NEC Nijmegen vs Twente

3 - 3
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
NEC Nijmegen 3 · Twente 4
Referee Stats
23 matches · 2.74 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.74
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.39
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 52%
Draws 17%
Away wins 30%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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
Twente (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-8-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 24
Avg: 1.76 / 1.41

Points

26
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.53
2.41
GF
1.76
1.47
GA
1.41
82%
O2.5
53%
76%
BTTS
82%
47%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd
Twente rank4th
NEC Nijmegen points59
Twente points58
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.
Twente: #4 · 58 pts · GD +19
7 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-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.

Twente last 5 away

L D W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index49
Goals11-10
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Twente trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS82%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%
Twente score away88%
Twente clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%
NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%
Twente score first47%
Twente win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Twente 63%
Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Twente 26.1'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80
NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38
Twente score away1.76 vs 1.38
Twente concede away1.41 vs 1.80
NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Twente score 28% above league average.
Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Twente are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Twente goal timing (away)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 3
61-75 3

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
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
22'
22' A. Kaplan
24'
24' Goal · 0-1
R. van Wolfswinkel
Penalty
29'
29' Goal · 1-1
T. Ouwejan
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Sano
55'
55' Goal · 1-2
M. Rots
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ørjasæter
60'
60' R. Zerrouki
63'
63' T. van den Belt
64'
64' V. Misidjan
1st substitution · For: B. Önal
65'
65' Koki Ogawa
2nd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati
66'
66' Goal · 2-2
Y. El Kachati
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Ouwejan
69'
69' R. Pröpper
71'
71' M. Pjaca
1st substitution · For: A. Verschueren
72'
72' T. van den Belt
2nd substitution · For: D. Rots
77'
77' M. Rots
3rd substitution · For: T. Booth
77'
77' S. Ørjasæter
4th substitution · For: B. Kuipers
83'
83' B. Önal
83'
83' Goal · 3-2
A. Verschueren
Own Goal
84'
84' K. Hlynsson
5th substitution · For: S. Lammers
89'
89' T. Ouwejan
3rd substitution · For: Deveron Fonville
89'
89' B. Linssen
4th substitution · For: D. Proper
90'
90' Goal · 3-3
R. van Wolfswinkel
Penalty

NEC Nijmegen vs Twente 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen drew 3-3 with Twente on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: A. Kaplan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 22'. Twente took the lead at 24' when R. van Wolfswinkel scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 29' when T. Ouwejan scored, with the assist credited to K. Sano, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Twente took the lead at 55' when M. Rots scored, with the assist credited to S. Ørjasæter, making the score 1-2. R. Zerrouki received a yellow card for Twente at 60'. T. van den Belt received a yellow card for Twente at 63'. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 64', with V. Misidjan replacing B. Önal. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Koki Ogawa replacing Y. El Kachati. NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 66' when Y. El Kachati scored, with the assist credited to T. Ouwejan, making the score 2-2. R. Pröpper received a yellow card for Twente at 69'. Twente made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Pjaca replacing A. Verschueren. Twente made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. van den Belt replacing D. Rots. Twente made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Rots replacing T. Booth. Twente made their 4th substitution at 77', with S. Ørjasæter replacing B. Kuipers. B. Önal received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 83'. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 83' when A. Verschueren scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-2. Twente made their 5th substitution at 84', with K. Hlynsson replacing S. Lammers. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with T. Ouwejan replacing Deveron Fonville. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 89', with B. Linssen replacing D. Proper. Twente found a late equaliser at 90' when R. van Wolfswinkel scored (Penalty), making the score 3-3.

NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions while Twente used 5 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 2 yellow cards, while Twente got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals8 (53.3%)
BTTS7 (46.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

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