Eredivisie Gameweek 3 Tue, Sep 8 2026 · 17:45 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
2–2 Full time · HT 1–1
Excelsior
  • A. Tahaui 10’
  • N. Lebreton 90+2’
  • 43’ D. Garden
  • 73’ V. Sulzbacher
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NEC Nijmegen snatch a late draw

NEC Nijmegen entered as favourites, yet Excelsior led 2–1 after 73 minutes through goals from Garden and Sulzbacher. But Lebreton scored to rescue a draw for NEC Nijmegen.

NEC Nijmegen52%
Draw ✓22%
Excelsior26%

Model vs reality

NEC Nijmegen goals
2
Model 1.91
Excelsior goals
2
Model 1.30
Total goals
4
Model 3.21
Score 2–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 62%
Both scored
Yes
Model 62%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchN. LebretonNEC Nijmegen · 1 goal
7.8
  • RefereeErwin Blank
  • Coaches— · R. den Uil
  • VenueGoffertstadion
  • Table before kick-offNEC Nijmegen 10th · Excelsior 5th

Timeline

  1. Jamiro MonteiroYellow card · Foul
    4’
  2. A. Tahaui 1–0Assist W. Willumsson
    10’
  3. D. Garden 1–1Assist I. Yegoian
    43’
  4. ⇄ P. SchuursFor Jamiro Monteiro
    45’
  5. ⇄ P. SandlerFor B. Nuytinck
    45’
  6. ⇄ K. BosFor Simon Janssen
    45’
  7. Half time · 1–1
  8. L. HartjesYellow card · Foul
    52’
  9. ⇄ N. LebretonFor D. Geiger
    63’
  10. ⇄ Kevin KersFor I. Hansen-Aarøen
    63’
  11. ⇄ N. GroenFor D. Garden
    67’
  12. ⇄ Aymen SlitiFor Á. Þorsteinsson
    67’
  13. R. MeissenYellow card · Foul
    70’
  14. ⇄ V. SulzbacherFor E. da Silva Moreira
    71’
  15. V. Sulzbacher 1–2Assist Aymen Sliti
    73’
  16. ⇄ A. JahanbakhshFor I. Silva Timas
    81’
  17. ⇄ Clement BischoffFor Gabriel Brás
    87’
  18. N. Lebreton 2–2Assist P. Schuurs
    90+2’
  19. V. SulzbacherYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  20. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

NEC Nijmegen11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
Excelsior14 shots · 7 in box, 7 outside
NEC NijmegenExcelsior
69% Possession 31%
11 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 7
3 Shots outside the box 7
675 Passes 297
86% Pass accuracy 71%
2 Corners 4
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
5 Fouls 16
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.47 Team rating 6.43

Line-ups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1

126.2 N. Polster(G)
216.7 T. Storm 176.4 B. Nuytinck ↓45’ 736.3 Gabriel Brás ↓87’
776.0 A. Thomas 186.3 D. Geiger ↓63’ 356.6 Jamiro Monteiro ↓45’ 197.6 A. Tahaui
86.1 I. Hansen-Aarøen ↓63’ 116.4 W. Willumsson A
105.9 D. Tadić
  • 12N. Polster (G)6.2
  • 21T. Storm6.7
  • 17B. Nuytinck↓45’6.4
  • 73Gabriel Brás↓87’6.3
  • 77A. Thomas6.0
  • 18D. Geiger↓63’6.3
  • 35Jamiro Monteiro↓45’6.6
  • 19A. Tahaui7.6
  • 8I. Hansen-Aarøen↓63’6.1
  • 11W. WillumssonA6.4
  • 10D. Tadić5.9

Substitutes used

  • 34Kevin Kers↑63’6.9
  • 20N. Lebreton ★↑63’7.8
  • 99Clement Bischoff↑87’6.9
  • 3P. Sandler↑45’6.5
  • 4P. SchuursA↑45’6.5

