Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen

1 - 0

🕒 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Galgenwaard 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Utrecht 6 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Serdar Gozubuyuk

27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	48%
Draws	15%
Away wins	37%

Team Overview

Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 13

Avg: 1.82 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 1.94

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

1.94

PPG

1.59

1.82

2.12

0.76

1.65

41%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

88%

65%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Utrecht rank6th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Utrecht points53

NEC Nijmegen points59

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.

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.

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

Utrecht last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals12-1

Record5-0-0

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 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.

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

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

Utrecht score at home82%

Utrecht clean sheet at home35%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Utrecht score first65%

Utrecht win after scoring first64%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Utrecht 40% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Utrecht 34.0' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Utrecht score at home1.82 vs 1.80

Utrecht concede at home0.76 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Utrecht score 1% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Utrecht are 44% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 0.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Utrecht goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41' ⚽

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41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Miguel Rodríguez

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Blake

42'

42' B. Linssen

53'

53' A. Blake

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

1st substitution · For: K. Shiogai

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Blake

1st substitution · For: Y. Cathline

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: N. Lebreton

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Ouwejan

3rd substitution · For: V. Misidjan

75'

75' P. Sandler

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Haller

2nd substitution · For: D. Min

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ P. Sandler

4th substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ G. Zechiël

3rd substitution · For: D. van den Berg

Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 1-0 on Sunday, 02 November 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Serdar Gozubuyuk. It was played at Stadion Galgenwaard.

First half: Utrecht took the lead at 41' when Miguel Rodríguez scored, with the assist credited to A. Blake, making the score 1-0. B. Linssen received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 42'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. A. Blake received a yellow card for Utrecht at 53'. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 60', with Koki Ogawa replacing K. Shiogai. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Blake replacing Y. Cathline. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 72', with B. Linssen replacing N. Lebreton. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. Ouwejan replacing V. Misidjan. P. Sandler received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 75'. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Haller replacing D. Min. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 83', with P. Sandler replacing Deveron Fonville. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 90', with G. Zechiël replacing D. van den Berg.

Utrecht used 3 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions. Utrecht got 1 yellow card, while NEC Nijmegen got 2 yellow cards.