NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie Season 2025 - Round 1

Saturday 9 August 2025 15:30

5 - 0

Finished

Referee: D. Makkelie

Excelsior

Result

Ball possession

62%

38%

Timeline

Dirk Proper

1-0

14'

16'

Adam Carlén

30'

Stijn van Gassel (out)
Tijmen Holla (in)

Basar Onal

43'

Koki Ogawa

2-0

52'

58'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (out)
Do-Yong Yoon (in)

Koki Ogawa

3-0

59'

Bryan Linssen

4-0

67'

Basar Onal (out)
Virgil Misidjan (in)

71'

Bryan Linssen (out)
Roberto González Bayón (in)

71'

Stijn Middendorp (out)
Rick Meissen (in)

71'

Noah Naujoks (out)
Zach Booth (in)

71'

Mike van Duinen (out)
Jerolldino Armantrading (in)

Koki Ogawa (out)
Youssef El Kachati (in)

77'

Philippe Sandler (out)
(in)

77'

Tjaronn Chery

5-0 P

82'

Tjaronn Chery (out)
Vito van Crooij (in)

83'

Odds

1X2	10Bet	188Bet	1xBet	888Sport	Bet365	Betano	Betfair	Betway	Bwin	Fonbet	Marathonbet	Pinnacle	SBO	Tipico	Unibet	William Hill
1 NEC Nijmegen	1.77	1.74	1.76	1.75	1.73	1.82	1.75	1.78	1.77	1.77	1.70	1.73	1.77	1.72	1.73	1.75
X Draw	3.75	3.85	3.92	3.60	4.10	3.85	3.75	3.75	3.75	3.90	4.05	4.22	3.33	3.90	3.70	3.60
2 Excelsior	4.40	4.10	4.38	4.33	4.33	4.20	4.33	4.00	4.40	4.30	4.55	4.51	3.82	4.30	4.60	4.33

Previous confrontations (H2H)

4 NEC Nijmegen

2 Draw

4 Excelsior

60% Over 2.5 goals

50% Both teams scored

3.4 Goals per match

3 | 2 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Excelsior 0-3 NEC Nijmegen (2024)

Most goals: NEC Nijmegen 3-4 Excelsior (2023)

Goals scored all matches

1.80

1.60

Goals in home matches

1.25

1.67

Goals in away matches

2.17

1.50

Above is calculated based on the below matches

2024-05-06 Monday 19:00

Walkover 🔥

Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen 2

2023-08-13 Sunday 11:15

Won 😎

NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior 2

2023-02-19 Sunday 19:00

Walkover 🔥

Excelsior 4

NEC Nijmegen 2

2022-10-08 Saturday 20:00

Draw 🤔

NEC Nijmegen 2

Excelsior 3

2019-10-29 Tuesday 18:45

Won 😎

Excelsior 2

NEC Nijmegen 2

2018-09-25 Tuesday 19:45

Won 😎

Excelsior P

NEC Nijmegen P2

2017-04-22 Saturday 17:30

Won 😎

NEC Nijmegen 3

Excelsior

2016-12-18 Sunday 11:30

Draw 🤔

Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen 2

2016-02-26 Friday 19:00

Won 😎

Excelsior 2

NEC Nijmegen

2015-08-12 Wednesday 19:45

Won 😀

NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior 2

Stats

NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior

Shots on goal

Shots off goal

Total shots

Blocked shots

Shots inside box

Shots outside box

Fouls

Corners

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper saved

469

Total passes

282

376

Passes success

200

80%

Passes %

71%

2.48

Expected goals (xG)

1.03

-0.51

Goals prevented

-0.51

table 2025

Eredivisie

Team	Pts
PSV Eindhoven	84
Feyenoord	65
NEC Nijmegen	59
Twente	58
Ajax	56
Utrecht	53
AZ Alkmaar	52
Heerenveen	51
Groningen	48
Sparta Rotterdam	43
Fortuna Sittard	39
GO Ahead Eagles	38
Excelsior	38
Telstar	37
PEC Zwolle	37
FC Volendam	32
NAC Breda	29
Heracles	19

Complete table

Line-ups

NEC Nijmegen — Formation: 3-4-2-1

Coach: Dick Schreuder

Gonzalo Alejandro Crettaz

Brayann Pereira

Philippe Sandler

Calvin Verdonk

Sami Ouaissa

Kodai Sano

Dirk Proper

Basar Onal

Tjaronn Chery

Bryan Linssen

Koki Ogawa

Mike van Duinen

Gyan de Regt

Noah Naujoks

Derensili Sanches Fernandes

Stijn Middendorp

Adam Carlén

Arthur Zagre

Stan Henderikx

Casper Widell

Ilias Bronkhorst

Stijn van Gassel

Excelsior — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Excelsior

Coach: Ruben den Uil

NEC Nijmegen — Formation: 3-4-2-1

Coach: Dick Schreuder

Excelsior — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Excelsior

Coach: Ruben den Uil

Gonzalo Alejandro Crettaz

Brayann Pereira

Philippe Sandler

Calvin Verdonk

Sami Ouaissa

Kodai Sano

Dirk Proper

Basar Onal

Tjaronn Chery

Bryan Linssen

Koki Ogawa

Mike van Duinen

Gyan de Regt

Noah Naujoks

Derensili Sanches Fernandes

Stijn Middendorp

Adam Carlén

Arthur Zagre

Stan Henderikx

Casper Widell

Ilias Bronkhorst

Stijn van Gassel

Substitutes

Substitutes NEC Nijmegen

Name	Age	Position
Jasper Cillessen	37	Goalkeeper
Freek Entius	20	Goalkeeper
Jetro Willems	32	Defender
Thomas Ouwejan	29	Defender
Argyrios Darelas	22	Midfielder
Yousri Sbai	21	Midfielder
Virgil Misidjan	33	Attacker
Sontje Hansen	24	Attacker
Roberto González Bayón	25	Attacker
Vito van Crooij	30	Attacker
Youssef El Kachati	26	Attacker

