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

Football Dutch Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior
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%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • NEC Nijmegen has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.2%)
  • Excelsior has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.5%)
  • 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
    1Feyenoord651014:41016
    2PSV641119:10913
    3Ajax633012:6612
    4AZ Alkmaar633014:9512
    5Groningen640212:9312
    6Twente731312:10210
    7Sittard731312:12010
    8Nijmegen630319:1279
    9Utrecht630311:569
    10G.A. Eagles623111:929
    11Sparta Rotterdam63038:16-89
    12Zwolle62136:9-37
    13NAC Breda62136:10-47
    14Excelsior62045:13-86
    15Heerenveen61238:10-25
    16FC Volendam60427:11-44
    17Telstar61145:11-64
    18Heracles60063:18-150

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