UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 Thu, Oct 15 2026 · 20:00 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
1–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 2.10 – 1.28
Levski Sofia
  • T. Chery 64’
  • 35’ Reinaldo
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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 and Levski Sofia share the points

NEC Nijmegen entered as favourites, yet Levski Sofia led 1–0 at half-time through a Reinaldo goal. But Chery scored to rescue a draw for NEC Nijmegen. NEC Nijmegen finished with the higher xG (2.10 vs 1.28). On the chances created, NEC Nijmegen deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 1 point they took.

NEC Nijmegen52%
Draw ✓22%
Levski Sofia26%

Model vs reality

NEC Nijmegen goals
1
Model 1.90 · xG 2.10
Levski Sofia goals
1
Model 1.29 · xG 1.28
Total goals
2
Model 3.20 · xG 3.38
Score 1–1
11%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 62%
Both scored
Yes
Model 62%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. CheryNEC Nijmegen · 1 goal
7.8
  • RefereeAliyar Agayev
  • Coaches— · Julio Velázquez
  • VenueGoffertstadion
  • Table before kick-offNEC Nijmegen 34th · Levski Sofia 28th
  • Weather at kick-off19°C · Overcast · wind 14 km/h

Timeline

  1. VAR Everton BalaGoal cancelled
    17’
  2. N. LebretonYellow card · Foul
    24’
  3. Reinaldo 0–1Assist S. Vutsov
    35’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. ⇄ A. Oko-FlexFor D. Kusso
    62’
  6. ⇄ G. TrdinFor E. El Moubarik
    62’
  7. T. Chery 1–1
    64’
  8. ⇄ A. KaplanFor P. Schuurs
    75’
  9. ⇄ M. SoulaFor M. Grujić
    75’
  10. ⇄ J. PereaFor Everton Bala
    75’
  11. ⇄ W. WillumssonFor D. Tadić
    84’
  12. ⇄ D. GeigerFor Clement Bischoff
    84’
  13. ⇄ A. KabarFor N. Lebreton
    90+2’
  14. ⇄ Y. MoslihFor Gabriel Brás
    90+2’
  15. ⇄ Álex CentellesFor Reinaldo
    90+4’
  16. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

NEC Nijmegen18 shots · 11 in box, 7 outside
Levski Sofia8 shots · 7 in box, 1 outside
NEC NijmegenLevski Sofia
51% Possession 49%
2.10 Expected goals (xG) 1.28
1.90 Expected points (xPts) 0.90
18 Shots 8
9 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 7
7 Shots outside the box 1
438 Passes 451
81% Pass accuracy 80%
6 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 8
14 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.62 Team rating 6.81

Line-ups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-3

16.0 G. Crettaz(G)
246.7 D. Fonville 46.4 P. Schuurs ↓75’ 737.0 Gabriel Brás ↓90’
996.8 Clement Bischoff ↓84’ 206.5 N. Lebreton ↓90’ 66.6 D. Nejašmić 346.6 Kevin Kers
106.3 D. Tadić ↓84’ 306.2 B. Linssen 97.8★ T. Chery
  • 1G. Crettaz (G)6.0
  • 24D. Fonville6.7
  • 4P. Schuurs↓75’6.4
  • 73Gabriel Brás↓90’7.0
  • 99Clement Bischoff↓84’6.8
  • 20N. Lebreton↓90’6.5
  • 6D. Nejašmić6.6
  • 34Kevin Kers6.6
  • 10D. Tadić↓84’6.3
  • 30B. Linssen6.2
  • 9T. Chery ★7.8

Substitutes used

  • 18D. Geiger↑84’6.2
  • 66A. Kabar↑90’
  • 22A. Kaplan↑75’6.3
  • 42Y. Moslih↑90’
  • 11W. Willumsson↑84’5.9

Unused: Joep Geneste, Jamiro Monteiro, N. Polster, K. Sierhuis

Levski Sofia 4-3-3

927.7 S. Vutsov(G) A
36.5 Maicon 46.9 C. Makoun 507.0 K. Dimitrov 217.2 Aldair
196.4 E. El Moubarik ↓62’ 86.4 M. Grujić ↓75’ 356.5 Serginho
176.1 Everton Bala ↓75’ 77.7 Reinaldo ↓90’ 276.2 D. Kusso ↓62’
  • 92S. Vutsov (G)A7.7
  • 3Maicon6.5
  • 4C. Makoun6.9
  • 50K. Dimitrov7.0
  • 21Aldair7.2
  • 19E. El Moubarik↓62’6.4
  • 8M. Grujić↓75’6.4
  • 35Serginho6.5
  • 17Everton Bala↓75’6.1
  • 7Reinaldo↓90’7.7
  • 27D. Kusso↓62’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 11A. Oko-Flex↑62’6.8
  • 22M. Soula↑75’6.9
  • 18G. Trdin↑62’6.3
  • 20Álex Centelles↑90’
  • 9J. Perea↑75’6.0

Unused: M. Lukov, N. Serafimov, Hevertton Santos, O. Vladimirov

Coach: Julio Velázquez

Player stats

Top rated
T. CheryNEC Nijmegen7.8
2nd
S. VutsovLevski Sofia7.7
3rd
ReinaldoLevski Sofia7.7

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Crettaz G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 62% 42 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
D. Fonville D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 76 3 2 2/2 1/1 6.7
P. Schuurs D 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 33 4 2 0/0 1/0 6.4
Gabriel Brás D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 47 5 0 0/0 2/1 7.0
Clement Bischoff D 84 0 0 0 (0) 4 84% 32 1 0 1/4 2/3 6.8
N. Lebreton M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 91% 32 3 1 0/2 2/3 6.5
D. Nejašmić M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 90% 58 1 1 3/3 0/2 6.6
Kevin Kers F 90 0 0 3 (1) 2 76% 29 3 0 6/6 2/2 6.6
D. Tadić F 84 0 0 4 (2) 0 72% 32 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.3
B. Linssen F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 57% 7 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
T. Chery M 90 1 0 5 (3) 1 84% 32 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.8
D. Geiger M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
A. Kabar D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Kaplan D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Y. Moslih D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
W. Willumsson F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9

Levski Sofia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Vutsov G 90 0 1 7 sv 1 58% 72 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.7
Maicon D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 26 5 0 0/4 0/1 6.5
C. Makoun D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 65 2 2 0/0 1/1 6.9
K. Dimitrov D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 43 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Aldair D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 31 3 1 2/3 3/2 7.2
E. El Moubarik M 62 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 39 3 0 1/2 0/0 6.4
M. Grujić M 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 34 2 2 1/2 1/1 6.4
Serginho M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 51 2 2 2/2 3/4 6.5
Everton Bala F 75 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 22 2 0 1/2 1/1 6.1
Reinaldo F 90 1 0 4 (1) 0 70% 20 2 0 1/3 0/2 7.7
D. Kusso F 62 0 0 2 (0) 0 88% 16 0 1 1/3 0/1 6.2
A. Oko-Flex F 28 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 6 2 0 0/3 2/0 6.8
M. Soula F 15 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 5 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
G. Trdin M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Álex Centelles D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Perea F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.0

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.