NEC Nijmegen vs Utrecht

NEC Nijmegen

1 - 3

Utrecht

🕒 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · Utrecht 6

Referee Stats

Danny Makkelie

24 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.54
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	42%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (24-11).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (76%).
NEC Nijmegen had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25

Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.18

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

1.88

PPG

1.18

2.41

1.41

1.47

1.71

82%

O2.5

59%

76%

BTTS

71%

47%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Utrecht rank6th

NEC Nijmegen points59

Utrecht points53

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.

Utrecht: #6 · 53 pts · GD +13

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-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.

Utrecht last 5 away

W L L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-10

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%

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

Utrecht score away82%

Utrecht clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

Utrecht score first35%

Utrecht win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Utrecht 40%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Utrecht 29.0'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

Utrecht score away1.41 vs 1.38

Utrecht concede away1.71 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Utrecht score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Utrecht are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.40 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

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

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

76%

24%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

651

215

Passes Accurate

546

121

Passes %

84%

56%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

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5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Ángel Alarcón

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Zechiël

25'

25' S. Ouaissa

32'

32' M. Didden

45'

45' P. Sandler

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

G. Zechiël

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Stepanov

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

Y. Cathline

Normal Goal · Assist: S. El Karouani

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ A. Stepanov

1st substitution · For: J. Karlsson

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Nejašmić

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Nejašmić

1st substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ P. Sandler

2nd substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ S. Ouaissa

3rd substitution · For: Danilo

62'

62' J. Karlsson

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Lebreton

4th substitution · For: Koki Ogawa

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. Linssen

5th substitution · For: W. Willumsson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Ángel Alarcón

2nd substitution · For: M. van der Hoorn

89'

89' A. Kaplan

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ A. Engwanda

3rd substitution · For: O. Agougil

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Y. Cathline

4th substitution · For: A. Blake

NEC Nijmegen vs Utrecht 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 3-1 on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: Utrecht took an early lead at 5' when Ángel Alarcón scored, with the assist credited to G. Zechiël, making the score 0-1. S. Ouaissa received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 25'. M. Didden received a yellow card for Utrecht at 32'. P. Sandler received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 45'. Utrecht extended the lead at 45' when G. Zechiël scored, with the assist credited to A. Stepanov, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Utrecht extended the lead at 49' when Y. Cathline scored, with the assist credited to S. El Karouani, making the score 0-3. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 56', with A. Stepanov replacing J. Karlsson. NEC Nijmegen reduced the deficit at 59' when D. Nejašmić scored, making the score 1-3. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Nejašmić replacing Y. El Kachati. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 59', with P. Sandler replacing Deveron Fonville. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 60', with S. Ouaissa replacing Danilo. J. Karlsson received a yellow card for Utrecht at 62'. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 73', with N. Lebreton replacing Koki Ogawa. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 82', with B. Linssen replacing W. Willumsson. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 82', with Ángel Alarcón replacing M. van der Hoorn. A. Kaplan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 89'. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with A. Engwanda replacing O. Agougil. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Y. Cathline replacing A. Blake.

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