Substitutes Excelsior

Name	Age	Position
Tijmen Holla	20	Goalkeeper
Rick Meissen	24	Defender
Nolan Martens	22	Defender
Do-Yong Yoon	19	Midfielder
Zach Booth	-	Midfielder
Giuliano Cairo	20	Midfielder
Nesto Groen	22	Attacker
Jerolldino Armantrading	20	Attacker

Player stats

#	Name	FN rating	Min	Pos	G	A	Sh	SoT	Pas	KP	Pas+	Tkl	Blk	Int	Du	Du+	Dri	Dri+	Foul	Foul+	🟨	Off	Sav	GC	Pen+	PenSv
1	Gonzalo Alejandro Crettaz	8.6	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	37	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	6	0	0	0
18	Koki Ogawa	8.6	77	Attacker	2	0	3	3	12	-	8	1	-	-	9	4	1	1	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
2	Brayann Pereira	8.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	49	1	44	3	-	1	10	7	1	-	-	3	0	-	-	0	0	-
30	Bryan Linssen	8.2	71	Attacker	1	1	1	1	18	2	13	2	-	-	5	3	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
3	Philippe Sandler	8.0	77	Defender	-	0	-	-	80	-	76	1	1	-	9	5	1	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
24	Calvin Verdonk	7.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	77	2	61	7	1	-	18	11	3	2	2	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
71	Dirk Proper	7.7	90	Midfielder	1	0	2	1	32	-	29	2	-	1	9	2	-	-	3	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
11	Basar Onal	7.7	71	Midfielder	-	2	-	-	32	3	20	3	-	-	15	5	4	-	3	1	1	-	-	0	0	-
23	Kodai Sano	7.6	90	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	47	1	39	5	-	1	13	11	2	2	1	2	0	-	-	0	0	-
25	Sami Ouaissa	7.3	90	Midfielder	-	0	3	1	28	-	18	3	-	-	15	8	3	2	2	3	0	-	-	0	0	-
9	Tjaronn Chery ©️	7.3	83	Attacker	1	1	3	3	31	1	22	-	-	-	3	1	2	1	-	-	0	2	-	0	1	-
34	Youssef El Kachati (sub)	7.0	13	Attacker	-	0	-	-	3	1	3	-	-	-	3	2	1	1	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
32	Vito van Crooij (sub)	7.0	8	Attacker	-	0	1	1	5	1	5	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
21	Roberto González Bayón (sub)	6.9	19	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	10	-	8	1	-	-	4	2	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
25	Stijn Middendorp	6.7	71	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	18	-	12	3	-	1	5	4	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
29	Mike van Duinen	6.6	71	Attacker	-	0	1	1	11	1	8	2	-	-	9	3	-	-	2	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
7	Do-Yong Yoon (sub)	6.6	32	Attacker	-	0	2	1	3	-	2	-	-	1	7	3	2	1	-	2	0	-	-	0	0	-
40	Tijmen Holla (sub)	6.5	60	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	40	1	25	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	0	-	3	4	0	0
21	Zach Booth (sub)	6.5	19	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	9	-	6	1	-	-	2	1	-	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
33	Jerolldino Armantrading (sub)	6.5	19	Attacker	-	0	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
1	Stijn van Gassel	6.3	30	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	11	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	2	1	0	0
6	Adam Carlén	6.3	90	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	26	-	20	5	1	1	15	9	-	-	2	3	1	-	-	0	0	-
10	Noah Naujoks	6.3	71	Midfielder	-	0	1	1	13	-	10	2	-	2	14	7	5	2	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
3	Rick Meissen (sub)	6.3	19	Defender	-	0	-	-	2	-	1	1	-	-	3	1	-	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
7	Virgil Misidjan (sub)	6.2	19	Attacker	-	0	1	-	4	1	3	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
4	Casper Widell ©️	6.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	27	-	22	1	-	-	5	2	1	1	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
30	Derensili Sanches Fernandes	6.0	58	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	15	1	12	1	-	1	12	2	5	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
2	Ilias Bronkhorst	5.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	21	1	12	4	-	1	10	7	2	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
5	Stan Henderikx	5.9	90	Defender	-	0	1	1	38	-	31	1	-	2	7	6	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
11	Gyan de Regt	5.9	90	Midfielder	-	0	1	1	18	2	11	1	-	-	13	4	3	-	1	2	0	-	-	0	0	-
12	Arthur Zagre	5.6	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	29	-	22	2	-	2	12	5	5	1	2	2	0	-	-	0	0	-
22	Jasper Cillessen (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
36	Freek Entius (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
5	Thomas Ouwejan (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
33	Yousri Sbai (sub)	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
10	Sontje Hansen (sub)	-	-	Attacker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
8	Argyrios Darelas (sub)	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
14	Lars Olden Larsen (sub)	-	-	Attacker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
24	Giuliano Cairo (sub)	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
17	Nolan Martens (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
28	Nesto Groen (sub)	-	-	Attacker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-