Unused: K. Sierhuis, Joep Geneste, G. Crettaz, T. Chery, A. Kabar

Excelsior 3-4-3

16.3 S. van Gassel(G)
146.7 J. Plug 46.1 C. Widell 35.7 R. Meissen
156.0 Simon Janssen ↓45’ 205.8 L. Hartjes 86.8 I. Yegoian A 26.3 E. da Silva Moreira ↓71’
306.3 Á. Þorsteinsson ↓67’ 197.8 D. Garden ↓67’ 216.6 I. Silva Timas ↓81’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)6.3
  • 14J. Plug6.7
  • 4C. Widell6.1
  • 3R. Meissen5.7
  • 15Simon Janssen↓45’6.0
  • 20L. Hartjes5.8
  • 8I. YegoianA6.8
  • 2E. da Silva Moreira↓71’6.3
  • 30Á. Þorsteinsson↓67’6.3
  • 19D. Garden↓67’7.8
  • 21I. Silva Timas↓81’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 12K. Bos↑45’6.7
  • 28N. Groen↑67’6.6
  • 11A. Jahanbakhsh↑81’6.6
  • 7Aymen SlitiA↑67’6.9
  • 18V. Sulzbacher↑71’7.2

Unused: Giuliano Cairo, Mario Domínguez, Y. Finey, O. Turay, D. van Vianen, Celton Biai

Coach: R. den Uil

Player stats

Top rated
N. LebretonNEC Nijmegen7.8
2nd
D. GardenExcelsior7.8
3rd
A. TahauiNEC Nijmegen7.6

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
N. Polster G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 72% 65 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
T. Storm D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 77 3 0 0/0 1/2 6.7
B. Nuytinck D 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 35 1 3 0/0 0/0 6.4
Gabriel Brás D 87 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 101 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
A. Thomas F 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 85% 39 2 1 3/7 1/1 6.0
D. Geiger M 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 43 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
Jamiro Monteiro M 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 32 2 3 0/0 2/1 6.6
A. Tahaui F 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 79% 39 0 1 2/3 0/2 7.6
I. Hansen-Aarøen M 63 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 30 2 0 2/7 1/0 6.1
W. Willumsson F 90 0 1 2 (0) 1 84% 49 1 1 1/1 0/2 6.4
D. Tadić F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 26 0 0 0/0 0/2 5.9
Kevin Kers F 27 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 9 0 0 1/2 0/2 6.9
N. Lebreton M 27 1 0 1 (1) 1 88% 17 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.8
Clement Bischoff D 3 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
P. Sandler D 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 57 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
P. Schuurs D 45 0 1 2 (1) 1 87% 46 2 0 1/1 0/0 6.5

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 1 sv 1 59% 59 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Plug D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 29 5 3 0/0 1/0 6.7
C. Widell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 48 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.1
R. Meissen D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 66% 32 3 1 0/0 3/0 5.7
Simon Janssen D 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.0
L. Hartjes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 64% 22 0 2 0/0 3/0 5.8
I. Yegoian M 90 0 1 5 (1) 2 71% 28 2 1 3/7 0/3 6.8
E. da Silva Moreira F 71 0 0 0 (0) 1 63% 19 4 2 1/1 0/1 6.3
Á. Þorsteinsson M 67 0 0 2 (0) 1 82% 11 0 0 2/3 0/1 6.3
D. Garden 67 1 0 2 (1) 1 64% 11 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.8
I. Silva Timas M 81 0 0 0 (0) 3 81% 16 3 0 0/3 0/0 6.6
K. Bos F 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 2 1 0/1 0/0 6.7
N. Groen F 23 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 3 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
A. Jahanbakhsh F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
Aymen Sliti F 23 0 1 1 (0) 1 67% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
V. Sulzbacher M 19 1 0 1 (1) 0 0% 2 0 1 0/0 2/0 7.2

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.