NECNEC2 – 2FT
ExcelsiorEXC
Goffertstadion, NijmegenFT
- 90'+5'A — Valentin Sulzbacher
- 90'+2'H — Noé LebretonAssist — Perr Schuurs
- 87'H — Clement BischoffOff — Gabi Brás
- 81'A — Alireza JahanbakhshOff — Ilano Silva Timas
- 73'A — Valentin SulzbacherAssist — Aymen Sliti
- 71'A — Valentin SulzbacherOff — Eric Da Silva Moreira
- 70'A — Rick Meissen
- 67'A — Nesto GroenOff — David Garden
- 67'A — Aymen SlitiOff — Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- 63'H — Noé LebretonOff — Dennis Geiger
- 63'H — Kevin KersOff — Isak Hansen-Aarøen
- 52'A — Lennard Hartjes
- 45'H — Perr SchuursOff — Jamiro Monteiro
- 45'H — Philippe SandlerOff — Bram Nuytinck
- 45'A — Kasey BosOff — Simon Janssen
- HT 1–1
- 43'A — David GardenAssist — Irakli Yegoian
- 10'H — Adam TahauiAssist — Willum Thór Willumsson
- 4'H — Jamiro Monteiro
- KO – 17:45
Shots on targetEXC
35
ShotsEXC
1114
CornersEXC
24
- Match ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
- 90'+5'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
- 90'+5'Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5'Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
- 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.
- 90'+3'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ayodele Thomas.
- 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'+2'Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Willum Willumsson (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior).
- 90'Attempt blocked. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
- 88'Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 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.
- 87'Substitution, NEC. Clement Bischoff replaces Gabriel Brás.
- 83'Tobias Storm (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83'Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
- 81'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
- 81'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
- 80'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Nikolas Polster.
- 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).
- 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.
- 75'Gabriel Brás (NEC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75'Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
- 75'Ayodele Thomas (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75'Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
- 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.
- 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.
- 71'Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
- 70'Rick Meissen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70'Kevin Kers (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70'Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
- 70'Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
- 69'Kevin Kers (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
- 67'Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
- 67'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
Most shots5Irakli YegoianExcelsior
Most saves3Nikolas PolsterNEC Nijmegen
Most fouled3Irakli YegoianExcelsior
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1Excelsior3-4-3Substitutions
- 45'4Perr Schuurs35Jamiro Monteiro
- 45'3Philippe Sandler17Bram Nuytinck
- 63'20Noé Lebreton18Dennis Geiger
- 63'34Kevin Kers8Isak Hansen-Aarøen
- 87'99Clement Bischoff73Gabi Brás
- 45'12Kasey Bos15Simon Janssen
- 67'28Nesto Groen19David Garden
- 67'7Aymen Sliti30Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- 71'18Valentin Sulzbacher2Eric Da Silva Moreira
- 81'11Alireza Jahanbakhsh21Ilano Silva Timas
SubstitutesNEC Nijmegen- 38JGJoep GenesteSUB
- 99CB
Clement BischoffSUBOn
- 3PS
Philippe SandlerSUBOn
- 9TC
Tjaronn CherySUB
- 66AK
Almugera KabarSUB
- 34KKKevin KersSUBOn
- 20NL
Noé LebretonSUBOn
- 4PS
Perr SchuursSUBOn
- 14KS
Kaj SierhuisSUB
- 1GC
Gonzalo CrettazSUB
SubstitutesExcelsior- 11AJ
Alireza JahanbakhshSUBOn
- 7AS
Aymen SlitiSUBOn
- 12KBKasey BosSUBOn
- 18VSValentin SulzbacherSUBOn
- 28NGNesto GroenSUBOn
- 24GCGuilliano CairoSUB
- 6DV
Daniel Van VianenSUB
- 16CB
Celton BiaiSUB
- 23YFYacqub Hassan Muse FineySUB
- 22OTOsman TuraySUB
- 9MDMario DominguezSUB
NECExcelsior
- 3Shots on target5
- 11Shots14
- 27.3Shot accuracy %35.7
- 3Blocked shots4
- 2Corners4
- 0Penalties taken0
- 3Saves1
- 69Possession %31
- 677Passes298
- 582Accurate passes213
- 86Pass accuracy %71.5
- 14Crosses10
- 5Accurate crosses1
- 35.7Cross accuracy %10
- 57Long balls71
- 16Accurate long balls30
- 28.1Long ball accuracy %42.3
- 18Tackles26
- 14Tackles won17
- 77.8Tackle success %65.4
- 10Interceptions13
- 17Clearances20
- 3Offsides0
- 5Fouls16
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards0
NEC · Previous meetings between these sides.
