NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior match stats & report

5–0 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 1 · Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen · Ref D. Makkelie

NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures · Excelsior stats & fixtures

NEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior 5–0 in the Eredivisie on 9 August 2025. Expected goals finished 2.48–1.03. NEC Nijmegen had 62% of the ball.

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior match statistics

NEC NijmegenExcelsior

62% Ball possession 38%
2.48 Expected goals (xG) 1.03
16 Total shots 9
10 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 8
7 Corners 2
14 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
469 Passes 282
80% Pass accuracy 71%
6 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

14' Goal D. Proper (assist B. Önal) NEC Nijmegen
16' Yellow card Adam Carlén Excelsior
43' Yellow card B. Önal NEC Nijmegen
52' Goal K. Ogawa (assist B. Linssen) NEC Nijmegen
59' Goal K. Ogawa (assist B. Önal) NEC Nijmegen
67' Goal B. Linssen (assist T. Chery) NEC Nijmegen
82' Penalty scored T. Chery NEC Nijmegen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Dick Schreuder

1 G. Crettaz

24 C. Verdonk 3 P. Sandler 2 B. Pereira

11 B. Önal 71 D. Proper 23 K. Sano 25 S. Ouaissa

30 B. Linssen 9 T. Chery

18 K. Ogawa

Bench J. Cillessen , Freek Entius , Jetro Willems , T. Ouwejan , V. Misidjan , A. Darelas , S. Hansen , Róber , V. van Crooij , Yousri Sbai , Y. El Kachati , S. de Laat

Excelsior

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ruben den Uil

1 S. van Gassel

12 A. Zagré 5 S. Henderikx 4 C. Widell 2 I. Bronkhorst

25 Stijn Middendorp 6 Adam Carlén

11 G. de Regt 10 N. Naujoks 30 D. Sanches Fernandes

29 Mike van Duinen

Bench T. Holla , R. Meissen , D. Yoon , N. Martens , Z. Booth , Giulliano Cairo , N. Groen , Jerolldino Armantrading

Form guide

NEC Nijmegen at home

1–4–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.1 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Excelsior away

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 May 24	Excelsior v NEC Nijmegen	0–3
13 Aug 23	NEC Nijmegen v Excelsior	3–4
19 Feb 23	Excelsior v NEC Nijmegen	0–3
8 Oct 22	NEC Nijmegen v Excelsior	1–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior head-to-head record