NEC Nijmegen vs Levski Sofia

15 October 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Aliyar Aghayev

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Tjaronn Chery 64’

Reinaldo 35’

Match summary

The points were shared as NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia drew 1-1. Levski Sofia led 1-0 at half-time.

Reinaldo put Levski Sofia ahead in the 35th minute and Tjaronn Chery equalised in the 64th minute.

NEC Nijmegen had the better of the chances, with 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Levski Sofia's 1.34 from 8.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

18 Shots 8

9 Shots on target 2

6 Corners 1

90 Attacks 41

55 Dangerous attacks 19

438 Passes 450

80.8% Pass accuracy 80.4%

24 Tackles 23

14 Fouls 14

1 Yellow cards 0

1 Offsides 1

Key events

NEC Nijmegen Levski Sofia

Kick-off

Corner

3’

Corner

4’

Tjaronn CheryShot on target

5’

Tjaronn CheryShot on target

13’

17’

Everton BalaVAR: Goal given

Corner

21’

Noé LebretonFoul

24’

30’

Corner

35’

ReinaldoRight foot shot

0-1

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

Noé LebretonShot on target

56’

Corner

57’

Dušan TadićShot on target

60’

Corner

60’

62’

Gašper TrdinEl Mehdi Moubarik

62’

Armstrong Oko-FlexDavid Kusso

Kevin KersShot on target

62’

Tjaronn CheryLeft foot shot

1-1

64’

Dušan TadićShot on target

69’

75’

Juan PereaEverton Bala

75’

Mazire SoulaMarko Grujić

Ahmetcan KaplanPerr Schuurs

75’

80’

Armstrong Oko-FlexShot on target

Dennis GeigerClement Bischoff

84’

Willum Thor WillumssonDušan Tadić

84’

Bryan LinssenShot on target

90+1’

Corner

90+1’

Yassin MoslihGabriel Brás

90+2’

Almugera KabarNoé Lebreton

90+2’

90+4’

Álex CentellesReinaldo

Dennis GeigerShot on target

90+5’

Full-time1-1

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.

NEC Nijmegen 2.00 xGLevski Sofia 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Levski Sofia attacking NEC Nijmegen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Gonzalo Crettaz	90′	1	1	43	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Gabriel Brás Taken off	89′	5	–	1	10	4	47	2	–	–	–
Perr Schuurs Taken off	75′	4	2	–	4	–	33	1	–	–	–
Deveron Fonville	90′	3	2	–	8	2	75	1	–	–	–
Ahmetcan Kaplan Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Kevin Kers	90′	–	–	29	2	–	3	–	16	2	2	–
Darko Nejašmić	90′	–	–	60	1	–	1	1	6	–	2	–
Noé Lebreton Taken off	89′	–	–	32	1	–	3	1	6	2	3
Clement Bischoff Taken off	84′	–	–	32	4	–	1	–	5	2	3	–
Willum Thor Willumsson Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dennis Geiger Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Tjaronn Chery	90′	1	–	5	3	0.96	–	1	2	–	33	–
Bryan Linssen	90′	–	–	1	1	0.07	–	1	2	–	7	–
Dušan Tadić Taken off	84′	–	–	4	2	0.36	–	–	1	–	32	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Svetoslav Vutsov	90′	8	1	73	1	–	–	1	–

Defenders4 players


Aldair	90′	3	1	1	7	–	31	3	–	–	–
Kristian Dimitrov	90′	–	–	1	2	2	43	–	–	–	–
Christian Makoun	90′	2	2	1	7	4	65	1	–	–	–
Maicon	90′	5	1	–	7	1	26	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Serginho	90′	–	–	51	1	–	2	2	8	3	4	–
Marko Grujić Taken off	75′	–	–	34	–	–	2	2	6	1	1	–
El Mehdi Moubarik Taken off	62′	–	–	39	1	–	3	–	4	–	–	–
Gašper Trdin Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Armstrong Oko-Flex Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	6	–	–	2	–	2	2	–	–
Mazire Soula Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	5	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


David Kusso Taken off	62′	–	–	2	–	0.08	–	–	2	1	16	–
Reinaldo Taken off	89′	1	–	4	1	0.85	–	–	5	2	20	–
Everton Bala Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	5	1	22	–
Juan Perea Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	5	–