NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

8 September 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Erwin Blank

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Adam Tahaui 11’
  • Noé Lebreton 90+2’
  • David Garden 43’
  • Valentin Sulzbacher 73’

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Adam Tahaui put NEC Nijmegen ahead in the 11th minute and David Garden equalised in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Valentin Sulzbacher put Excelsior in front in the 73rd minute and Noé Lebreton equalised in stoppage time.

Excelsior had the better of the chances, with 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to NEC Nijmegen's 1.36 from 11.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
11 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 4
113 Attacks 83
54 Dangerous attacks 40
677 Passes 298
86.0% Pass accuracy 71.5%
18 Tackles 26
5 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 0

Key events

NEC Nijmegen Excelsior
Kick-off
3’
Irakli YegoianShot on target
Jamiro MonteiroFoul
4’
Corner
4’
Adam Tahaui1-0 (NEC Nijmegen)
10’
43’
David GardenRight foot shot1-1 (Excelsior)
Half-time1-1
46’
Kasey BosSimon Janssen
Philippe SandlerBram Nuytinck
46’
Perr SchuursJamiro Monteiro
46’
Second half underway
52’
Lennard HartjesFoul
56’
Rick MeissenShot on target
56’
Corner
59’
Corner
Kevin KersIsak Hansen Aarøen
63’
Noé LebretonDennis Geiger
63’
67’
Aymen SlitiÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson
67’
Nesto GroenDavid Garden
70’
Rick MeissenFoul
71’
Valentin SulzbacherEric da Silva Moreira
Perr SchuursShot on target
72’
73’
Valentin SulzbacherRight foot shot1-2 (Excelsior)
80’
Nesto GroenShot on target
80’
Corner
81’
Alireza JahanbakhshIlano Silva Timas
Clement BischoffGabriel Brás
87’
Noé LebretonLeft foot shot2-2 (NEC Nijmegen)
90+2’
90+3’
Corner
90+5’
Valentin SulzbacherFoul
Corner
90+5’
Full-time2-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.81 11’ Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), 1-0 11’ 43’ David Garden (Excelsior), 1-1 43’ 73’ Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior), 1-2 73’ 90+2’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), 2-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.81 11’ Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), 1-0 Tahaui 11’ 43’ David Garden (Excelsior), 1-1 Garden 43’ 73’ Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior), 1-2 Sulzbacher 73’ 90+2’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), 2-2 Lebreton 90+2’
NEC Nijmegen 1.36 xGExcelsior 1.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Excelsior attacking NEC Nijmegen attacking 
72’ Perr Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 17’ David Garden (Excelsior), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 87’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 56’ Rick Meissen (Excelsior), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 43’ David Garden (Excelsior), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 73’ Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 80’ Nesto Groen (Excelsior), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (Excelsior), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (Excelsior), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+4’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Ayodele Thomas (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 88’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Perr Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Ayodele Thomas (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ayodele Thomas (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Rick Meissen (Excelsior), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Aymen Sliti (Excelsior), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Gabriel Brás (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Perr Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 17’ David Garden (Excelsior), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 87’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 56’ Rick Meissen (Excelsior), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 43’ David Garden (Excelsior), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 73’ Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 80’ Nesto Groen (Excelsior), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (Excelsior), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (Excelsior), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+4’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Ayodele Thomas (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 88’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Perr Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Ayodele Thomas (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ayodele Thomas (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Rick Meissen (Excelsior), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Aymen Sliti (Excelsior), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Gabriel Brás (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 19’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Polster
Brás 87’
Nuytinck 46’
Storm
Geiger 63’
Monteiro 46’
Thomas
Aarøen 63’
Tahaui
Willumsson
Tadić
Excelsior 3-4-3 Starting XI
Gassel
Meissen
Widell
Plug
Janssen 46’
Yegoian
Hartjes
Moreira 71’
Timas 81’
Garden 67’
Thorsteinsson 67’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nikolas Polster
95′ 3 2 65 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Gabriel Brás Taken off
87′ 1 – – 2 – 101 – – – –
Bram Nuytinck Taken off
45′ 1 3 – 1 – 35 – – – –
Tobias Storm
95′ 3 – 1 6 1 77 1 – – –
Philippe Sandler Came on as a substitute
50′ 1 – – 4 3 57 – – – –
Perr Schuurs Came on as a substitute
50′ 2 – 1 3 – 46 – – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
Dennis Geiger Taken off
63′ – – 43 – – 2 1 4 – – –
Jamiro Monteiro Taken off
45′ – – 32 – – 2 3 3 2 1
Ayodele Thomas
95′ – – 39 – – 2 1 6 1 1 –
Isak Hansen Aarøen Taken off
63′ – – 30 2 – 1 – 3 1 – –
Kevin Kers Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 9 2 – – – 4 – 2 –
Clement Bischoff Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 9 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Adam Tahaui
95′ 1 – 1 1 0.07 – 1 7 2 39 –
Willum Thor Willumsson
95′ – 1 2 – 0.13 – 1 6 2 49 –
Dušan Tadić
95′ – – 1 – 0.37 – – 3 2 26 –
Noé Lebreton Came on as a substitute
32′ 1 – 1 1 0.09 – 1 3 2 18 –
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.

Before kick-off

NEC Nijmegen win 48% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.72
Excelsior win 27% Avg odds 3.51

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

NEC Nijmegen WLWWL
Excelsior WWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Excelsior 0-2 NEC Nijmegen, 04 Apr 26 Next meeting: Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen, 13 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.