Eredivisie · Matchday 3
NEC Nijmegen v Excelsior
- Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:45:00 UTCGoffertstadionMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
NEC Nijmegen 44%Draw 19%Excelsior 36%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
NEC NijmegenExcelsior
69Possession31
1.36Expected goals (xG)1.81
11Shots14
3Shots on target5
5Shots off target5
3Blocked shots4
8Shots inside box7
3Shots outside box7
2Corners4
3Offsides0
5Fouls16
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves1
677Passes298
582Accurate passes213
86Pass accuracy71
Match events
- 4′Jamiro Monteiro
- 10′Adam Tahaui (assist Willum Willumsson)
- 43′David Garden (assist Irakli Yegoian)
- 45′Jamiro Monteiro → Perr Schuurs
- 45′Bram Nuytinck → Philippe Sandler
- 45′Simon Janssen ← Kasey Bos
- 52′Lennard Hartjes
- 63′Dennis Geiger → Noé Lebreton
- 63′Isak Hansen-Aarøen
- 67′David Garden ← Nesto Groen
- 70′Rick Meissen
- 71′Eric da Silva Moreira ← Valentin Sulzbacher
- 73′Valentin Sulzbacher (assist Aymen Sliti)
- 81′Ilano Silva Timas ← Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 87′Gabriel Costa Brás → Clement Bischoff
- 90′Noé Lebreton (assist Perr Schuurs)
- 90′Valentin Sulzbacher
NEC Nijmegen · Excelsior
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
NEC Nijmegen106.5Tadić
176.5↓45'Nuytinck
186.5↓63'Geiger
356.2↓45'Monteiro
117.3Willumsson
216.5Storm
86.5↓63'Hansen-Aarøen
197.5Tahaui
776.5Thomas
126.3Polster
736.5↓87'Brás
Excelsior16.3Gassel
36.2Meissen
46.5Widell
146.5Plug
26.5↓71'Moreira
87.3Yegoian
156.5↓45'Janssen
206.2Hartjes
216.5↓81'Timas
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
NEC Nijmegen
- 10Dušan Tadić6.5
- 17Bram Nuytinck6.5
- 18Dennis Geiger6.5
- 35Jamiro Monteiro6.2
- 11Willum Willumsson7.3
- 21Tobias Storm6.5
- 8Isak Hansen-Aarøen6.5
- 19Adam Tahaui7.5
- 77Ayodele Thomas6.5
- 12Nikolas Polster6.3
- 73Gabriel Costa Brás6.5
Excelsior
- 15Simon Janssen6.5
- 1Stijn van Gassel6.3
- 4Casper Widell6.5
- 20Lennard Hartjes6.2
- 3Rick Meissen6.2
- 14Jan Plug6.5
- 2Eric da Silva Moreira6.5
- 21Ilano Silva Timas6.5
- 8Irakli Yegoian7.3
NEC NijmegenTale of the tapeExcelsior
2-6-2Formation—
10 ptsTable11 pts
-1Goal difference-2
LWWLWFormWWLWW
2Head-to-head wins0
44%Win chance36%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
NEC Nijmegen 2W0D0W Excelsior
Goals 7–0
- 2026-04-04Excelsior0–2NEC Nijmegen
- 2025-08-09NEC Nijmegen5–0Excelsior
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
NEC Nijmegen
LWWLW- vsFeyenoord1-3
- @PEC Zwolle3-1
- @Willem II4-1
- vsTelstar1-2
- vsGo Ahead Eagles2-1
Excelsior
WWLWW- @Willem II3-0
- vsSparta Rotterdam2-1
- vsPSV Eindhoven1-2
- @Cambuur4-0
- @Sparta Rotterdam3-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
