NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen

2 - 2

Excelsior

🕒 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Erwin Blank 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 12 · Excelsior 10

Referee Stats

Erwin Blank

4 matches · 2.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.25
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	25%
Draws	50%
Away wins	25%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (11-14).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (69%).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-3-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 10

Avg: 1.40 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 8

Avg: 2.20 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 1.60

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

0.60

PPG

1.60

1.40

2.20

2.00

1.60

80%

O2.5

100%

BTTS

40%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank12th

Excelsior rank10th

NEC Nijmegen points10

Excelsior points11

NEC Nijmegen: #12 · 10 pts · GD -1

10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #10 · 11 pts · GD -2

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

D D D L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals7-10

Record0-3-2

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Excelsior last 5 away

L D D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index36

Goals11-8

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.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 60%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home0%

Excelsior score away80%

Excelsior clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first40%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%

Excelsior score first20%

Excelsior win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 33% · Excelsior 67%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 6.0' · Excelsior 17.0'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home1.40 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home2.00 vs 2.04

Excelsior score away2.20 vs 2.04

Excelsior concede away1.60 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 22% below league average, while Excelsior score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 2% below league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 0

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

677

298

Passes Accurate

582

213

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' Jamiro Monteiro

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Adam Tahaui

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Willumsson

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Garden

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Yegoian

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Jamiro Monteiro

1st substitution · For: P. Schuurs

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ B. Nuytinck

2nd substitution · For: P. Sandler

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ S. Janssen

1st substitution · For: K. Bos

52'

52' L. Hartjes

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Geiger

3rd substitution · For: N. Lebreton

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ I. Hansen-Aarøen

4th substitution · For: Kevin Kers

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Garden

2nd substitution · For: N. Groen

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Á. Þorsteinsson

3rd substitution · For: A. Sliti

70'

70' R. Meissen

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira

4th substitution · For: V. Sulzbacher

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

V. Sulzbacher

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Sliti

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ I. Silva Timas

5th substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Gabriel Brás

5th substitution · For: Clement Bischoff

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

N. Lebreton

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Schuurs

90+5'

90+5' V. Sulzbacher

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

NEC Nijmegen drew 2-2 with Excelsior on Tuesday, 08 September 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Erwin Blank. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: Jamiro Monteiro received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 4'. NEC Nijmegen took an early lead at 10' when Adam Tahaui scored, with the assist credited to W. Willumsson, making the score 1-0. Excelsior leveled the score at 43' when D. Garden scored, with the assist credited to I. Yegoian, making the score 1-1. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 45', with Jamiro Monteiro replacing P. Schuurs. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 45', with B. Nuytinck replacing P. Sandler. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 45', with S. Janssen replacing K. Bos.

Second half: L. Hartjes received a yellow card for Excelsior at 52'. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 63', with D. Geiger replacing N. Lebreton. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 63', with I. Hansen-Aarøen replacing Kevin Kers. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 67', with D. Garden replacing N. Groen. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Á. Þorsteinsson replacing A. Sliti. R. Meissen received a yellow card for Excelsior at 70'. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 71', with Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira replacing V. Sulzbacher. Excelsior took the lead at 73' when V. Sulzbacher scored, with the assist credited to A. Sliti, making the score 1-2. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 81', with I. Silva Timas replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 87', with Gabriel Brás replacing Clement Bischoff. NEC Nijmegen found a late equaliser at 90+2' when N. Lebreton scored, with the assist credited to P. Schuurs, making the score 2-2. V. Sulzbacher received a yellow card for Excelsior at 90+5'.

NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions while Excelsior used 5 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card, while Excelsior got 3 yellow cards.