NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
5:0
09/08/2025 at 10:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Eredivisie - Round 1
  • Referee: Makkelie D. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
netherlandsNetherlandsCanal+, ESPN 3, ESPN Extra

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
2.240.76
Ball Possession
62%38%
Total shots
159
Shots on target
106
Big Chances
31
Corner Kicks
72
Passes
81% (377/468)72% (201/279)
Yellow Cards
11
Expected Goals (xG)
2.240.76
xG on target (xGOT)
4.321.39
Total shots
159
Shots on target
106
Shots off target
41
Blocked Shots
12
Shots inside the Box
127
Shots outside the Box
31
Hit the Woodwork
10
Headed Goals
10
Big Chances
31
Corner Kicks
72
Touches in opposition box
3218
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
20
Free Kicks
1412
Passes
81% (377/468)72% (201/279)
Long passes
38% (20/53)49% (39/79)
Passes in final third
66% (80/121)56% (50/89)
Crosses
15% (2/13)40% (6/15)
Expected assists (xA)
1.720.78
Throw-ins
2822
Fouls
1414
Tackles
68% (19/28)68% (15/22)
Duels won
6153
Clearances
1918
Interceptions
414
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
65
xGOT faced
1.394.32
Goals prevented
1.39-0.68

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 14', 1 - 0, Proper D. , Onal B. (A),
  • 16', Carlen A. 🟨,
  • 30', van Gassel S. , Holla T. ,
  • 44', Onal B. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (4 - 0)
  • 52', 2 - 0, Ogawa K. , Linssen B. (A),
  • 58', Sanches Fernandes D. , Yoon D. ,
  • 59', 3 - 0, Ogawa K. , Onal B. (A),
  • 67', 4 - 0, Linssen B. , Chery T. (A),
  • 71', Middendorp S. , Meissen R. ,
  • 71', van Duinen M. , Bergraaf J. ,
  • 71', Naujoks N. , Booth Z. ,
  • 71', Onal B. , Misidjan V. ,
  • 71', Linssen B. , Gonzalez R. ,
  • 77', Ogawa K. , El Kachati Y. ,
  • 77', Sandler P. , de Laat S. ,
  • 82', 5 - 0, Chery T. (Pen),
  • 83', Chery T. , van Crooij V. ,

Chances of winning


NEC Nijmegen
54.7%
Draw
23.5%
Excelsior
21.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
54.5% 24.1% 21.3%

NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.73
(1.74)
4
(3.93)
4.36
(4.45)
5.6%
(5.4%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.00
What is the prediction for NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Nijmegen will win (votes: 9 - 75%). Excelsior will win (votes: 1 - 8.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Nijmegen: 50.5%99.5%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Nijmegen (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nijmegen won 2.
    • Nijmegen is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • Nijmegen may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, Nijmegen is a strong favorite.
    • There will not play in Nijmegen: Cillessen J. (Surgery)
    • There will not play in Excelsior: Hartjes L. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Nijmegen: Linssen B. (Injury) Proper D. (Head Injury)
    • We predict that Nijmegen will win today's game, with odds of 1.75.
    • In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Nijmegen won 7 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 28:23. (average 1.9:1.5).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Nijmegen won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 11:9. (average 1.8:1.5).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior were as follows:
    06.05.2024 Excelsior - NEC Nijmegen 0:3
    13.08.2023 NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior 3:4
    19.02.2023 Excelsior - NEC Nijmegen 0:3
    08.10.2022 NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior 1:1
    Latest results of NEC Nijmegen
    Latest results of Excelsior
    19.07.2025 Dordrecht - Excelsior 2:2
    12.07.2025 NAC Breda - Excelsior 0:1
    05.07.2025 ASWH - Excelsior 2:3
    02.05.2025 Excelsior - Jong PSV 5:0
    Dutch Eredivisie Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1PSV13111141:172434
    2Feyenoord1391333:161728
    3AZ Alkmaar1373326:21524
    4Nijmegen1363433:221121
    5Utrecht1362523:17620
    6Ajax1355323:19420
    7Groningen1362519:19020
    8Sittard1453620:22-218
    9Twente1345421:19217
    10Sparta Rotterdam1352615:25-1017
    11Heerenveen1445523:24-117
    12G.A. Eagles1344521:22-116
    13Excelsior1451814:24-1016
    14Zwolle1444618:30-1216
    15FC Volendam1335517:21-414
    16Heracles1441922:36-1413
    17NAC Breda1433815:23-812
    18Telstar1324715:22-710

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