Dutch Eredivisie

FT Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Excelsior WWLWW 2
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NEC Nijmegen WLLWL 2
1st2ndT
EXC112
NEC112
Goffertstadion · 12,344 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
31
Possession
69
14
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
213
Accurate Passes
582
298
Passes
677
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
71
Long Balls
57
30
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
3
17
Effective Tackles
14
26
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
17
20
Clearances
17

Head to Head

NEC leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Nikolas PolsterG
  2. 17Bram NuytinckCD
  3. 21Tobias StormCD-L
  4. 73Gabi BrásCD-R
  5. 35Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
  6. 18Dennis GeigerCM-R
  7. 77Ayodele ThomasLM
  8. 19Adam TahauiRM
  9. 10Dusan TadicF
  10. 8Isak Hansen-AarøenCF-L
  11. 11Willum Thór WillumssonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 38Joep GenesteSUB
  2. 99Clement BischoffSUB
  3. 3Philippe SandlerSUB
  4. 9Tjaronn CherySUB
  5. 66Almugera KabarSUB
  6. 34Kevin KersSUB
  7. 20Noé LebretonSUB
  8. 4Perr SchuursSUB
  9. 14Kaj SierhuisSUB
  10. 1Gonzalo CrettazSUB

EXC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 4Casper WidellCD
  3. 14Jan PlugCD-L
  4. 3Rick MeissenCD-R
  5. 20Lennard HartjesCM-L
  6. 8Irakli YegoianCM-R
  7. 15Simon JanssenLM
  8. 2Eric Da Silva MoreiraRM
  9. 19David GardenF
  10. 30Ágúst ÞorsteinssonCF-L
  11. 21Ilano Silva TimasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Alireza JahanbakhshSUB
  2. 7Aymen SlitiSUB
  3. 12Kasey BosSUB
  4. 18Valentin SulzbacherSUB
  5. 28Nesto GroenSUB
  6. 24Guilliano CairoSUB
  7. 6Daniel Van VianenSUB
  8. 16Celton BiaiSUB
  9. 23Yacqub Hassan Muse FineySUB
  10. 22Osman TuraySUB
  11. 9Mario DominguezSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 5' Delay in match because of an injury Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).
  3. 5' Delay in match because of an injury Ayodele Thomas (NEC).
  4. 6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 10' Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 0. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
  7. 43' Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  8. 45' Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  9. 45' Substitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.
  10. 45' Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
  11. 52' Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 63' Substitution, NEC. Noé Lebreton replaces Dennis Geiger.
  13. 63' Substitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
  14. 67' Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
  15. 67' Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  16. 70' Rick Meissen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 71' Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
  18. 73' Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.
  19. 81' Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
  20. 87' Substitution, NEC. Clement Bischoff replaces Gabriel Brás.
  21. 90'+2' Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
  22. 90'+5' Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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