NEC Nijmegen 2 – 2 Excelsior: Eredivisie Match Report

Eredivisie · 3

NEC Nijmegen

Full Time

2–2

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Goffertstadion

Excelsior

Game ended in draw.

⚽ Noé Lebreton 90+2'⚽ Adam Tahaui 11' ⚽ Valentin Sulzbacher 73'⚽ David Garden 43'

Match Events

90+5'

Valentin SulzbacherExcelsior

90+2'

Noé LebretonNEC Nijmegen · Perr Schuurs

2-2

87'

Clement BischoffNEC Nijmegen · Gabriel Brás

81'

Alireza JahanbakhshExcelsior · Ilano Silva Timas

73'

Valentin SulzbacherExcelsior · Aymen Sliti

1-2

71'

Valentin SulzbacherExcelsior · Eric da Silva Moreira

70'

Rick MeissenExcelsior

67'

Aymen SlitiExcelsior · Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson

67'

Nesto GroenExcelsior · David Garden

63'

Noé LebretonNEC Nijmegen · Dennis Geiger

63'

Kevin KersNEC Nijmegen · Isak Hansen-Aarøen

52'

Lennard HartjesExcelsior

46'

Perr Schuurs NEC Nijmegen · Jamiro Monteiro

46'

Philippe SandlerNEC Nijmegen · Bram Nuytinck

46'

Kasey Bos Excelsior · Simon Janssen

43'

David GardenExcelsior · Irakli Yegoian

1-1

11'

Adam TahauiNEC Nijmegen · Willum Thór Willumsson

1-0

Jamiro MonteiroNEC Nijmegen

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Excelsior7322611

NEC Nijmegen7223-18

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VenueGoffertstadionTuesday, 8 September 2026

♢

RefereeErwin Blank

♙

AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

NEC Nijmegen Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

12 6.5

Nikolas Polster

73 6.2

Gabriel Brás

17 6.6

Bram Nuytinck

21 6.9

Tobias Storm

19 7.3

Adam Tahaui

18 6.7

Dennis Geiger

35 6.9

Jamiro Monteiro

77 6.7

Ayodele Thomas

11 6.9

Willum Thór Willumsson

8 6.5

Isak Hansen-Aarøen

10 6.5

Dusan Tadic

Substitutes 10

#1 Gonzalo Crettaz Goalkeeper

#3 Philippe Sandler Defender

6.7

#4 Perr Schuurs Defender

7.1

#9 Tjaronn Chery Midfielder

#14 Kaj Sierhuis Attacker

#20 Noé Lebreton Midfielder

7.4

#34 Kevin Kers Attacker

6.8

#38 Joep Geneste Goalkeeper

#66 Almugera Kabar Defender

#99 Clement Bischoff Attacker

6.8

Excelsior Starting XI

Formation 3-4-3

1 6.6

Stijn van Gassel

3 6.4

Rick Meissen

4 6.2

Casper Widell

14 6.6

Jan Plug

2 7

Eric da Silva Moreira

8 7.4

Irakli Yegoian

20 6.2

Lennard Hartjes

15 6.4

Simon Janssen

21 6.7

Ilano Silva Timas

19 7.2

David Garden

30 6.9

Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson

Substitutes 11

#6 Daniel van Vianen Midfielder

#7 Aymen Sliti Attacker

#9 Mario Domínguez Attacker

#11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Attacker

6.6

#12 Kasey Bos Attacker

6.6

#16 Celton Biai Goalkeeper

#18 Valentin Sulzbacher Midfielder

7.1

#22 Osman Turay Defender

#23 Yacqub Finey Midfielder

#24 Guilliano Cairo Midfielder

#28 Nesto Groen Attacker

6.6

Statistics

Match Statistics

NEC Nijmegen

Comparison

Excelsior

69% Ball Possession % 31%

11 Shots Total 14

3 Shots On Target 5

5 Shots Off Target 5

3 Shots Blocked 4

7 Shots Insidebox 7

4 Shots Outsidebox 7

6 Goal Attempts 8

2 Big Chances Created 5

2 Big Chances Missed 3

2 Corners 4

3 Offsides 0

5 Fouls 16

1 Yellowcards 3

673 Passes 296

578 Successful Passes 213

86% Successful Passes Percentage 72%

10 Key Passes 11

53 Long Passes 70

14 Successful Long Passes 30

26% Successful Long Passes Percentage 43%

14 Total Crosses 10

5 Accurate Crosses 1

22 Dribble Attempts 18

10 Successful Dribbles 7

45% Successful Dribbles Percentage 39%

21 Tackles 27

10 Interceptions 13

58 Duels Won 55

3 Saves 1

145 Attacks 90

68 Dangerous Attacks 21

16 Free Kicks 5

29 Throwins 14

7 Goal Kicks 11

5 Substitutions 5

11 Successful Headers 16

2 Assists 2

2 Goals 2

96 Ball Safe 76

14 Tackles Won 17