Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen

17 September 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 1 · 2026/27 · Referee Oleksiy Derevinskyi

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Nicolás González 9’
Kerim Alajbegović 24’
Nick Woltemade 35’ (pen)
Zeki Çelik 75’
Randal Kolo Muani 82’

Match summary

Juventus won comfortably, 5-0 at home to NEC Nijmegen. Juventus led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Nicolás González put Juventus ahead in the 9th minute, Kerim Alajbegović made it 2-0 in the 24th minute, and Nick Woltemade made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 35th minute. In the second half, Zeki Çelik made it 4-0 in the 75th minute and Randal Kolo Muani made it 5-0 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Juventus created 4.14 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to NEC Nijmegen's 0.76 from 11.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%

11 Shots 11

7 Shots on target 3

0 Corners 1

83 Attacks 121

41 Dangerous attacks 49

499 Passes 550

89.4% Pass accuracy 90.0%

21 Tackles 15

9 Fouls 19

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Juventus NEC Nijmegen

Kick-off

Nicolás GonzálezLeft foot shot

1-0

9’

17’

Noé LebretonShot on target

Nick WoltemadeShot on target

23’

Kerim AlajbegovićRight foot shot

2-0

24’

32’

Dennis GeigerClement Bischoff

Nick WoltemadePenalty

3-0

35’

37’

Ayodele ThomasShot on target

Half-time3-0

46’

Jamiro MonteiroAlmugera Kabar

Second half underway

52’

Jamiro MonteiroFoul

Douglas LuizFoul

53’

56’

Corner

Nick WoltemadeShot on target

59’

Gleison BremerWeston McKennie

60’

Francisco ConceiçãoNicolás González

61’

Teun KoopmeinersDouglas Luiz

61’

67’

Perr SchuursPhilippe Sandler

Randal Kolo MuaniKerim Alajbegović

71’

Zeki ÇelikRight foot shot

4-0

75’

78’

Kevin KersNoé Lebreton

79’

Bram NuytinckBryan Linssen

80’

Ayodele ThomasShot on target

Randal Kolo MuaniRight foot shot

5-0

82’

Augusto OwusuNick Woltemade

83’

Full-time5-0

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.

Juventus 4.14 xGNEC Nijmegen 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

NEC Nijmegen attacking Juventus attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kamil Grabara	90′	3	0	55	–	–	–	1	–

Defenders5 players


Pierre Kalulu	90′	3	–	–	3	–	57	–	–	–	–
Federico Gatti	90′	–	–	1	3	1	57	1	–	–	–
Jhon Lucumí	90′	1	1	–	1	–	74	–	–	1	–
Zeki Çelik	90′	2	2	–	4	–	25	1	1	–	–
Gleison Bremer Came on as a substitute	30′	–	1	–	1	1	24	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Douglas Luiz Taken off	61′	–	–	46	–	–	2	1	4	1	2
Pape Matar Sarr	90′	–	–	52	–	–	1	1	3	2	2	–
Weston McKennie Taken off	60′	–	1	18	1	–	4	2	4	–	–	–
Nicolás González Taken off	61′	1	–	18	–	–	2	–	7	2	3	–
Kerim Alajbegović Taken off	71′	1	–	16	–	–	1	1	6	–	3	–
Teun Koopmeiners Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	22	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Nick Woltemade Taken off	83′	1	–	3	3	1.04	–	–	6	3	13	–
Francisco Conceição Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	2	–	0.17	–	1	6	2	8	–
Randal Kolo Muani Came on as a substitute	19′	1	1	1	1	1.00	–	1	3	1	8	–
Augusto Owusu Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nikolas Polster	90′	2	5	40	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Tobias Storm	90′	–	–	–	2	2	59	3	–	–	–
Philippe Sandler Taken off	67′	1	–	–	1	–	55	1	–	–	–
Almugera Kabar Taken off	45′	2	–	1	5	1	29	4	–	–	–
Perr Schuurs Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	23	1	–	–	–
Bram Nuytinck Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	3	3	17	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Clement Bischoff Taken off	32′	–	–	13	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Darko Nejašmić	90′	–	–	70	3	–	3	–	5	1	1	–
Noé Lebreton Taken off	78′	–	–	31	–	–	1	–	2	3	1	–
Ayodele Thomas	90′	–	–	41	–	–	2	3	6	1	1	–
Dennis Geiger Came on as a substitute	58′	–	–	52	1	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Jamiro Monteiro Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	30	–	–	3	–	5	2	2
Kevin Kers Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Tjaronn Chery	90′	–	–	2	–	0.06	–	3	2	1	43	–
Dušan Tadić	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	36	–
Bryan Linssen Taken off	79′	–	–	4	–	0.28	–	1	1	–	8	–

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.

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