NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Telstar: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

NEC Nijmegen

1 : 2

Telstar

K. Sierhuis83'

1'P. Brouwer
24'R. Mendes

GoffertstadionAllard LindhoutCapacity 12,540Sat, 8 Aug 202616:30

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Telstar Telstar crest

Substitutions

46'
67.0
D. Nejasmic
147.0
K. Sierhuis
64'
96.9
T. Chery
306.9
B. Linssen
64'
356.9
J. Monteiro
37.9
P. Sandler
64'
207.2
N. Lebreton
116.9
W. T. Willumsson
79'
257.5
S. Ouaissa
77.5
E. Mor

Unused

Substitutions

55'
77.3
R. Mendes
87.2
E. Demircan
64'
116.9
S. Hetli
56.3
P. Aning
64'
37.2
G. Alders
66.5
I. Ahmed
64'
176.9
N. Rossen
236.7
N. Shenkman
70'
107.2
T. Owusu
186.5
G. Caschili

Unused

Home

Y. Moslih
Injury
Out
K. Ogawa
Head Injury
Out
P. Schuurs
Knee Injury
Out

Away

No reported injuries.

Player of the match

Ronald Koeman Jr.

Goalkeeper · Telstar

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes48

Pass accuracy54%

Goalkeeping

Saves3

Goals conceded1

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Ronald Koeman JrG	3	1	1,74	+0,74	26/48	15/37
Gonzalo CrettazG	1	2	1,70	-0,30	25/30	2/7

Half by half

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

First half

0,57xG0,86

9Shots6

2On target3

0Big chances1

36Touches in box13

68%Possession32%

7Corners3

Second half

1,32xG0,60

18Shots2

2On target0

2Big chances1

45Touches in box4

76%Possession24%

6Corners0

xG race

35 shots

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

NEC Nijmegen1,89 xG · 1 scored

Telstar1,46 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

NEC Nijmegen54

Open play 46Set piece 4Foul won 2Rebound 1Defensive 1

Telstar15

Open play 10Set piece 3Dribble 2

Momentum

15 swings

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

NEC Nijmegen84% pressure

Telstar16% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

1.89xG1.46

27Shots8

14On target5

Momentum

90' Off target Emre Mor 0.01 xG · From corner · Left foot

Shot map

27 v 8

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

NECNEC NijmegenTELTelstargoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 3 scored

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

NEC NijmegenTelstargoalsavedoff 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 39%

TelstarDefensive line 25%

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 pair: Fonville and Nejašmić, 20 passes between them.

TelstarUntil 55'

Most-connected pair: Koeman and Peersman, 11 passes between them.

Tactical battle

80control20

Clement Bischoff

17 touches in box

In possession

82,3%Field tilt17,7%

32Passes into box6

47Progressive passes18

21Carries into final third5

23Chances created6

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

Out of possession

6,07Press intensity (PPDA)12,83

13High turnovers6

14Regains within 5s9

15,6sBall recovery time30,6s

10Interceptions17

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

Carrying

179Carries63

2175mCarry distance675m

36Progressive carries8

1349mProgressive carry distance450m

12Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

8Take-ons won6

20Take-ons attempted20

692mProgressive pass distance371m

1Through balls0

4Switches of play2

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

Threat created

2,39Expected threat (xT)0,65

1,56Action value (VAEP)2,69

54Shot-creating actions15

2Goal-creating actions4

1,69Expected assisted goals1,32

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

Tempo

4,8Passes per attack2,5

16,8sAttack duration11,0s

1,99 m/sAttack directness3,02 m/s

13Build-up attacks0

25Direct attacks7

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

More match stats

Attack

82Touches in box17

65Final third entries56

2Big chances2

1,81xG on target2,36

1Big chances missed1

Passing

10/46 (22%)Crosses2/9 (22%)

17/32 (53%)Long balls26/66 (39%)

18Throw-ins20

14Free kicks12

4Goal kicks12

Duels

56Total44

41/77 (53%)Ground36/77 (47%)

16/24 (67%)Aerial8/24 (33%)

8/19 (42%)Dribbles6/19 (32%)

7Dispossessed6

Defending

54Recoveries45

9Interceptions7

19Tackles18

58%Tackles won50%

14Clearances49

1Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

6Fouled in final third1

8,07Average rating7,64

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

NEC NijmegenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 0-15

TelstarThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal50%

38%2+ goals38%

They concede

100%1+ goal88%

50%2+ goals50%

25%3+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 2-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (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 NijmegenshootallowTelstar

4.5%Six-yard box+2.27.3%

61.1%Penalty area+2.865.3%

26.1%Edge of the box-3.421.4%

8.3%Long range-1.66.0%

579 shots taken · 551 faced

TelstarshootallowNEC Nijmegen

7.4%+2.3Six-yard box+1.97.0%

61.1%Penalty area+2.965.4%

23.7%Edge of the box-3.221.6%

7.8%Long range-1.66.0%

434 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

Telstar beat NEC Nijmegen 2-1 at Goffertstadion in the Eredivisie. Telstar led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: K. Sierhuis (83') for NEC Nijmegen; P. Brouwer (1'), R. Mendes (24') for Telstar. In their last 11 meetings, NEC Nijmegen have won 4, Telstar 3, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.