Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, April 4, 2026
NEC Nijmegen LWWWD 2
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Excelsior LLLLD 0
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NEC112
EXC000
Stadion Woudestein · 4,600 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
54.8
Possession
45.2
12
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
278
449
Passes
367
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
77
20
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
16
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
30
16
Clearances
30

Head to Head

NEC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

EXC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 4Casper WidellCD
  3. 14Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  4. 3Rick MeissenCD-R
  5. 20Lennard HartjesCM-L
  6. 10Noah NaujoksCM-R
  7. 12Arthur ZagreLM
  8. 2Ilias BronkhorstRM
  9. 11Gyan De RegtF
  10. 7Emil HanssonCF-L
  11. 30Sanches FernandesCF-R

NEC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gonzalo CrettazG
  2. 3Philippe SandlerCD
  3. 24Deveron FonvilleCD-L
  4. 14Eli DasaCD-R
  5. 6Darko NejasmicCM-L
  6. 23Kodai SanoCM-R
  7. 11Basar ÖnalLM
  8. 25Sami OuaissaRM
  9. 30Bryan LinssenF
  10. 20Noé LebretonCF-L
  11. 10Tjaronn CheryCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Excelsior 0, N.E.C. 1. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Nejasmic.
  2. 60' Substitution, Excelsior. Irakli Yegoian replaces Emil Hansson.
  3. 71' Goal! Excelsior 0, N.E.C. 2. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sami Ouaissa with a through ball.
  4. 76' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  5. 76' Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Arthur Zagré.
  6. 80' Substitution, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper replaces Basar Önal.
  7. 81' Substitution, N.E.C.. Danilo replaces Bryan Linssen.
  8. 81' Substitution, N.E.C.. Brayann Pereira replaces Eli Dasa.
  9. 85' Substitution, N.E.C.. Ahmetcan Kaplan replaces Deveron Fonville because of an injury.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Ilias Bronkhorst.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.

Eredivisie News

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