Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior

7th · 3-2-2 · 11 pts · +6
Nope, tied.
Excelsior tied NEC Nijmegen
Excelsior3-1-1 2 – 2 NEC Nijmegen2-1-2
FT · Tue, Sep 8

Match Details

Goffertstadion (Nijmegen) · 12,344 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
  • 90'+5'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 90'+5'Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ayodele Thomas.
  • 90'+2'Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Willum Willumsson (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Line Score

12T
EXC 11 2
NEC 11 2

Match Leaders

Excelsior
NEC Nijmegen

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Key Events

90'+5'Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
87'Substitution, NEC. Clement Bischoff replaces Gabriel Brás.
81'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
73'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.
71'Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
70'Rick Meissen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67'Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
67'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
63'Substitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
63'Substitution, NEC. Noé Lebreton replaces Dennis Geiger.
52'Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
45'Substitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.
45'Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
43'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
10'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 0. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
4'Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

ExcelsiorNEC Nijmegen
General
31 Possession % 69
14 Shots 11
5 On Target 3
0 Offsides 3
4 Corners 2
16 Fouls 5
Passing & Defense
213 Passes Completed 582
1 Crosses Won 5
17 Tackles Won 14
13 Interceptions 10
20 Clearances 17
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 3

Recent Form

NEC Nijmegen W L L W L
Excelsior W W L W W

Starting Lineups

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
12 Polster
73 Costa Brás 17 Nuytinck 21 Storm
19 Tahaui 10' 18 Geiger 35 Monteiro 77 Thomas
11 Willumsson A 10 Tadic
8 Hansen-Aarøen
30 Þorsteinsson 19 Garden 43' 21 Silva Timas
15 Janssen 20 Hartjes 8 Yegoian A 2 Da Silva Moreira
14 Plug 4 Widell 3 Meissen
1 van Gassel
Excelsior3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

NEC Nijmegen

  1. NP #12 Nikolas PolsterG
  2. #17 Bram NuytinckCD
  3. #21 Tobias StormCD-L
  4. GB #73 Gabi BrásCD-R
  5. #35 Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
  6. DG #18 Dennis GeigerCM-R
  7. AT #77 Ayodele ThomasLM
  8. #19 Adam TahauiRM10'
  9. #10 Dusan TadicF
  10. #8 Isak Hansen-AarøenCF-L
  11. #11 Willum Thór WillumssonCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. #4 Casper WidellCD
  3. JP #14 Jan PlugCD-L
  4. #3 Rick MeissenCD-R
  5. #20 Lennard HartjesCM-L
  6. IY #8 Irakli YegoianCM-R
  7. #15 Simon JanssenLM
  8. ED #2 Eric Da Silva MoreiraRM
  9. #19 David GardenF43'
  10. ÁÞ #30 Ágúst ÞorsteinssonCF-L
  11. IS #21 Ilano Silva TimasCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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Upcoming
vs FC Groningen at Heerenveen at Fortuna Sittard vs FC Twente vs Go Ahead Eagles at Feyenoord Rotterdam vs Telstar at ADO Den Haag at PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar
Recent Results
D 2–2 at Ajax Amsterdam L 1–2 vs FC Utrecht D 2–2 at NEC Nijmegen W 3–0 at Willem II W 2–1 vs Sparta Rotterdam L 1–2 vs PSV Eindhoven W 4–0 at SC Cambuur W 3–2 at Sparta Rotterdam D 1–1 vs FC Volendam W 3–2 at FC Groningen