NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Excelsior: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

NEC Nijmegen

2 : 2

Excelsior

A. Tahaui11'
N. Lebreton90'

43'D. Garden
73'V. Sulzbacher

GoffertstadionErwin BlankCapacity 12,540Tue, 8 Sept 202618:45

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1

Line ups

3-4-3Excelsior Excelsior crest

Substitutions

46'
176.5
B. Nuytinck
36.9
P. Sandler
46'
356.6
J. Monteiro
47.2A
P. Schuurs
63'
187.0
D. Geiger
207.2
N. Lebreton
63'
86.5
I. Hansen-Aaroen
346.9
K. Kers
87'
737.2
G. Bras
996.9
C. Bischoff

Unused

Substitutions

46'
156.6
S. Janssen
126.9
K. Bos
67'
307.2
A. Thorsteinsson
76.7A
A. Sliti
67'
197.7
D. Garden
286.9
N. Groen
71'
26.9
E. da Silva Moreira
187.2
V. Sulzbacher
81'
217.2
I. Silva Timas
116.6
A. Jahanbakhsh

Unused

Home

D. Fonville
Ankle Injury
Out
A. Kaplan
Knee Injury
Out
B. Linssen
Injury
Out
E. Mor
Inactive
Out
D. Nejasmic
Inactive
Out

Away

N. Naujoks
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Adam Tahaui

Attacker · NEC Nijmegen

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won2

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes39

Key passes1

Pass accuracy79%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won7 · 54%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson

Player
Nikolas PolsterG	3	2	1,77	-0,23	47/65	7/24
Stijn van GasselG	1	2	0,98	-1,02	35/59	17/41

Live stats

Possession & Passing

69%Possession31%

677Total passes298

86%Pass accuracy71%

2Corners4

Attack

11Shots14

3On target5

5Off target5

3Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

8Shots in box7

3Shots out box7

1.4xG1.8

-1.0Goals prevented-1.0

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves1

3Offsides0

5Fouls16

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,20xG0,99

4Shots8

1On target2

0Big chances2

12Touches in box6

67%Possession33%

1Corners0

Second half

1,16xG0,82

7Shots6

2On target3

2Big chances3

28Touches in box11

71%Possession29%

1Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

NEC Nijmegen

1.3611669%

Excelsior

1.8114931%

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

NEC Nijmegen1,36 xG · 2 scored

Excelsior1,81 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

NEC Nijmegen22

Open play 15Dribble 4Rebound 1Defensive 2

Excelsior26

Open play 21Dribble 4Defensive 1

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

NEC Nijmegen82% pressure

Excelsior18% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

1.36xG1.81

11Shots14

6On target9

Momentum

90' Saved Irakli Yegoian 0.08 xG · Fast break · Right foot

Shot map

11 v 14

NEC Nijmegen shoot right, Excelsior left. Bigger dot = better chance.

NECNEC NijmegenEXCExcelsiorgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

NEC NijmegenExcelsiorgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

NEC NijmegenDefensive line 41%

ExcelsiorDefensive line 38%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

NEC NijmegenUntil 45'

Most-connected pairs: Brás and Polster; Brás and Monteiro. 18 passes each.

ExcelsiorUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Widell and Gassel, 21 passes between them.

Tactical battle

73control27

Willum Thor Willumsson

6 touches in box

In possession

76,6%Field tilt23,4%

15Passes into box6

53Progressive passes18

14Carries into final third5

8Chances created9

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,13Press intensity (PPDA)11,90

10High turnovers11

14Regains within 5s7

14,8sBall recovery time23,1s

15Interceptions22

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

178Carries79

2014mCarry distance969m

21Progressive carries12

998mProgressive carry distance506m

7Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

10Take-ons won7

24Take-ons attempted21

859mProgressive pass distance337m

1Through balls0

3Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,70Expected threat (xT)0,79

2,65Action value (VAEP)2,50

22Shot-creating actions26

4Goal-creating actions4

22Box entries9

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,8Passes per attack2,2

14,5sAttack duration7,9s

1,98 m/sAttack directness3,46 m/s

7Build-up attacks0

11Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

40Touches in box17

90Final third entries57

2Big chances5

0,98xG on target1,77

2Big chances missed3

Passing

5/14 (36%)Crosses1/10 (10%)

16/57 (28%)Long balls30/71 (42%)

29Throw-ins14

16Free kicks5

7Goal kicks11

Duels

50Total50

43/81 (53%)Ground38/81 (47%)

11/27 (41%)Aerial16/27 (59%)

10/22 (45%)Dribbles7/16 (44%)

14Dispossessed9

Defending

59Recoveries59

10Interceptions13

18Tackles26

78%Tackles won65%

17Clearances20

0Big chances scored2

0Big saves1

1Errors led to shot1

4Fouled in final third0

7,76Average rating7,36

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

NEC NijmegenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 0-15

ExcelsiorThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals63%

25%3+ goals25%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

100%1+ goal75%

50%2+ goals63%

25%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

NEC NijmegenshootallowExcelsior

4.5%Six-yard box4.6%

61.1%Penalty area63.7%

26.1%Edge of the box25.1%

8.3%Long range6.6%

579 shots taken · 502 faced

ExcelsiorshootallowNEC Nijmegen

5.2%Six-yard box+1.97.0%

63.1%Penalty area+2.965.4%

26.2%Edge of the box-3.221.6%

5.4%-2.3Long range-1.66.0%

423 shots taken · 384 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior drew 2-2 at Goffertstadion in the Eredivisie. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: A. Tahaui (11'), N. Lebreton (90') for NEC Nijmegen; D. Garden (43'), V. Sulzbacher (73') for Excelsior. In their last 20 meetings, NEC Nijmegen have won 10, Excelsior 7, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.