NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 7 · Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen · Ref Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands

NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures · AZ Alkmaar stats & fixtures

NEC Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 2–1 in the Eredivisie on 28 September 2025. Expected goals finished 1.81–0.38. AZ Alkmaar had 56% of the ball.

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar match statistics

NEC NijmegenAZ Alkmaar

44% Ball possession 56%
1.81 Expected goals (xG) 0.38
14 Total shots 7
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 5
5 Corners 4
14 Fouls 16
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
327 Passes 423
73% Pass accuracy 76%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

12' Yellow card M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
26' Goal B. Önal (assist B. Linssen) NEC Nijmegen
29' Yellow card W. Goes AZ Alkmaar
44' Yellow card P. Koopmeiners AZ Alkmaar
51' Yellow card M. Meerdink AZ Alkmaar
60' Goal I. Sadiq AZ Alkmaar
69' Yellow card J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
71' Yellow card A. Kaplan NEC Nijmegen
79' Goal D. Proper (assist B. Linssen) NEC Nijmegen
85' Yellow card J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
85' Red card J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Dick Schreuder

1 G. Crettaz

5 T. Ouwejan 4 A. Kaplan 2 B. Pereira

6 D. Nejasmic

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

18 Koki Ogawa 30 B. Linssen

Bench J. Cillessen , V. Misidjan , A. Darelas , K. Shiogai , N. Lebreton , Róber , D. Fonville , V. van Crooij , Yousri Sbai , Y. El Kachati , S. de Laat , M. van de Wiel

AZ Alkmaar

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Maarten Martens

1 R. Owusu-Oduro

34 M. de Wit 5 Alexandre Penetra 3 W. Goes 30 D. Kasius

8 J. Clasie 6 P. Koopmeiners

27 R. Daal 10 S. Mijnans 11 I. Sadiq

35 M. Meerdink

Bench H. Verhulst , J. Zoet , M. Dekker , Weslley Patati , M. Chávez , I. Jensen , D. Kwakman , E. Dijkstra , L. Zeefuik , M. Sin

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.

AZ Alkmaar away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Mar 25	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	3–3
17 Aug 24	AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen	1–0
28 Apr 24	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	0–3
6 Dec 23	AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen	1–2
21 May 23	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	0–3
1 Sep 22	AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen	1–1

The full NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar head-to-head record