NECNEC1 – 276'
ExcelsiorEXC
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen76'
- 73'A — Valentin SulzbacherAssist — Aymen Sliti
- 71'A — Valentin SulzbacherOff — Eric Da Silva Moreira
- 70'A — Rick Meissen
- 67'A — Nesto GroenOff — David Garden
- 67'A — Aymen SlitiOff — Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- 63'H — Noé LebretonOff — Dennis Geiger
- 63'H — Kevin KersOff — Isak Hansen-Aarøen
- 52'A — Lennard Hartjes
- 45'H — Perr SchuursOff — Jamiro Monteiro
- 45'H — Philippe SandlerOff — Bram Nuytinck
- 45'A — Kasey BosOff — Simon Janssen
- HT 1–1
- 43'A — David GardenAssist — Irakli Yegoian
- 10'H — Adam TahauiAssist — Willum Thór Willumsson
- 4'H — Jamiro Monteiro
- KO – 17:45
Shots on targetEXC
24
ShotsEXC
611
CornersEXC
12
- 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'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.
- 72'Attempt 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'Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
- 70'Rick 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'Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
- 67'Substitution, 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'Substitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
- 63'Substitution, 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, Excelsior. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
- 56'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Tobias Storm.
- 56'Attempt 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'Lennard 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 the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'Substitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.
- 45'Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
- 45'Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
- 45'Second Half begins NEC 1, Excelsior 1.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, NEC 1, Excelsior 1.
- 45'+2'Attempt 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.
Most shots3Irakli YegoianExcelsior
Most saves2Nikolas PolsterNEC Nijmegen
Most fouled3Irakli YegoianExcelsior
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1Excelsior3-4-3Substitutions
- 45'4Perr Schuurs35Jamiro Monteiro
- 45'3Philippe Sandler17Bram Nuytinck
- 63'20Noé Lebreton18Dennis Geiger
- 63'34Kevin Kers8Isak Hansen-Aarøen
- 45'12Kasey Bos15Simon Janssen
- 67'28Nesto Groen19David Garden
- 67'7Aymen Sliti30Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- 71'18Valentin Sulzbacher2Eric Da Silva Moreira
SubstitutesNEC Nijmegen- 38JGJoep GenesteSUB
- 99CB
Clement BischoffSUB
- 3PS
Philippe SandlerSUBOn
- 9TC
Tjaronn CherySUB
- 66AK
Almugera KabarSUB
- 34KKKevin KersSUBOn
- 20NL
Noé LebretonSUBOn
- 4PS
Perr SchuursSUBOn
- 14KS
Kaj SierhuisSUB
- 1GC
Gonzalo CrettazSUB
SubstitutesExcelsior- 11AJ
Alireza JahanbakhshSUB
- 7AS
Aymen SlitiSUBOn
- 12KBKasey BosSUBOn
- 18VSValentin SulzbacherSUBOn
- 28NGNesto GroenSUBOn
- 24GCGuilliano CairoSUB
- 6DV
Daniel Van VianenSUB
- 16CB
Celton BiaiSUB
- 23YFYacqub Hassan Muse FineySUB
- 22OTOsman TuraySUB
- 9MDMario DominguezSUB
NECExcelsior
- 2Shots on target4
- 6Shots11
- 33.3Shot accuracy %36.4
- 2Blocked shots3
- 1Corners2
- 0Penalties taken0
- 2Saves1
- 66.8Possession %33.2
- 530Passes256
- 449Accurate passes187
- 84.7Pass accuracy %73
- 5Crosses8
- 3Accurate crosses1
- 60Cross accuracy %12.5
- 49Long balls58
- 11Accurate long balls24
- 22.4Long ball accuracy %41.4
- 16Tackles20
- 13Tackles won12
- 81.3Tackle success %60
- 10Interceptions11
- 15Clearances14
- 3Offsides0
- 5Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Champions League |  AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 |
| 2 Champions League |  PSVPSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 13 |
| 3 Champions League qualifying |  FeyenoordFeyenoord Rotterdam | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 |
| 4 Europa League qualifying |  FortunaFortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 Conference League qualifying | ExcelsiorExcelsior | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 6 |  Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 |
| 7 Europa League |  AjaxAjax Amsterdam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 |  FC TwenteFC Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 |
| 9 |  FC GroningenFC Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | NECNEC Nijmegen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 11 |  SpartaSparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |  HeerenveenHeerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 |  TelstarTelstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 |  PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 |  FC UtrechtFC Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 Relegation playoffs |  Willem IIWillem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 Relegation |  ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 Relegation |  CambuurSC Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 1 |
Qualification
- Champions League
- Champions League qualifying
- Europa League qualifying
- Conference League qualifying
- Europa League
- Relegation playoffs
- Relegation
NEC · Previous meetings between these sides.
- W2-0
- W5-0
- W3-0
- L3-4
- W3-0
Most recent match first.
NEC
LWLLW
- FEY1-3
- PEC3-1
- BODO0-3
- BODO1-3
- WIL4-1
Excelsior
WWLWW
- WIL3-0
- SPA2-1
- PSV1-2
- CAM4-0
- SPA3-2
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Venue
- Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
- Referee
- Erwin Blank
Squad value
NEC
€74m
4.3×
Excelsior
€17m
Average age26.0 · 23.4
Overseas players48% · 33%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
NEC2 / 38
Argyris Darelas · Merijn van de Wiel
Excelsior5 / 29
Noa el Hamdaoui · Stijn Middendorp · Do-young Yoon · Guilliano Cairo · Nolan Martens
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
NEC
1Gonzalo Crettaz2Brayann Pereira3Philippe Sandler4Ahmetcan Kaplan5Thomas Ouwejan6Darko Nejasmic7Virgil Misidjan10Tjaronn Chery11Başar Önal15Jetro Willems18Koki Ogawa20Noé Lebreton21Rober González22Jasper Cillessen23Kodai Sano24Deveron Fonville25Sami Ouaissa26Luc Nieuwenhuijs30Bryan Linssen31Rijk Janse34Youssef El Kachati35Sam de Laat38Martijn Overmars71Dirk Proper
Excelsior
1Stijn van Gassel2Ilias Bronkhorst3Rick Meissen4Casper Widell5Stan Henderikx6Adam Carlén8Mathijs Tielemans9Szymon Wlodarczyk10Noah Naujoks11Gyan de Regt12Arthur Zagré14Lewis Schouten15Simon Janssen16Calvin Raatsie17Nolan Martens18Chris-Kévin Nadje20Lennard Hartjes23Irakli Yegoian24Guilliano Cairo25Stijn Middendorp29Mike van Duinen30Derensili Sanches Fernandes33Jerolldino Bergraaf34Noa el Hamdaoui40Tijmen Holla
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
- Ryan Koolwijk
- Lucas Woudenberg
- Ilias Bronkhorst
- Ali Messaoud
- Daan Bovenberg
- Lorenzo Burnet
- Stijn van Gassel
- Bas Kuipers
- Norbert Alblas
Straight from one to the other
Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.
- Stijn van Gassel NEC Nijmegen → Excelsior · 2025
- Stijn van Gassel Excelsior → NEC Nijmegen · 2024
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