shots
12.9
4.1
Avg shots on target
4.6
1.6
Avg yellow cards
1.5
12.3
Avg fouls
11.7
54.5%
Avg possession
44.9%

Home vs Away

NEC Nijmegen
Home (4)
—
Excelsior
Away (4)
0.50
PPG
2.00
0%
Win %
50%
1.25
Goals / game
2.75
2.00
Conceded / game
1.00
82%
BTTS %
63%
9%
Clean sheet %
38%
82%
Over 2.5 %
88%
4.2
Avg corners
4.7
13.8
Avg shots
12.9
4.1
Avg shots on target
4.6
1.6
Avg yellow cards
1.5
54.5%
Avg possession
44.9%

Goals Scored

NEC NijmegenHomeAwayExcelsiorHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored75%91%56%100%100%100%
Over 1.5 Scored40%45%33%77%40%100%
Over 2.5 Scored20%18%22%46%20%63%
Failed To Score25%9%44%0%0%0%

Goals Conceded

NEC NijmegenHomeAwayExcelsiorHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded90%91%89%77%100%63%
Over 1.5 Conceded50%55%44%54%80%38%
Over 2.5 Conceded35%27%44%15%20%13%
Clean Sheets10%9%11%23%0%38%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

NEC NijmegenExcelsior
Over 0.595%100%
Over 1.590%100%
Over 2.575%92%
Over 3.550%62%
Over 4.525%31%
BTTS70%77%
BTTS & Win20%38%
BTTS & Draw20%15%
BTTS & Over 2.555%77%
BTTS No & Over 2.520%15%

1st Half / 2nd Half

NEC NijmegenExcelsior
Win 1st Half25%58%
Draw 1st Half40%17%
Loss 1st Half35%25%
Scored 1st Half45%83%
Conceded 1st Half65%58%
Win 2nd Half40%33%
Draw 2nd Half25%42%
Loss 2nd Half35%25%
Scored 2nd Half55%92%
Conceded 2nd Half65%75%
Over 0.5 HT80%100%
Over 1.5 HT60%75%

Recent Venue Form

NEC Nijmegen (H)
DGO Ahead Eagles1–1
DExcelsior2–2
LFeyenoord1–3
LBodo/Glimt1–3
WOlympiakos Piraeus2–1
LTelstar1–2
Excelsior (A)
DAjax2–2
DNEC Nijmegen2–2
WWillem II3–0
WCambuur4–0
WDe Graafschap5–1
WHeracles5–3

Number of Corners

7.6
Corners / Match
13 games
League Avg
10.4
71 games
9.4
Corners / Match
7 games
Match CornersNEC NijmegenExcelsiorLeague Avg
Over 662%86%87%
Over 746%71%82%
Over 838%57%73%
Over 923%43%58%
Over 1023%29%51%
Over 1123%29%44%
Over 1215%29%30%
Over 138%0%18%

Team Corners

Team CornersNEC NijmegenExcelsior
Corners Earned / Match4.24.7
Corners Against / Match3.54.7
Over 2.5 Corners For54%86%
Over 3.5 Corners For46%71%
Over 4.5 Corners For38%57%
Over 2.5 Corners Against69%71%
Over 3.5 Corners Against62%71%
Over 4.5 Corners Against23%57%

Head to Head · 20 matches

10
NEC Nijmegen
50%
3
Draws
15%
7
Excelsior
35%
90%
Over 1.5
18/20
60%
Over 2.5
12/20
40%
Over 3.5
8/20
50%
BTTS
10/20
08/09/26
NEC Nijmegen
2–2
Excelsior
04/04/26
Excelsior
0–2
NEC Nijmegen
09/08/25
NEC Nijmegen
5–0
Excelsior
06/05/24
Excelsior
0–3
NEC Nijmegen
13/08/23
NEC Nijmegen
3–4
Excelsior
19/02/23
Excelsior
0–3
NEC Nijmegen
08/10/22
NEC Nijmegen
1–1
Excelsior
09/04/21
Excelsior
2–1
NEC Nijmegen
08/01/21
NEC Nijmegen
3–2
Excelsior
06/12/19
Excelsior
2–1
NEC Nijmegen
29/10/19
Excelsior
4–2
NEC Nijmegen
25/09/18
Excelsior
2–3
NEC Nijmegen
22/04/17
NEC Nijmegen
0–1
Excelsior
18/12/16
Excelsior
2–2
NEC Nijmegen
26/02/16
Excelsior
2–0
NEC Nijmegen
12/08/15
NEC Nijmegen
1–0
Excelsior
10/04/12
Excelsior
0–2
NEC Nijmegen
15/08/11
NEC Nijmegen
2–0
Excelsior
13/02/11
NEC Nijmegen
2–0
Excelsior
20/08/10
Excelsior
4–2
NEC Nijmegen

