Dinamo Zagreb vs NEC Nijmegen

22 October 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 3 · 2026/27 · Referee Manfredas Lukjancukas

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–2

  • Dion Drena Beljo 33’, 37’
  • Clement Bischoff 25’
  • Bryan Linssen 45’, 54’
  • Tjaronn Chery 80’

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen came from behind to win 4-2 away at Dinamo Zagreb. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Clement Bischoff put NEC Nijmegen ahead in the 25th minute, Dion Drena Beljo equalised with a header in the 33rd minute, Beljo put Dinamo Zagreb in front in the 37th minute, and Bryan Linssen equalised with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Linssen put NEC Nijmegen back in front in the 54th minute and Tjaronn Chery made it 2-4 in the 80th minute.

Dinamo Zagreb can feel hard done by, creating 3.22 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to NEC Nijmegen's 1.23 from 15.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
16 Shots 15
10 Shots on target 5
5 Corners 2
115 Attacks 82
46 Dangerous attacks 31
516 Passes 360
84.5% Pass accuracy 78.9%
15 Tackles 25
11 Fouls 18
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Dinamo Zagreb NEC Nijmegen
Kick-off
Dion Drena BeljoShot on target
3’
Corner
14’
Corner
19’
Dion Drena BeljoFoul
23’
25’
Clement BischoffRight foot shot0-1 (NEC Nijmegen)
Corner
27’
Dion Drena BeljoHeader1-1 (Dinamo Zagreb)
33’
Luka IvanušecVAR: Goal given
36’
Dion Drena BeljoRight foot shot2-1 (Dinamo Zagreb)
37’
Dion Drena BeljoShot on target
37’
44’
Noé LebretonFoul
45’
Bryan LinssenHeader2-2 (NEC Nijmegen)
Half-time2-2
Corner
47’
Second half underway
50’
Corner
52’
Corner
54’
Bryan LinssenRight foot shot2-3 (NEC Nijmegen)
Dani RodríguezIker Almena
59’
Luka StojkovićShot on target
65’
Moris ValinčićNiko Galešić
67’
Mislav OršićArber Hoxha
67’
Mislav OršićShot on target
72’
Josip MišićShot on target
72’
74’
Dennis GeigerShot on target
Lukas KačavendaLuka Ivanušec
76’
Bruno GodaMatteo Pérez Vinlöf
76’
76’
Jamiro MonteiroDennis Geiger
80’
Tjaronn CheryLeft foot shot2-4 (NEC Nijmegen)
81’
Gabriel BrásPerr Schuurs
81’
Kevin KersDeveron Fonville
Dani RodríguezShot on target
83’
Corner
83’
Mislav OršićShot on target
85’
90’
Kaj SierhuisBryan Linssen
90’
Willum Thor WillumssonTjaronn Chery
90+2’
Clement BischoffFoul
Full-time2-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.22 1.23 25’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), 0-1 25’ 33’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), 1-1 33’ 37’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), 2-1 37’ 45’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), 2-2 45’ 54’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), 2-3 54’ 80’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), 2-4 80’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.22 1.23 25’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), 0-1 Bischoff 25’ 33’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), 1-1 Beljo 33’ 37’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), 2-1 Beljo 37’ 45’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), 2-2 Linssen 45’ 54’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), 2-3 Linssen 54’ 80’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), 2-4 Chery 80’
Dinamo Zagreb 3.22 xGNEC Nijmegen 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 NEC Nijmegen attacking Dinamo Zagreb attacking 
37’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.99 xG, goal 37’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 72’ Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 75’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 19’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 25’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 25’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 62’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 64’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 40’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 80’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 33’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 27’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Dani Rodríguez (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Lukas Kačavenda (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Dennis Geiger (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Josip Mišić (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 87’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Sergi Domínguez (Dinamo Zagreb), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.99 xG, goal 37’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 72’ Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 75’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 25’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 19’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 25’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 62’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 64’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 40’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 33’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 80’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 27’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Dani Rodríguez (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Lukas Kačavenda (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Dennis Geiger (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Josip Mišić (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 87’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Sergi Domínguez (Dinamo Zagreb), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Dinamo Zagreb 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Kotarski
Vinlöf 76’
Galešić 67’
Domínguez
McKenna
Mišić
Ivanušec 76’
Hoxha 67’
Stojković
Almena 59’
Beljo 2
NEC Nijmegen 3-4-3 Starting XI
Crettaz
Storm
Schuurs 81’
Fonville 81’
Kaplan
Geiger 76’
Nejašmić
Bischoff
Lebreton
Chery 90’
Linssen 2 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Dominik Kotarski
90′ 1 4 39 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Niko Galešić Taken off
67′ 3 1 1 4 – 29 2 – – –
Sergi Domínguez
90′ 1 – – 4 3 79 – – – –
Scott McKenna
90′ 1 2 2 3 – 65 – – – –
Matteo Pérez Vinlöf Taken off
76′ 1 – – 2 – 42 – – 1 –
Moris Valinčić Came on as a substitute
23′ – 1 – – – 21 2 – – –
Bruno Goda Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – 1 – 6 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Josip Mišić
90′ – – 65 1 – 4 – 8 2 3 –
Iker Almena Taken off
59′ – – 17 1 – – – 2 – 1 –
Luka Stojković
90′ – – 49 2 – 1 1 3 1 – –
Luka Ivanušec Taken off
76′ – – 30 – – 2 – 6 – 2 –
Arber Hoxha Taken off
67′ – – 15 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Dani Rodríguez Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 15 2 – – – 3 1 1 –
Mislav Oršić Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 6 – – – – – – – –
Lukas Kačavenda Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 6 – – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Forwards1 player
Dion Drena Beljo
90′ 2 – 6 4 1.91 – – 5 4 31
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

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