NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus match stats & report

2–1 After extra time

UEFA Champions League · 3rd Qualifying Round · Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen · Ref Maurizio Mariani, Italy

NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures · Olympiakos Piraeus stats & fixtures

NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2–1 in the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round) on 11 August 2026. NEC Nijmegen had 54% of the ball.

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus match statistics

NEC NijmegenOlympiakos Piraeus

54% Ball possession 46%
16 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 6
3 Corners 4
17 Fouls 19
4 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
603 Passes 505
76% Pass accuracy 69%
1 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

12' Yellow card D. Garcia Olympiakos Piraeus
46' Goal A. El Kaabi Olympiakos Piraeus
55' Yellow card Rodinei Olympiakos Piraeus
59' Yellow card Gustavo Sá Olympiakos Piraeus
70' Goal B. Linssen (assist D. Tadic) NEC Nijmegen
80' Red card K. Fortounis Olympiakos Piraeus
88' Yellow card B. Pereira NEC Nijmegen
90+4' Yellow card K. Sierhuis NEC Nijmegen
95' Goal E. Mor (assist K. Sierhuis) NEC Nijmegen
111' Yellow card L. Scipioni Olympiakos Piraeus

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

24 D. Fonville 3 P. Sandler 21 T. Storm

6 D. Nejasmic

99 C. Bischoff 10 D. Tadic 20 N. Lebreton 25 S. Ouaissa

30 B. Linssen 9 T. Chery

Bench Freek Entius , Joep Geneste , Jamiro Monteiro , I. Hansen-Aaroen , B. Nuytinck , E. Mor , T. Ouwejan , K. Sierhuis , W. Willumsson , B. Pereira , Kevin Kers

Olympiakos Piraeus

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Luis Mendilibar Jose

31 B. Popovic

70 S. Onyemaechi 5 L. Pirola 45 P. Retsos 23 Rodinei

32 S. Hezze 14 D. Garcia

20 Jota Silva 8 Gustavo Sá 10 Gelson Martins

9 A. El Kaabi

Bench S. Ortega , D. Stournaras , M. Saliakas , L. Scipioni , C. Mouzakitis , C. Filis , K. Fortounis , P. Maffeo , Chiquinho , David Carmo , J. Roca , Z. Smajlovic

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.

Olympiakos Piraeus away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Aug 26	Olympiakos Piraeus v NEC Nijmegen	0–0
27 Jul 24	NEC Nijmegen v Olympiakos Piraeus	0–2

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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