NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Matchweek 3
Full time
A. Tahaui 11'N. Lebreton 90'
D. Garden 43'V. Sulzbacher 73'
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen · Referee: Erwin Blank, Netherlands
Match statistics
Possession
69%
31%
Expected goals (xG)
1.4
1.8
Total shots
11
14
Shots on target
3
5
Corners
2
4
Fouls
5
16
Yellow cards
1
3
Match log
NEC Nijmegen·Excelsior
- Jamiro MonteiroYellow card4'
- A. TahauiAssist: W. T. Willumsson11'
- 43'D. GardenAssist: I. Yegoian
- B. NuytinckOn: P. Sandler46'
- J. MonteiroOn: P. Schuurs46'
- 46'S. JanssenOn: K. Bos
- 52'Lennard HartjesYellow card
- D. GeigerOn: N. Lebreton63'
- I. Hansen-AaroenOn: K. Kers63'
- 67'A. ThorsteinssonOn: A. Sliti
- 67'D. GardenOn: N. Groen
- 70'Rick MeissenYellow card
- 71'E. da Silva MoreiraOn: V. Sulzbacher
- 73'V. SulzbacherAssist: A. Sliti
- 81'I. Silva TimasOn: A. Jahanbakhsh
- G. BrasOn: C. Bischoff87'
- N. LebretonAssist: P. Schuurs90'
- 90+5'Valentin SulzbacherYellow card
Our prediction
NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
NEC Nijmegen to Win · 10 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-08-22 15:35 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- NEC’s league match against Excelsior was officially postponed from 22 August 2026, with a new date to be set for 8 or 16 September 2026. VI → · 12 Aug
- Dick Schreuder said on 14 August 2026 that Sami Ouaissa is not expected to be available for now after leaving the Olympiakos match injured. VI → · 14 Aug
- Philippe Sandler also went off injured in NEC’s win over Olympiakos, leaving NEC short in defence ahead of the next fixtures. VI → · 11 Aug
- Thomas Ouwejan had only a minor injury concern in the final warm-up against Sevilla, and NEC still took him to Greece for the Olympiakos trip. VI → · 3 Aug
- On 11 August 2026, Emre Mor was noted as the substitute who replaced Ouaissa after the winger went off injured against Olympiakos. VI → · 11 Aug
- Dick Schreuder said NEC must keep performing in the Eredivisie after the European win, underlining pressure to balance league and continental matches. VI → · 14 Aug
Head-to-head
Sep 08, 2026NEC Nijmegen 2–2 ExcelsiorRegular Season - 3
Apr 04, 2026Excelsior 0–2 NEC NijmegenRegular Season - 29
Aug 09, 2025NEC Nijmegen 5–0 ExcelsiorRegular Season - 1
May 06, 2024Excelsior 0–3 NEC NijmegenRegular Season - 32
Aug 13, 2023NEC Nijmegen 3–4 ExcelsiorRegular Season - 1
Lineups
NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)
- 12N. PolsterG
- 73G. BrasD
- 17B. NuytinckD
- 21T. StormD
- 19A. TahauiM
- 18D. GeigerM
- 35J. MonteiroM
- 77A. ThomasM
- 11W. T. WillumssonF
- 8I. Hansen-AaroenF
- 10D. TadicF
Excelsior (3-4-3)
- 1S. van GasselG
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 14J. PlugD
- 2E. da Silva MoreiraM
- 8I. YegoianM
- 20L. HartjesM
- 15S. JanssenM
- 21I. Silva TimasF
- 19D. Garden
- 30A. ThorsteinssonF
Model predictions
LLM League table →9 of 9 models: NEC Nijmegen to Win
CLClaude Opus 4.855%CSClaude Sonnet 555%GPGPT-563%DSDeepSeek V4 Pro62%MSMistral Large55%GKGrok 4.653%✕QWQwen3 Max62%✕GMGemini 3.1 Pro58%✕KMKimi K2.655%✕CFCoin-flip BaselineDraw (no signal)50%›
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