Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Apr 25 2026 · 20:00 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Twente
First leg3–3 1–1 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 1.19 – 1.86
NEC Nijmegen
  • S. Ørjasæter 10’
  • 37’ B. Linssen
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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.

Twente and NEC Nijmegen share the points

Twente entered as favourites and led 1–0 after 10 minutes through a Ørjasæter goal. But Linssen scored to rescue a draw for NEC Nijmegen. NEC Nijmegen finished with the higher xG (1.86 vs 1.19). On the chances created, NEC Nijmegen deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Twente48%
Draw ✓23%
NEC Nijmegen28%

Model vs reality

Twente goals
1
Model 1.88 · xG 1.19
NEC Nijmegen goals
1
Model 1.41 · xG 1.86
Total goals
2
Model 3.29 · xG 3.05
Score 1–1
10%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 64%
Both scored
Yes
Model 65%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. ØrjasæterTwente · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeJoey Kooij
  • CoachesJ. van den Brom · —
  • VenueDe Grolsch Veste
  • Table before kick-offTwente 5th · NEC Nijmegen 3rd

Timeline

  1. S. Ørjasæter 1–0Assist D. Rots
    10’
  2. N. LebretonYellow card · Tripping
    18’
  3. D. FonvilleYellow card · Holding
    26’
  4. B. Linssen 1–1Assist P. Sandler
    37’
  5. Half time · 1–1
  6. ⇄ R. van WolfswinkelFor S. Lammers
    66’
  7. ⇄ R. PröpperFor Ruud Nijstad
    66’
  8. ⇄ D. ProperFor B. Nuytinck
    66’
  9. ⇄ D. WeidmannFor T. van den Belt
    77’
  10. ⇄ M. KjøløFor K. Hlynsson
    78’
  11. M. RotsYellow card
    79’
  12. ⇄ DaniloFor B. Linssen
    85’
  13. ⇄ A. VerschuerenFor M. Rots
    87’
  14. ⇄ B. PereiraFor T. Chery
    90+2’
  15. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Twente12 shots · 6 in box, 6 outside
NEC Nijmegen20 shots · 8 in box, 12 outside
TwenteNEC Nijmegen
49% Possession 51%
1.19 Expected goals (xG) 1.86
0.96 Expected points (xPts) 1.82
12 Shots 20
7 Shots on target 6
1 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside the box 8
6 Shots outside the box 12
378 Passes 381
70% Pass accuracy 77%
1 Corners 9
5 Goalkeeper saves 5
6 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.06 Team rating 6.89

Line-ups

Twente 4-2-3-1

17.3 L. Unnerstall(G)
396.6 M. Rots ↓87’ 436.9 Ruud Nijstad ↓66’ 237.0 S. Lemkin 287.7 B. van Rooij
206.6 T. van den Belt ↓77’ 66.9 R. Zerrouki
278.2★ S. Ørjasæter 146.2 K. Hlynsson ↓78’ 117.3 D. Rots A
106.9 S. Lammers ↓66’
  • 1L. Unnerstall (G)7.3
  • 39M. Rots↓87’6.6
  • 43Ruud Nijstad↓66’6.9
  • 23S. Lemkin7.0
  • 28B. van Rooij7.7
  • 20T. van den Belt↓77’6.6
  • 6R. Zerrouki6.9
  • 27S. Ørjasæter ★8.2
  • 14K. Hlynsson↓78’6.2
  • 11D. RotsA7.3
  • 10S. Lammers↓66’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 3R. Pröpper↑66’7.2
  • 9R. van Wolfswinkel↑66’6.7
  • 42D. Weidmann↑77’6.3
  • 4M. Kjølø↑78’6.7
  • 32A. Verschueren↑87’

Unused: S. Karssies, P. Tytoń, Guilherme Peixoto, M. Bruns, T. Booth, M. Pjaca, L. Vennegoor of Hesselink

Coach: J. van den Brom

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-1-2

17.6 G. Crettaz(G)
247.7 D. Fonville 175.9 B. Nuytinck ↓66’ 146.9 E. Dasa
206.5 N. Lebreton 66.3 D. Nejašmić 38.0 P. Sandler A 236.0 K. Sano
256.7 S. Ouaissa
307.7 B. Linssen ↓85’ 106.3 T. Chery ↓90’
  • 1G. Crettaz (G)7.6
  • 24D. Fonville7.7
  • 17B. Nuytinck↓66’5.9
  • 14E. Dasa6.9
  • 20N. Lebreton6.5
  • 6D. Nejašmić6.3
  • 3P. SandlerA8.0
  • 23K. Sano6.0
  • 25S. Ouaissa6.7
  • 30B. Linssen↓85’7.7
  • 10T. Chery↓90’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 71D. Proper↑66’6.6
  • 9Danilo↑85’
  • 2B. Pereira↑90’

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

Player stats

Top rated
S. ØrjasæterTwente8.2
2nd
P. SandlerNEC Nijmegen8.0
3rd
B. van RooijTwente7.7

Twente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Unnerstall G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 56% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
M. Rots D 87 0 0 1 (1) 1 83% 35 2 0 1/1 1/1 6.6
Ruud Nijstad D 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 28 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Lemkin D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 41 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
B. van Rooij D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 74% 47 4 0 0/0 1/0 7.7
T. van den Belt M 77 0 0 2 (1) 0 81% 27 2 0 0/0 2/1 6.6
R. Zerrouki M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 34 3 0 1/2 0/2 6.9
S. Ørjasæter M 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 70% 23 0 1 1/1 0/2 8.2
K. Hlynsson M 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 18 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.2
D. Rots F 90 0 1 4 (4) 1 55% 40 4 1 1/4 2/4 7.3
S. Lammers F 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 21 1 0 0/1 0/2 6.9
R. Pröpper D 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 54% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
R. van Wolfswinkel F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
D. Weidmann M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Kjølø M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Verschueren M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Crettaz G 90 0 0 5 sv 1 44% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
D. Fonville D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 32 4 3 3/3 2/1 7.7
B. Nuytinck D 66 0 0 1 (1) 0 76% 34 0 1 0/0 2/0 5.9
E. Dasa D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 85% 39 0 1 2/2 3/0 6.9
N. Lebreton M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 57% 28 1 0 2/4 2/2 6.5
D. Nejašmić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 51 1 0 2/4 1/0 6.3
P. Sandler D 90 0 1 1 (1) 2 87% 45 0 1 0/0 0/0 8.0
K. Sano M 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 82% 38 0 3 2/6 2/0 6.0
S. Ouaissa M 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 89% 19 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.7
B. Linssen F 85 1 0 1 (1) 0 89% 18 0 0 0/0 2/2 7.7
T. Chery M 90 0 0 2 (0) 3 82% 33 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
D. Proper M 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 5 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.6
Danilo F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
B. Pereira D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.