Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
  • 10': Adam Tahaui
  • 90'+2': Noé Lebreton
FT
2 - 2
Excelsior
  • 43': David Garden
  • 73': Valentin Sulzbacher

About

NEC Nijmegen are hosting Excelsior at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas.
  • 4': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 4': Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).
  • 4': Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ayodele Thomas (NEC).
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Ayodele Thomas (NEC).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
  • 10': Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 0. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
  • 13': Offside, NEC. Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. David Garden (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas with a cross following a fast break.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Eric da Silva Moreira following a fast break.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isak Hansen-Aarøen following a fast break.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas.
  • 24': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stijn van Gassel.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Brás (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Storm.
  • 36': Handball by David Garden (Excelsior).
  • 40': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
  • 40': Adam Tahaui (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 41': Dusan Tadic (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
  • 41': Adam Tahaui (NEC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  • 45': Offside, NEC. Adam Tahaui is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Garden with a headed pass.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, NEC 1, Excelsior 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins NEC 1, Excelsior 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 45': Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 45': Substitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson (NEC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 52': Tobias Storm (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 54': Dusan Tadic (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Offside, NEC. Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
  • 55': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Isak Hansen-Aarøen (NEC).
  • 56': Attempt saved. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  • 56': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Tobias Storm.
  • 59': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
  • 62': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Tobias Storm (NEC).
  • 63': Substitution, NEC. Noé Lebreton replaces Dennis Geiger.
  • 63': Substitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
  • 63': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 63': Willum Willumsson (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
  • 67': Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  • 69': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 69': Kevin Kers (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  • 70': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 70': Kevin Kers (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Rick Meissen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Perr Schuurs (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Noé Lebreton.
  • 73': Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.
  • 75': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 75': Ayodele Thomas (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
  • 75': Gabriel Brás (NEC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Willum Willumsson (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Tahaui.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Nesto Groen (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Nikolas Polster (NEC).
  • 80': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Nikolas Polster.
  • 81': Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
  • 81': Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
  • 81': Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 83': Tobias Storm (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Substitution, NEC. Clement Bischoff replaces Gabriel Brás.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (NEC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Clement Bischoff with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
  • 90': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior).
  • 90': Willum Willumsson (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
  • 90'+2': Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ayodele Thomas.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
  • 90'+5': Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
  • 0': Match ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 3
31 Possession 69
14 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
213 Accurate Passes 582
298 Passes 677
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.4
71 Long Balls 57
30 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 14
26 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 10
20 Effective Clearances 17
20 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,344

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 +12 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 +18 17
3 PSV Eindhoven 7 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 +8 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NEC NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Nikolas Polster (GK)
17 Bram Nuytinck
21 Tobias Storm
73 Gabi Brás
35 Jamiro Monteiro Yellow Card
18 Dennis Geiger
77 Ayodele Thomas
19 Adam Tahaui
10 Dusan Tadic
8 Isak Hansen-Aarøen
11 Willum Thór Willumsson
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Joep Geneste, Clement Bischoff, Philippe Sandler, Tjaronn Chery, Almugera Kabar, Kevin Kers, Noé Lebreton, Perr Schuurs, Kaj Sierhuis, Gonzalo Crettaz.

EXC Excelsior (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
4 Casper Widell
14 Jan Plug
3 Rick Meissen Yellow Card
20 Lennard Hartjes Yellow Card
8 Irakli Yegoian
15 Simon Janssen
2 Eric Da Silva Moreira
19 David Garden
30 Ágúst Þorsteinsson
21 Ilano Silva Timas
Excelsior Substitutes:
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Aymen Sliti, Kasey Bos, Valentin Sulzbacher, Nesto Groen, Guilliano Cairo, Daniel Van Vianen, Celton Biai, Yacqub Hassan Muse Finey, Osman Turay, Mario Dominguez.

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