Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Mar 8 2026 · 19:00 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
First leg3–2 3–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.55 – 0.45
FC Volendam
  • N. Lebreton 39’
  • B. Önal 47’
  • S. Ouaissa 63’
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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 cruise past FC Volendam

NEC Nijmegen entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Lebreton, Önal and Ouaissa. NEC Nijmegen finished with the higher xG (1.55 vs 0.45).

NEC Nijmegen ✓65%
Draw20%
FC Volendam16%

Model vs reality

NEC Nijmegen goals
3
Model 2.32 · xG 1.55
FC Volendam goals
0
Model 1.08 · xG 0.45
Total goals
3
Model 3.39 · xG 2.00
Score 3–0
7%
Most likely 2–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 66%
Both scored
No
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. OuaissaNEC Nijmegen · 1 goal
8.9
  • RefereeMarc Nagtegaal
  • Coaches— · R. Kruijs
  • VenueGoffertstadion
  • Table before kick-offNEC Nijmegen 5th · FC Volendam 14th

Timeline

  1. P. SandlerYellow card · Holding
    27’
  2. ⇄ A. KaplanFor B. Pereira
    30’
  3. N. Lebreton 1–0
    39’
  4. Half time · 1–0
  5. ⇄ J. IdehoFor B. Ould-Chikh
    46’
  6. B. Önal 2–0Assist N. Lebreton
    47’
  7. ⇄ R. MührenFor J. Bacuna
    56’
  8. ⇄ A. PlatFor A. Oehlers
    56’
  9. S. Ouaissa 3–0Assist T. Chery
    63’
  10. ⇄ A. MeijersFor Y. Leliendal
    70’
  11. ⇄ DaniloFor B. Önal
    74’
  12. ⇄ Y. El KachatiFor B. Linssen
    74’
  13. ⇄ M. Mau-AsamFor O. Kökçü
    84’
  14. ⇄ I. Hansen-AarøenFor T. Chery
    86’
  15. ⇄ D. ProperFor D. Nejašmić
    86’
  16. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

NEC Nijmegen27 shots · 15 in box, 12 outside
FC Volendam7 shots · 5 in box, 2 outside
NEC NijmegenFC Volendam
55% Possession 45%
1.55 Expected goals (xG) 0.45
2.19 Expected points (xPts) 0.56
27 Shots 7
11 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 4
10 Blocked shots 0
15 Shots inside the box 5
12 Shots outside the box 2
429 Passes 351
80% Pass accuracy 74%
10 Corners 1
3 Goalkeeper saves 8
10 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.42 Team rating 6.66

Line-ups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1

227.3 J. Cillessen(G)
247.3 D. Fonville 36.6 P. Sandler 27.0 B. Pereira ↓30’
117.6 B. Önal ↓74’ 238.3 K. Sano 67.3 D. Nejašmić ↓86’ 258.9★ S. Ouaissa
208.2 N. Lebreton A 107.2 T. Chery A↓86’
305.9 B. Linssen ↓74’
  • 22J. Cillessen (G)7.3
  • 24D. Fonville7.3
  • 3P. Sandler6.6
  • 2B. Pereira↓30’7.0
  • 11B. Önal↓74’7.6
  • 23K. Sano8.3
  • 6D. Nejašmić↓86’7.3
  • 25S. Ouaissa ★8.9
  • 20N. LebretonA8.2
  • 10T. CheryA↓86’7.2
  • 30B. Linssen↓74’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 4A. Kaplan↑30’6.9
  • 71D. Proper↑86’
  • 8I. Hansen-Aarøen↑86’
  • 9Danilo↑74’6.7
  • 34Y. El Kachati↑74’7.2

Unused: R. Janse, T. Ouwejan, J. Willems, B. Nuytinck, W. Willumsson, V. Misidjan, K. Ogawa

FC Volendam 4-3-3

16.6 K. van Oevelen(G)
326.7 Y. Leliendal ↓70’ 206.3 N. Verschuren 37.3 M. Amevor 56.3 P. Ugwu
236.7 D. Kwakman 76.9 O. Kökçü ↓84’ 406.3 R. van Cruijsen
116.3 A. Oehlers ↓56’ 46.9 J. Bacuna ↓56’ 776.9 B. Ould-Chikh ↓46’
  • 1K. van Oevelen (G)6.6
  • 32Y. Leliendal↓70’6.7
  • 20N. Verschuren6.3
  • 3M. Amevor7.3
  • 5P. Ugwu6.3
  • 23D. Kwakman6.7
  • 7O. Kökçü↓84’6.9
  • 40R. van Cruijsen6.3
  • 11A. Oehlers↓56’6.3
  • 4J. Bacuna↓56’6.9
  • 77B. Ould-Chikh↓46’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 17J. Ideho↑46’7.2
  • 6A. Plat↑56’6.7
  • 21R. Mühren↑56’6.3
  • 14A. Meijers↑70’6.5
  • 27M. Mau-Asam↑84’

Unused: Y. Samson, Luca Blondeau, D. Payne, Anass Bouziane

Coach: R. Kruijs

Player stats

Top rated
S. OuaissaNEC Nijmegen8.9
2nd
K. SanoNEC Nijmegen8.3
3rd
N. LebretonNEC Nijmegen8.2

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Cillessen G 90 0 0 3 sv 1 55% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
D. Fonville D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 37 3 0 1/1 1/0 7.3
P. Sandler D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 37 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.6
B. Pereira D 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 4 0 1/1 0/1 7.0
B. Önal F 74 1 0 2 (1) 0 83% 29 1 0 1/4 0/1 7.6
K. Sano M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 82% 57 4 4 1/2 1/0 8.3
D. Nejašmić M 86 0 0 2 (1) 1 79% 38 1 1 0/0 2/0 7.3
S. Ouaissa M 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 81% 42 2 0 2/3 1/2 8.9
N. Lebreton M 90 1 1 3 (3) 3 81% 37 3 0 1/2 1/0 8.2
T. Chery M 86 0 1 3 (1) 7 82% 34 0 1 1/1 0/1 7.2
B. Linssen F 74 0 0 4 (3) 2 85% 13 0 1 0/1 1/0 5.9
A. Kaplan D 60 0 0 1 (1) 1 96% 28 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.9
D. Proper M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
I. Hansen-Aarøen M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Danilo F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 0 1 2/3 0/0 6.7
Y. El Kachati F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.2

FC Volendam

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
K. van Oevelen G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 62% 52 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Y. Leliendal D 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 32 3 0 2/2 0/1 6.7
N. Verschuren D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 75% 36 0 3 0/0 1/0 6.3
M. Amevor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 35 1 2 0/0 0/1 7.3
P. Ugwu D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 35 4 1 1/1 1/0 6.3
D. Kwakman M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 31 3 2 0/1 1/1 6.7
O. Kökçü F 84 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 25 1 1 2/4 0/2 6.9
R. van Cruijsen M 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 73% 30 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Oehlers F 56 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 14 1 0 0/3 0/0 6.3
J. Bacuna M 56 0 0 1 (0) 0 57% 14 2 0 0/0 3/3 6.9
B. Ould-Chikh F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 0 1 1/1 0/2 6.9
J. Ideho F 44 0 0 0 (0) 2 63% 16 2 0 4/6 0/0 7.2
A. Plat M 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 45% 11 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
R. Mühren F 34 0 0 1 (1) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Meijers D 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
M. Mau-Asam M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 —

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.