NEC Nijmegen vs Groningen

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Allard Lindhout 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
NEC Nijmegen 3 · Groningen 9
Referee Stats
20 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25
Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

32
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

0
Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27
Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

23
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.35
2.41
GF
1.29
1.47
GA
1.59
82%
O2.5
47%
76%
BTTS
59%
47%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd
Groningen rank9th
NEC Nijmegen points59
Groningen points48
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.
Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4
17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D D D W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-5
Record2-3-0
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.

Groningen last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
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 2.582%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%
Groningen score away82%
Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%
NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%
Groningen score first41%
Groningen win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Groningen 38%
Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80
NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38
Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38
Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80
NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Groningen are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 2

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
42'
42' T. de Jonge
46'
46' Koki Ogawa
1st substitution · For: K. Shiogai
46'
46' T. Ouwejan
2nd substitution · For: B. Önal
51'
51' Goal · 1-0
K. Sano
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Önal
58'
58' D. van der Werff
1st substitution · For: B. Willumsson
61'
61' Goal · 2-0
K. Shiogai
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Linssen
69'
69' T. de Jonge
2nd substitution · For: T. Land
69'
69' Y. Taha
3rd substitution · For: M. Seuntjens
71'
71' S. Ouaissa
3rd substitution · For: B. Pereira
82'
82' A. Kaplan
84'
84' T. van Bergen
4th substitution · For: Noam Fritz Emeran
84'
84' J. Schreuders
5th substitution · For: Rui Mendes
87'
87' B. Linssen
4th substitution · For: N. Lebreton
90'
90' P. Sandler
5th substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

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

NEC Nijmegen beat Groningen 2-0 on Sunday, 09 November 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Allard Lindhout. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. T. de Jonge received a yellow card for Groningen at 42'.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 46', with Koki Ogawa replacing K. Shiogai. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Ouwejan replacing B. Önal. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 51' when K. Sano scored, with the assist credited to B. Önal, making the score 1-0. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 58', with D. van der Werff replacing B. Willumsson. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 61' when K. Shiogai scored, with the assist credited to B. Linssen, making the score 2-0. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 69', with T. de Jonge replacing T. Land. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Y. Taha replacing M. Seuntjens. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 71', with S. Ouaissa replacing B. Pereira. A. Kaplan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 82'. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 84', with T. van Bergen replacing Noam Fritz Emeran. Groningen made their 5th substitution at 84', with J. Schreuders replacing Rui Mendes. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 87', with B. Linssen replacing N. Lebreton. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 90', with P. Sandler replacing Deveron Fonville.

NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions while Groningen used 5 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card, while Groningen got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

NEC Nijmegen vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season