- W2-0
- W5-0
- W3-0
- L3-4
- W3-0
Most recent match first.
NEC
LWLLW
- FEY1-3
- PEC3-1
- BODO0-3
- BODO1-3
- WIL4-1
Excelsior
WWLWW
- WIL3-0
- SPA2-1
- PSV1-2
- CAM4-0
- SPA3-2
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Venue
- Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
- Referee
- Erwin Blank
- Attendance
- 12,344
Common questions
What was the score in NEC Nijmegen – Excelsior?
- The match finished NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Excelsior, played on 8 September 2026.
What is the line-up for NEC Nijmegen – Excelsior?
- NEC Nijmegen line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation and start with Nikolas Polster, Bram Nuytinck, Tobias Storm, Gabi Brás, Jamiro Monteiro, Dennis Geiger, Ayodele Thomas, Adam Tahaui, Dusan Tadic, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Willum Thór Willumsson. Excelsior line up in a 3-4-3 formation and start with Stijn van Gassel, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Rick Meissen, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Simon Janssen, Eric Da Silva Moreira, David Garden, Ágúst Þorsteinsson, Ilano Silva Timas.
What is the recent form of NEC Nijmegen?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, NEC Nijmegen won 2, drew 0 and lost 3.
What is the recent form of Excelsior?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Excelsior won 4, drew 0 and lost 1.
What is the head-to-head record between NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. NEC Nijmegen won 4, Excelsior won 1, and 0 were drawn.
Squad value
NEC
€74m
4.3×
Excelsior
€17m
Average age26.0 · 23.4
Overseas players48% · 33%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
NEC2 / 38
Argyris Darelas · Merijn van de Wiel
Excelsior5 / 29
Noa el Hamdaoui · Stijn Middendorp · Do-young Yoon · Guilliano Cairo · Nolan Martens
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
NEC
1Gonzalo Crettaz2Brayann Pereira3Philippe Sandler4Ahmetcan Kaplan5Thomas Ouwejan6Darko Nejasmic7Virgil Misidjan10Tjaronn Chery11Başar Önal15Jetro Willems18Koki Ogawa20Noé Lebreton21Rober González22Jasper Cillessen23Kodai Sano24Deveron Fonville25Sami Ouaissa26Luc Nieuwenhuijs30Bryan Linssen31Rijk Janse34Youssef El Kachati35Sam de Laat38Martijn Overmars71Dirk Proper
Excelsior
1Stijn van Gassel2Ilias Bronkhorst3Rick Meissen4Casper Widell5Stan Henderikx6Adam Carlén8Mathijs Tielemans9Szymon Wlodarczyk10Noah Naujoks11Gyan de Regt12Arthur Zagré14Lewis Schouten15Simon Janssen16Calvin Raatsie17Nolan Martens18Chris-Kévin Nadje20Lennard Hartjes23Irakli Yegoian24Guilliano Cairo25Stijn Middendorp29Mike van Duinen30Derensili Sanches Fernandes33Jerolldino Bergraaf34Noa el Hamdaoui40Tijmen Holla
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
- Ryan Koolwijk
- Lucas Woudenberg
- Ilias Bronkhorst
- Ali Messaoud
- Daan Bovenberg
- Lorenzo Burnet
- Stijn van Gassel
- Bas Kuipers
- Norbert Alblas
Straight from one to the other
Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.
- Stijn van Gassel NEC Nijmegen → Excelsior · 2025
- Stijn van Gassel Excelsior → NEC Nijmegen · 2024
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