NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior football prediction
NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen
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Excelsior Excelsior
Final score NEC Nijmegen 2 - 2 Excelsior Match Finished

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior Predictions | Netherlands Eredivisie | September 8, 2026

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🕒 UTC Tue, Sep 8, 2026 16:45 UTC
🏆 Competition Netherlands Eredivisie
🏟️ Venue Stadion de Goffert — Nijmegen
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NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior match preview

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior has finished in Netherlands Eredivisie. The final score was NEC Nijmegen 2 - 2 Excelsior, and this page keeps the result, teams, competition and venue information available for reference.

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NEC Nijmegen 2 - 2 Excelsior

Match result details

Goal scorers

N. Lebreton NEC Nijmegen · Goal
Goal
Adam Tahaui NEC Nijmegen · Goal
Goal
V. Sulzbacher Excelsior · Goal
Goal
D. Garden Excelsior · Goal
Goal

Cards

Jamiro Monteiro NEC Nijmegen
1
V. Sulzbacher Excelsior
1
R. Meissen Excelsior
1
L. Hartjes Excelsior
1

Team stats from imported player data

NEC Nijmegen
Goals2
Assists2
Shots / on target11 / 3
Passes / key passes673 / 10
Tackles / interceptions21 / 10
Duels won58
Fouls committed / drawn5 / 15
Cards1Y / 0R
Avg rating5.02
Excelsior
Goals2
Assists2
Shots / on target14 / 5
Passes / key passes296 / 12
Tackles / interceptions27 / 13
Duels won55
Fouls committed / drawn16 / 5
Cards3Y / 0R
Avg rating4.73

Top player performances

N. Lebreton
N. Lebreton NEC Nijmegen Rating 7.83 · 1G · 0A · 1 shots
D. Garden
D. Garden Excelsior Rating 7.77 · 1G · 0A · 2 shots
Adam Tahaui
Adam Tahaui NEC Nijmegen Rating 7.59 · 1G · 0A · 1 shots
V. Sulzbacher
V. Sulzbacher Excelsior Rating 6.94 · 1G · 0A · 1 shots
A. Sliti
A. Sliti Excelsior Rating 6.91 · 0G · 1A · 1 shots
Kevin Kers
Kevin Kers NEC Nijmegen Rating 6.9 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots

Head-to-head history: NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

Recent direct meetings imported from API-Football. The summary below is normalized to this fixture perspective: NEC Nijmegen as home side and Excelsior as away side.

19Matches
10NEC Nijmegen wins
2Draws
7Excelsior wins
NEC Nijmegen53%
Draw11%
Excelsior36%

H2H goals: NEC Nijmegen 38 - 26 Excelsior across 19 completed direct meetings.

2026-04-04
Excelsior vs NEC NijmegenNetherlands Eredivisie
0 - 2
2025-08-09
NEC Nijmegen vs ExcelsiorNetherlands Eredivisie
5 - 0
2024-05-06
Excelsior vs NEC NijmegenNetherlands Eredivisie
0 - 3
2023-08-13
NEC Nijmegen vs ExcelsiorNetherlands Eredivisie
3 - 4
2023-02-19
Excelsior vs NEC NijmegenNetherlands Eredivisie
0 - 3
2022-10-08
NEC Nijmegen vs ExcelsiorNetherlands Eredivisie
1 - 1

Lineups

NEC Nijmegen

K. Sierhuis
P. Schuurs
P. Sandler
Clement Bischoff
N. Lebreton
Kevin Kers
Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar
T. Chery
G. Crettaz
Joep Geneste
N. Polster

Excelsior

Celton Biai
K. Bos
Giulliano Cairo
Mario Domínguez
N. Groen
A. Jahanbakhsh
Y. Finey
A. Sliti
V. Sulzbacher
O. Turay
D. van Vianen

Netherlands Eredivisie classification

# Team Pld W D L GD Pts Form
1
AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar
5 5 0 0 11 15 WWWWW
2
PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven
5 4 1 0 12 13 WWWWD
3
Feyenoord Feyenoord
5 3 2 0 6 11 WDWDW
4
Excelsior Excelsior
5 3 1 1 7 10 DWWLW
5
Twente Twente
5 3 1 1 5 10 WDWWL
6
Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard
5 3 1 1 2 10 WWLWD
7
GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles
5 2 2 1 2 8 DLWDW
8
Ajax Ajax
4 2 1 1 4 7 LWDW
9
NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen
5 2 1 2 2 7 DLWWL
10
Groningen Groningen
5 2 1 2 -1 7 DLLWW
11
Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam
5 1 2 2 0 5 DLDWL
12
Heerenveen Heerenveen
5 1 2 2 -2 5 LDLDW
13
PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle
5 1 1 3 -4 4 DLWLL
14
Telstar Telstar
5 1 1 3 -6 4 LDLLW
15
Utrecht Utrecht
5 0 2 3 -9 2 DLDLL
16
Willem II Willem II
4 0 1 3 -9 1 LDLL
17
ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag
5 0 1 4 -8 1 LDLLL
18
Cambuur Cambuur
5 0 1 4 -12 1 DLLLL

Key details for NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

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Questions about NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

What is the status of NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior?

The match has finished. The final result is NEC Nijmegen 2 - 2 Excelsior.

Are probabilities available for this game?

Yes. The current probability split is NEC Nijmegen 63%, draw 21% and Excelsior 16%.

Is head-to-head history available?

Yes. The H2H sample contains 19 completed direct meetings: NEC Nijmegen 10 wins, 2 draws and Excelsior 7 wins.

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