Adam Tahaui 10'
Noé Lebreton 90'+2'
David Garden 43'
Valentin Sulzbacher 73'
Jamiro Monteiro
4'
Adam TahauiWillum Thór Willumsson
10'
43'
David GardenIrakli Yegoian
HT 1 - 1
Perr SchuursJamiro Monteiro
45'
Philippe SandlerBram Nuytinck
45'
45'
Kasey BosSimon Janssen
52'
Lennard Hartjes
Noé LebretonDennis Geiger
63'
Kevin KersIsak Hansen-Aarøen
63'
67'
Nesto GroenDavid Garden
67'
Aymen SlitiÁgúst Þorsteinsson
70'
Rick Meissen
71'
Valentin SulzbacherEric Da Silva Moreira
73'
Valentin SulzbacherAymen Sliti
81'
Alireza JahanbakhshIlano Silva Timas
Clement BischoffGabi Brás
87'
Noé LebretonPerr Schuurs
90'+2'
90'+5'
Valentin Sulzbacher
FT 2 - 2
69%Possession31%
11Shots14
3Shots on target5
2Corners4
5Fouls16
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Offsides0
3Saves1
677Passes298
86%Pass accuracy71%
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
Starting XI
12Nikolas PolsterG
19Adam TahauiRM
77Ayodele ThomasLM
21Tobias StormCD-L
17Bram NuytinckCD
73Gabi BrásCD-R
18Dennis GeigerCM-R
35Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
10Dusan TadicF
11Willum Thór WillumssonCF-R
8Isak Hansen-AarøenCF-L
Substitutes
38Joep GenesteSUB
99Clement BischoffSUB
3Philippe SandlerSUB
9Tjaronn CherySUB
66Almugera KabarSUB
34Kevin KersSUB
20Noé LebretonSUB
4Perr SchuursSUB
14Kaj SierhuisSUB
1Gonzalo CrettazSUB
Excelsior3-4-3
Starting XI
1Stijn van GasselG
2Eric Da Silva MoreiraRM
15Simon JanssenLM
14Jan PlugCD-L
4Casper WidellCD
3Rick MeissenCD-R
8Irakli YegoianCM-R
20Lennard HartjesCM-L
19David GardenF
21Ilano Silva TimasCF-R
30Ágúst ÞorsteinssonCF-L
Substitutes
11Alireza JahanbakhshSUB
7Aymen SlitiSUB
12Kasey BosSUB
18Valentin SulzbacherSUB
28Nesto GroenSUB
24Guilliano CairoSUB
6Daniel Van VianenSUB
16Celton BiaiSUB
23Yacqub Hassan Muse FineySUB
22Osman TuraySUB
9Mario DominguezSUB
Recent form
NEC NijmegenWLLWL
ExcelsiorWWLWW
Last meetings
05/04/26Excelsior0 - 2NEC Nijmegen
09/08/25NEC Nijmegen5 - 0Excelsior
07/05/24Excelsior0 - 3NEC Nijmegen
13/08/23NEC Nijmegen3 - 4Excelsior
20/02/23Excelsior0 - 3NEC Nijmegen
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +25 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +19 | 25 |
| 3 | Ajax Amsterdam | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +17 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +18 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +8 | 23 |
| 6 | Heerenveen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -29 | 3 |