Events

4'🟨Jamiro Monteiro
10'⚽Adam Tahaui(Willum Thor Willumsson)
43'⚽David Garden(Irakli Yegoian)
45'🔄Jamiro Monteiro(Perr Schuurs)
45'🔄Bram Nuytinck(Philippe Sandler)
45'🔄Simon Janssen(Kasey Bos)
52'🟨Lennard Hartjes
63'🔄Dennis Geiger(Noe Lebreton)
63'🔄Isak Hansen Aaröen(Kevin Kers)
67'🔄David Garden(Nesto groen)
67'🔄Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson(Aymen sliti)
70'🟨Rick Meissen
71'🔄Eric da Silva Moreira(Valentin Sulzbacher)
73'⚽Valentin Sulzbacher(Aymen sliti)
81'🔄Ilano Silva Timas(Alireza Jahanbakhsh)
87'🔄Gabriel·Bras(Clement Bischoff)
90'⚽Noe Lebreton(Perr Schuurs)
90'🟨Valentin Sulzbacher

Match Statistics

NEC NijmegenExcelsior
3Shots on target5
11Total shots14
69Possession %31
2Corners4
5Fouls16
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Feyenoord8620+2020
2PSV Eindhoven8611+1619
3AZ Alkmaar8611+1019
4Twente8521+817
5Ajax8431+1215
6Groningen8422+614
7Fortuna Sittard8422-114
8GO Ahead Eagles8251+211
9Excelsior8323+211
10Heerenveen823309
11NEC Nijmegen8233-19
12Cambuur8224-88
13Utrecht8224-118
14Sparta Rotterdam8134-76
15Telstar8134-76
16PEC Zwolle8116-154
17ADO Den Haag8035-103
18Willem II8026-162

Team Insights

NEC Nijmegen
  • ●NEC Nijmegen have failed to win in their last 5 matches.
  • ●NEC Nijmegen failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 8 matches.
  • ●NEC Nijmegen have failed to win in their last 4 home matches.
  • ●NEC Nijmegen have scored in each of their last 4 home matches.
  • ●62% of NEC Nijmegen's goals have been scored away.
  • ●78% of NEC Nijmegen's points have been earned away.
Excelsior
  • ●Excelsior have failed to win in their last 4 matches.
  • ●Excelsior have scored in each of their last 8 matches.
  • ●Excelsior have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 4 matches.
  • ●Excelsior have scored in each of their last 4 home matches.
  • ●Excelsior have been undefeated in their last 4 away matches.
  • ●Excelsior have scored in each of their last 4 away matches.
  • ●Excelsior have scored a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 4 away matches.
  • ●69% of Excelsior's goals have been scored away.
  • ●71% of Excelsior's goals conceded were conceded at home.
  • ●73% of Excelsior's points have been earned away.
  • ●Excelsior have scored 56% of their goals in the first half.
DAAjax5º1–1
DHGO Ahead Eagles8º1–1
LAJuventus1º0–5
LAJuventus1º0–5
LACambuur12º0–3
DHExcelsior9º2–2
LHFeyenoord1º1–3
WAPEC Zwolle16º3–1
LABodo/Glimt11º0–3
LABodo/Glimt36º0–3
LHGroningen6º1–5
DAAjax5º2–2
LHUtrecht13º1–2
DANEC Nijmegen11º2–2
WAWillem II18º3–0
WHSparta Rotterdam14º2–1
LHPSV Eindhoven2º1–2
WACambuur12º4–0
WAHeracles5–3

Season Schedule

NEC Nijmegen
DAAjax1–1
DHGO Ahead Eagles1–1
LACambuur0–3
DHExcelsior2–2
LHFeyenoord1–3
WAPEC Zwolle3–1
–HFortuna Sittard18/10
–HGroningen25/10
–AHeerenveen31/10
Excelsior
LHGroningen1–5
DAAjax2–2
LHUtrecht1–2
DANEC Nijmegen2–2
WAWillem II3–0
WHSparta Rotterdam2–1
–AHeerenveen16/10
–AFortuna Sittard25/10
–HTwente01/11

Top Scorers

NEC Nijmegen
T. Chery5 ⚽
K. Sierhuis4 ⚽
B. Linssen3 ⚽
A. Tahaui2 ⚽
N. Lebreton2 ⚽
2 ⚽
Excelsior
G. de Regt5 ⚽
I. Yegoian4 ⚽
D. Garden3 ⚽
David Garden2 ⚽
Aymen sliti2 ⚽
Irakli Yegoian2 ⚽

Cards Given

NEC Nijmegen
B. Pereira3 🟨
3 🟨
Jamiro Monteiro2 🟨
Noe Lebreton2 🟨
T. Storm2 🟨
G. Crettaz1 🟨
Excelsior
Valentin Sulzbacher2 🟨
Irakli Yegoian1 🟨
J. Plug1 🟨
Jan Plug1 🟨
Lennard Hartjes1 🟨
A. Thorsteinsson1 🟨