NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar

8 August 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Allard Lindhout

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Kaj Sierhuis 82’
  • Patrick Brouwer 1’
  • Rui Mendes 24’

Match summary

Telstar took a 2-1 win at NEC Nijmegen. Telstar led 2-0 at half-time.

Patrick Brouwer put Telstar ahead in the first minute, Rui Mendes made it 0-2 in the 24th minute, and Kaj Sierhuis pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 82nd minute.

NEC Nijmegen can feel hard done by, creating 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Telstar's 1.46 from 8.

Match stats

71% Possession 29%
27 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 3
13 Corners 3
88 Attacks 61
70 Dangerous attacks 22
552 Passes 227
89.1% Pass accuracy 70.0%
19 Tackles 18
12 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 1

Key events

NEC Nijmegen Telstar
Kick-off
1’
Patrick BrouwerRight foot shot0-1 (Telstar)
Corner
4’
Corner
6’
Tjaronn CheryShot on target
7’
Corner
8’
13’
Soufiane HetliShot on target
Corner
21’
Corner
23’
24’
Rui MendesLeft foot shot0-2 (Telstar)
27’
Corner
27’
Corner
Corner
35’
40’
Corner
Tjaronn CheryShot on target
42’
Corner
42’
Half-time0-2
Kaj SierhuisDarko Nejašmić
46’
Second half underway
55’
Emirhan DemircanRui Mendes
Brayann PereiraFoul
57’
63’
Prince AningSoufiane Hetli
Willum Thor WillumssonNoé Lebreton
64’
Philippe SandlerJamiro Monteiro
64’
Bryan LinssenTjaronn Chery
64’
64’
Noach ShenkmanNils Rossen
64’
Isaiah AhmedGerald Alders
Corner
65’
Isak Hansen AarøenFoul
68’
70’
Gabi CaschiliTyrone Owusu
Corner
70’
74’
Isaiah AhmedFoul
78’
Ronald Koeman JrTime wasting
Emre MorSami Ouaissa
79’
Kaj SierhuisRight foot shot1-2 (NEC Nijmegen)
82’
Corner
84’
Corner
85’
Bryan LinssenShot on target
90+4’
Corner
90+4’
Corner
90+5’
Full-time1-2

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 1.89 1.46 1’ Patrick Brouwer (Telstar), 0-1 1’ 24’ Rui Mendes (Telstar), 0-2 24’ 82’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), 1-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 1.46 1’ Patrick Brouwer (Telstar), 0-1 Brouwer 1’ 24’ Rui Mendes (Telstar), 0-2 Mendes 24’ 82’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), 1-2 Sierhuis 82’
NEC Nijmegen 1.89 xGTelstar 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Telstar attacking NEC Nijmegen attacking 
58’ Soufiane Hetli (Telstar), set piece, 0.52 xG, off target 82’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 1’ Patrick Brouwer (Telstar), set piece, 0.43 xG, goal 27’ Marvin Peersman (Telstar), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 24’ Rui Mendes (Telstar), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 59’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Marvin Peersman (Telstar), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Jelani Seedorf (Telstar), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Soufiane Hetli (Telstar), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Jelani Seedorf (Telstar), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Soufiane Hetli (Telstar), set piece, 0.52 xG, off target 82’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 1’ Patrick Brouwer (Telstar), set piece, 0.43 xG, goal 27’ Marvin Peersman (Telstar), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 24’ Rui Mendes (Telstar), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 59’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Marvin Peersman (Telstar), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Jelani Seedorf (Telstar), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Soufiane Hetli (Telstar), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Jelani Seedorf (Telstar), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Tjaronn Chery (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Dušan Tadić (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Crettaz
Nejašmić 46’
Fonville
Pereira
Monteiro 64’
Aarøen
Bischoff
Ouaissa 79’
Chery 64’
Lebreton 64’
Tadić
Telstar 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jr
Peersman
Hardeveld
Soualhia
Alders 64’
Rossen 64’
Owusu 70’
Brouwer
Hetli 63’
Mendes 55’
Seedorf

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gonzalo Crettaz
90′ 1 2 30 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Brayann Pereira
90′ 3 1 – 5 1 60 1 – –
Darko Nejašmić Taken off
45′ 3 – 1 6 2 42 – – – –
Deveron Fonville
90′ 1 1 – 6 2 92 – – – –
Philippe Sandler Came on as a substitute
26′ 2 1 – 9 5 30 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Sami Ouaissa Taken off
79′ – – 30 4 – – 2 4 1 2 –
Jamiro Monteiro Taken off
64′ – – 44 – – 2 – 4 2 1 –
Isak Hansen Aarøen
90′ – – 54 2 – 1 3 4 3 –
Clement Bischoff
90′ – – 43 2 – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Willum Thor Willumsson Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 11 1 – 1 1 2 – 1 –
Emre Mor Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 7 – – – – 3 – – –
Forwards5 players
Tjaronn Chery Taken off
64′ – – 4 2 0.20 – 1 1 – 36 –
Noé Lebreton Taken off
64′ – – 1 – 0.12 – 1 7 2 26 –
Dušan Tadić
90′ – 1 3 – 0.18 – 8 2 2 41 –
Kaj Sierhuis Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 4 1 0.68 – 1 1 – 6 –
Bryan Linssen Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 1 0.05 – – 1 – – –
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 65% Avg odds 1.44
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.87
Telstar win 16% Avg odds 5.81

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

Form going into the game

NEC Nijmegen DDDLW
Telstar LWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Telstar, 02 May 26 Next meeting: Telstar vs NEC Nijmegen, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar 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.