Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior

0 - 2

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Bos 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 13 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Alex Bos

17 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	24%
Draws	47%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 22

Avg: 1.18 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.06

PPG

1.59

1.18

2.12

1.29

1.65

53%

O2.5

65%

53%

BTTS

88%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Excelsior rank13th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Excelsior points38

NEC Nijmegen points59

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Excelsior last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-6

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home76%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first53%

Excelsior win after scoring first56%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 43% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.6' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.18 vs 1.80

Excelsior concede at home1.29 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Excelsior score 35% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 6% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Excelsior goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

365

449

Passes Accurate

276

368

Passes %

76%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Linssen

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Nejašmić

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ E. Hansson

1st substitution · For: I. Yegoian

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Önal

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ouaissa

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Hartjes

2nd substitution · For: M. van Duinen

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Zagré

3rd substitution · For: S. Janssen

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Önal

1st substitution · For: D. Proper

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: Danilo

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Dasa

3rd substitution · For: B. Pereira

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Deveron Fonville

4th substitution · For: A. Kaplan

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ I. Bronkhorst

4th substitution · For: A. Carlén

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

5th substitution · For: S. Włodarczyk

Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior 2-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Alex Bos. It was played at unknown.

First half: NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 30' when B. Linssen scored, with the assist credited to D. Nejašmić, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 60', with E. Hansson replacing I. Yegoian. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 71' when B. Önal scored, with the assist credited to S. Ouaissa, making the score 0-2. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 76', with L. Hartjes replacing M. van Duinen. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Zagré replacing S. Janssen. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 80', with B. Önal replacing D. Proper. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 81', with B. Linssen replacing Danilo. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 81', with E. Dasa replacing B. Pereira. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 85', with Deveron Fonville replacing A. Kaplan. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with I. Bronkhorst replacing A. Carlén. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing S. Włodarczyk.

Excelsior used 5 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions.