Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Apr 4 2026 · 20:00 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Excelsior
First leg0–5 0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.72 – 1.27
NEC Nijmegen
  • 30’ B. Linssen
  • 71’ B. Önal
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

NEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Linssen and Önal. NEC Nijmegen finished with the higher xG (1.27 vs 0.72). On the chances created, Excelsior deserved more: 0.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Excelsior24%
Draw23%
NEC Nijmegen ✓53%

Model vs reality

Excelsior goals
0
Model 1.25 · xG 0.72
NEC Nijmegen goals
2
Model 1.96 · xG 1.27
Total goals
2
Model 3.21 · xG 1.99
Score 0–2
8%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 62%
Both scored
No
Model 62%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. ÖnalNEC Nijmegen · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeAlex Bos
  • VenueVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
  • Table before kick-offExcelsior 16th · NEC Nijmegen 3rd

Timeline

  1. B. Linssen 0–1Assist D. Nejašmić
    30’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ I. YegoianFor E. Hansson
    60’
  4. B. Önal 0–2Assist S. Ouaissa
    71’
  5. ⇄ M. van DuinenFor L. Hartjes
    76’
  6. ⇄ Simon JanssenFor A. Zagré
    76’
  7. ⇄ D. ProperFor B. Önal
    80’
  8. ⇄ DaniloFor B. Linssen
    81’
  9. ⇄ B. PereiraFor E. Dasa
    81’
  10. ⇄ A. KaplanFor D. Fonville
    85’
  11. ⇄ A. CarlénFor Ilias Bronkhorst
    90+1’
  12. ⇄ S. WłodarczykFor D. Sanches Fernandes
    90+1’
  13. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Excelsior9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
NEC Nijmegen11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
ExcelsiorNEC Nijmegen
45% Possession 55%
0.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.27
0.93 Expected points (xPts) 1.78
9 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 7
3 Shots outside the box 4
345 Passes 422
76% Pass accuracy 82%
2 Corners 5
3 Goalkeeper saves 5
7 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.62 Team rating 7.04

Line-ups

Excelsior 5-4-1

16.9 S. van Gassel(G)
126.2 A. Zagré ↓76’ 146.2 L. Schouten 46.2 C. Widell 36.9 R. Meissen 26.6 Ilias Bronkhorst ↓90’
77.2 E. Hansson ↓60’ 206.7 L. Hartjes ↓76’ 106.5 N. Naujoks 306.6 D. Sanches Fernandes ↓90’
116.9 G. de Regt
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)6.9
  • 12A. Zagré↓76’6.2
  • 14L. Schouten6.2
  • 4C. Widell6.2
  • 3R. Meissen6.9
  • 2Ilias Bronkhorst↓90’6.6
  • 7E. Hansson↓60’7.2
  • 20L. Hartjes↓76’6.7
  • 10N. Naujoks6.5
  • 30D. Sanches Fernandes↓90’6.6
  • 11G. de Regt6.9

Substitutes used

  • 15Simon Janssen↑76’6.5
  • 6A. Carlén↑90’
  • 9S. Włodarczyk↑90’
  • 23I. Yegoian↑60’6.9
  • 29M. van Duinen↑76’6.2

Unused: Giuliano Cairo, C. Raatsie, N. El Hamdaoui

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1

17.3 G. Crettaz(G)
247.2 D. Fonville ↓85’ 37.0 P. Sandler 147.3 E. Dasa ↓81’
118.0★ B. Önal ↓80’ 236.6 K. Sano 67.2 D. Nejašmić A 257.3 S. Ouaissa A
206.7 N. Lebreton 106.3 T. Chery
306.9 B. Linssen ↓81’
  • 1G. Crettaz (G)7.3
  • 24D. Fonville↓85’7.2
  • 3P. Sandler7.0
  • 14E. Dasa↓81’7.3
  • 11B. Önal ★↓80’8.0
  • 23K. Sano6.6
  • 6D. NejašmićA7.2
  • 25S. OuaissaA7.3
  • 20N. Lebreton6.7
  • 10T. Chery6.3
  • 30B. Linssen↓81’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 71D. Proper↑80’6.5
  • 4A. Kaplan↑85’
  • 9Danilo↑81’6.3
  • 2B. Pereira↑81’6.3

Unused: R. Janse, I. Hansen-Aarøen, Y. El Kachati, T. Ouwejan, W. Willumsson, B. Nuytinck, K. Ogawa, J. Cillessen

Player stats

Top rated
B. ÖnalNEC Nijmegen8.0
2nd
G. CrettazNEC Nijmegen7.3
3rd
E. DasaNEC Nijmegen7.3

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 63% 57 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
A. Zagré D 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 24 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
L. Schouten M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 33 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
C. Widell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 33 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
R. Meissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 43 3 4 0/0 0/0 6.9
Ilias Bronkhorst D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 73% 30 3 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
E. Hansson F 60 0 0 0 (0) 3 94% 18 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.2
L. Hartjes M 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 23 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.7
N. Naujoks M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 24 3 1 0/0 2/2 6.5
D. Sanches Fernandes F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 84% 25 2 0 3/7 1/3 6.6
G. de Regt F 90 0 0 4 (4) 1 81% 21 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
Simon Janssen D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Carlén M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Włodarczyk F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
I. Yegoian M 30 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 12 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.9
M. van Duinen F 14 0 0 1 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Crettaz G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 46% 39 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
D. Fonville D 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 49 2 0 0/0 2/0 7.2
P. Sandler D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 70 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
E. Dasa D 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 50 3 0 0/0 1/1 7.3
B. Önal F 80 1 0 1 (1) 2 79% 28 2 1 2/4 1/2 8.0
K. Sano M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 42 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
D. Nejašmić M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 80% 50 1 2 1/1 1/2 7.2
S. Ouaissa M 90 0 1 4 (2) 1 85% 26 0 3 1/1 0/1 7.3
N. Lebreton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 21 0 0 2/3 1/0 6.7
T. Chery M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 82% 28 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
B. Linssen F 81 1 0 2 (1) 1 63% 8 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
D. Proper M 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
A. Kaplan D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 —
Danilo F 9 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
B. Pereira D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.