N.E.C. 2-2 Excelsior · Eredivisie

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Final

Eredivisie · J3

N.E.C.

2-2

Final

09/08/2026 · 9:45 AM

Excelsior

Adam Tahaui 11' Noé Lebreton 90+2'

David Garden 43' Valentin Sulzbacher 73'

Win chance

49%N.E.C.

NEC 49%Draw 26%EXC 25%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Over 2.5 goals

88%

Over 2.5

Both teams to score

100%

Yes

Goals projection

1.1 - 2.4

~3.5

N.E.C. 11°

Last 6

Goals / game1.24 / 2.00

When they score0-15'

Likely scorersTjaronn Chery 3Kaj Sierhuis 2Perr Schuurs 2

Excelsior 7°

Last 6

Goals / game2.75 / 1.00

When they score31-45'

Likely scorersDavid Garden 3Aymen Sliti 3Noah Naujoks 2

Season-trend estimate, not betting odds.

Match ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.

90'+5'

Second Half ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.

90'+5'

Corner to NEC. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.

90'+5'

YellowValentin 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 to Excelsior. Conceded by Ayodele Thomas.

90'+2'

GoalGoal! 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'

ChanceAttempt 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'

ChanceAttempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

87'

ChanceAttempt 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'

SubSubstitution, 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'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.

80'

Corner to Excelsior. Conceded by Nikolas Polster.

80'

ChanceAttempt 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'

ChanceAttempt 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'

GoalGoal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.

72'

ChanceAttempt 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'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.

70'

YellowRick 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'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.

67'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.

63'

Willum Willumsson (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).

63'

SubSubstitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.

63'

SubSubstitution, NEC. Noé Lebreton replaces Dennis Geiger.

62'

Foul by Tobias Storm (NEC).

62'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

59'

Corner to Excelsior. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.

56'

Corner to Excelsior. Conceded by Tobias Storm.

56'

ChanceAttempt saved. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.

55'

Foul by Isak Hansen-Aarøen (NEC).

55'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

55'

Offside, NEC. Dusan Tadic is caught offside.

54'

Dusan Tadic (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

54'

Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

52'

YellowLennard Hartjes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

52'

Tobias Storm (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

52'

Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).

51'

Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

45'

SubSubstitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.

45'

SubSubstitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.

45'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.

Second Half begins NEC 1, Excelsior 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, NEC 1, Excelsior 1.

45'+2'

ChanceAttempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Garden with a headed pass.

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

45'

Offside, NEC. Adam Tahaui is caught offside.

43'

GoalGoal! NEC 1, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.

41'

Adam Tahaui (NEC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

41'

Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).

41'

Dusan Tadic (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41'

Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

40'

Adam Tahaui (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40'

Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).

36'

Handball by David Garden (Excelsior).

34'

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Brás (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Storm.

29'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isak Hansen-Aarøen.

26'

ChanceAttempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lennard Hartjes.

24'

Attempt blocked. Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stijn van Gassel.

24'

Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).

24'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21'

Attempt blocked. Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas.

19'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isak Hansen-Aarøen following a fast break.

19'

ChanceAttempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Eric da Silva Moreira following a fast break.

17'

ChanceAttempt missed. David Garden (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas with a cross following a fast break.

13'

Offside, NEC. Dusan Tadic is caught offside.

11'

GoalGoal! NEC 1, Excelsior 0. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.

10'

Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Ayodele Thomas (NEC).

Delay in match because of an injury Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).

Foul by Ayodele Thomas (NEC).

Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

YellowJamiro Monteiro (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).

Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner to NEC. Conceded by Casper Widell.

ChanceAttempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
12Nikolas Polster	90'	0	0	3	2	2	0	46/64 72%	6.4

Defensas

Jugador	Min	A	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
21Tobias Storm	90'	0	2	4	0	7	1	71/77 92%	7.7
17Bram NuytinckC	45'	0	3	1	3	4	2	33/37 89%	6.9
73Gabriel Brás	87'	0	5	1	0	3	0	87/98 89%	6.7
4Perr SchuursS	45'	1	2	1	0	3	0	39/45 87%	7.7
3Philippe SandlerS	45'	0	3	0	0	2	2	53/57 93%	6.6

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
19Adam Tahaui	90'	1	1	2	7	3	1	31/39 79%	8.3
77Ayodele Thomas	90'	0	0	3	6	2	1	32/38 84%	7.0
18Dennis Geiger	63'	0	0	0	4	2	1	37/42 88%	6.6
35Jamiro Monteiro	45'	0	0	0	3	2	2	30/32 94%	6.5
20Noé LebretonS	27'	1	1	0	3	6	1	17/18 94%	8.5

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	A	Sh	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
11Willum Willumsson	90'	1	2	1	1	6	42/50 84%	8.0
8Isak Hansen-Aarøen	63'	0	0	2	2	3	23/30 77%	6.5
10Dusan Tadic	90'	0	1	0	0	3	22/25 88%	6.0
34Kevin KersS	27'	0	0	2	1	4	9/11 82%	6.9
99Clement BischoffS	3'	0	0	1	0	0	6/10 60%	6.4

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Stijn van Gassel	90'	0	0	1	2	0	0	35/59 59%	5.1

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
4Casper WidellC	90'	7	1	1	5	3	39/47 83%	6.7
14Jan Plug	90'	2	2	4	5	0	26/29 90%	6.6
3Rick Meissen	90'	1	3	1	7	3	20/32 63%	5.4

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
8Irakli Yegoian	90'	0	1	2	3	10	10	2	20/28 71%	8.3
2Eric da Silva Moreira	71'	0	0	1	1	6	6	2	12/19 63%	7.0
15Simon Janssen	45'	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	6/7 86%	5.9
20Lennard Hartjes	90'	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	14/22 64%	5.5
18Valentin SulzbacherS	19'	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/2 0%	7.3

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
19David Garden	67'	1	0	2	1	1	0	3	7/10 70%	7.3
30Ágúst Thorsteinsson	67'	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	9/11 82%	7.2
21Ilano Silva Timas	81'	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	12/15 80%	7.0
7Aymen SlitiS	23'	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2/3 67%	7.7
12Kasey BosS	45'	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7/8 88%	6.6
28Nesto GroenS	23'	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3/3 100%	6.1
11Alireza JahanbakhshS	9'	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1/1 100%	6.0

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

Win chance

49%N.E.C.

NEC 49%Draw 26%EXC 25%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Stadium

Goffertstadion

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Asistencia 12,344Capacidad 12,500

Referee

Erwin Blank

VAR: Laurens Gerrets

Player of the match

Irakli Yegoian

Excelsior · MF

8.3

Min90'Ast.1Passes71%

Best performers

Table

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2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	sc Heerenveen	7	9
11	N.E.C.	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2