Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 11 · Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · Ref Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

Utrecht stats & fixtures · NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures

Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 1–0 in the Eredivisie on 2 November 2025. Expected goals finished 1.51–2.14. NEC Nijmegen had 61% of the ball.

Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen match statistics

UtrechtNEC Nijmegen

39% Ball possession 61%
1.51 Expected goals (xG) 2.14
11 Total shots 16
4 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 8
2 Corners 2
11 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 2
303 Passes 486
66% Pass accuracy 79%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

41' Goal Miguel Rodríguez (assist A. Blake) Utrecht
42' Yellow card B. Linssen NEC Nijmegen
53' Yellow card A. Blake Utrecht
75' Yellow card P. Sandler NEC Nijmegen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Utrecht

Confirmed 4-3-3 Ron Jans

1 V. Barkas

16 S. El Karouani 24 N. Viergever 40 M. Didden 2 S. Horemans

21 G. Zechiël 27 A. Engwanda 20 D. de Wit

15 A. Blake 91 S. Haller 22 Miguel Rodríguez

Bench M. Brouwer , K. Gadellaa , K. Finnsson , D. van den Berg , Can Bozdoğan , D. Min , Y. Cathline , Zidane Iqbal , M. Jonathans , Mike Eerdhuijzen , D. Murkin

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Dick Schreuder

1 G. Crettaz

4 A. Kaplan 3 P. Sandler 14 E. Dasa

5 T. Ouwejan 23 K. Sano 6 D. Nejasmic 25 S. Ouaissa

30 B. Linssen 10 T. Chery

18 K. Ogawa

Bench J. Cillessen , Rijk Janse , B. Pereira , V. Misidjan , A. Darelas , K. Shiogai , Jetro Willems , N. Lebreton , Róber , D. Fonville , V. van Crooij , D. Proper

Form guide

Utrecht at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Mar 25	Utrecht v NEC Nijmegen	0–1
24 Nov 24	NEC Nijmegen v Utrecht	1–2
17 Mar 24	Utrecht v NEC Nijmegen	1–0
23 Sep 23	NEC Nijmegen v Utrecht	3–0
12 Mar 23	NEC Nijmegen v Utrecht	2–2
16 Sep 22	Utrecht v NEC Nijmegen	0–0

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