Dutch Eredivisie

Willem II

18th · 0-2-5 · 2 pts · -14
Ugh, no.
Willem II lost to NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen1-0-1 4 – 1 Willem II0-0-2
FT · Sat, Aug 15

Match Details

Koning Willem II Stadion (Tilburg)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Willem II 1, N.E.C. 4.
  • 90'+3'Second Half ends, Willem II 1, N.E.C. 4.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Almugera Kabar (N.E.C.).
  • 90'+2'Jaden Slory (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Uriel van Aalst (Willem II) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by Almugera Kabar (N.E.C.).
  • 90'Jaden Slory (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89'Attempt missed. Bram Nuytinck (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a cross following a corner.
  • 89'Substitution, Willem II. Divano Iglesias replaces Kasper Boogaard.
  • 89'Substitution, N.E.C.. Bram Nuytinck replaces Adam Tahaui.
  • 88'Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Karst de Leeuw.

Line Score

12T
NEC 13 4
WIL 01 1

Match Leaders

NEC Nijmegen
Willem II

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

89'Substitution, Willem II. Divano Iglesias replaces Kasper Boogaard.
89'Substitution, N.E.C.. Bram Nuytinck replaces Adam Tahaui.
77'Goal! Willem II 1, N.E.C. 4. Thomas Verheydt (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hidde ter Avest with a cross.
76'Substitution, N.E.C.. Almugera Kabar replaces Deveron Fonville.
69'Substitution, Willem II. Mats Lemmens replaces Alessandro Ciranni.
69'Substitution, Willem II. Thomas Verheydt replaces Eser Gürbüz.
69'Substitution, Willem II. Hidde ter Avest replaces Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
67'Goal! Willem II 0, N.E.C. 4. Kaj Sierhuis (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a through ball.
66'Substitution, N.E.C.. Emre Mor replaces Clement Bischoff.
66'Substitution, N.E.C.. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Bryan Linssen.
65'Substitution, N.E.C.. Noé Lebreton replaces Darko Nejasmic.
64'Goal! Willem II 0, N.E.C. 3. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
54'Goal! Willem II 0, N.E.C. 2. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
45'+2'Goal! Willem II 0, N.E.C. 1. Adam Tahaui (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clement Bischoff.
16'Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

NEC NijmegenWillem II
General
68.1 Possession % 31.9
21 Shots 9
10 On Target 2
3 Offsides 0
2 Corners 1
14 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
500 Passes Completed 174
6 Crosses Won 3
11 Tackles Won 11
12 Interceptions 13
13 Clearances 27
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 6

Recent Form

Willem II W W L W L
NEC Nijmegen L W D L W

Starting Lineups

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
1 Crettaz
2 Pereira 21 Storm 24 Fonville
19 Tahaui 45'+2' 6 Nejasmic 35 Monteiro 99 Bischoff A
9 Chery 54'A 30 Linssen 64'
10 Tadic
9 Haen
7 Slory
8 Boogaard 19 Van Aalst 2 Ciranni 50 Gürbüz
24 Tjoe-A-On 4 Hoogma 3 Stam 22 Van Loon
31 De Leeuw
Willem II4-4-1-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Willem II

  1. KD #31 Karst De LeeuwG
  2. #4 Justin HoogmaCD-L
  3. FS #3 Finn StamCD-R
  4. #24 Nathan Tjoe-A-OnLB
  5. #22 Per Van LoonRB
  6. KB #8 Kasper BoogaardCM-L
  7. AC #2 Alessandro CiranniCM-R
  8. JS #7 Jaden SloryLM
  9. EG #50 Eser GürbüzRM
  10. DH #9 Devin HaenF
  11. #19 Uriel Van AalstRCF
Substitutes · 4 used

NEC Nijmegen

  1. #1 Gonzalo CrettazG
  2. #21 Tobias StormCD
  3. #24 Deveron FonvilleCD-L
  4. BP #2 Brayann PereiraCD-R
  5. #35 Jamiro MonteiroCM-L
  6. #6 Darko NejasmicCM-R
  7. CB #99 Clement BischoffLM
  8. #19 Adam TahauiRM45'+2'
  9. #30 Bryan LinssenF64'
  10. #10 Dusan TadicCF-L
  11. #9 Tjaronn CheryCF-R54'
Substitutes · 5 used

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