PEC Zwolle 1-3 NEC Nijmegen: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

PEC Zwolle

1 : 3

NEC Nijmegen

K. Kostons45' (pen)

5' (pen), 23' (pen)T. Chery
83'P. Schuurs

MAC³PARK StadionJoey KooijCapacity 14,000 · artificial turfSat, 29 Aug 202621:00

PEC Zwolle4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-1-2NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen crest

Substitutions

64'
256.0
T. Oosting
206.5
G. Reiziger
64'
96.7
E. Sorensen
227.2
I. Cissoko
86'
86.3
T. Sommer
186.6
O. Velanas

Unused

Substitutions

46'
245.6
D. Fonville
667.2
A. Kabar
67'
996.2
C. Bischoff
116.9
W. T. Willumsson
67'
196.2
A. Tahaui
76.9A
E. Mor
80'
176.6
B. Nuytinck
47.9
P. Schuurs
80'
306.7
B. Linssen
26.9
B. Pereira

Unused

Home

J. Burger
Knock
Out
Y. Namli
Knee Injury
Out

Away

A. Kaplan
Knee Injury
Out
D. Nejasmic
Inactive
Out
S. Ouaissa
Muscle Injury
Out
P. Sandler
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Tjaronn Chery

Attacker · NEC Nijmegen

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won2

Penalties2

Build-up

Passes35

Pass accuracy80%

Defending

Duels won4 · 67%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Gonzalo CrettazG	1	1	1,03	+0,03	16/46	9/39
Jasper SchendelaarG	1	3	2,17	-0,83	34/55	9/30

Live stats

Possession & Passing

52%Possession48%

375Total passes338

69%Pass accuracy67%

6Corners7

Attack

9Shots8

2On target4

5Off target2

2Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

7Shots in box6

2Shots out box2

2.0xG2.0

-0.1Goals prevented-0.1

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves1

4Offsides0

17Fouls12

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

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

First half

1,18xG1,69

7Shots4

2On target3

1Big chances2

9Touches in box13

58%Possession42%

2Corners1

Second half

0,80xG0,28

2Shots4

0On target1

1Big chances1

14Touches in box8

45%Possession55%

4Corners6

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

PEC Zwolle

1.989452%

11% open play10% set piece79% penalty

NEC Nijmegen

1.988648%

12% open play8% set piece80% penalty

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

17 shots

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

PEC Zwolle1,98 xG · 1 scored

NEC Nijmegen1,98 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

PEC Zwolle16

Open play 8Set piece 3Foul won 4Rebound 1

NEC Nijmegen14

Open play 9Set piece 3Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

22 swings

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

PEC Zwolle40% pressure

NEC Nijmegen60% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-3

0%Draw 0%100%

1.98xG1.98

9Shots8

4On target6

Momentum

83' Goal Perr Schuurs 0.10 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

9 v 8

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

PECPEC ZwolleNECNEC Nijmegengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

10 on target · 4 scored

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

PEC ZwolleNEC Nijmegengoalsavedoff 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.

PEC ZwolleDefensive line 36%

NEC NijmegenDefensive line 33%

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.

PEC ZwolleUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Schendelaar and Viergever, 24 passes between them.

NEC NijmegenUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Tadić and Bischoff, 7 passes between them.

Tactical battle

34control66

Koen Kostons

8 touches in box

In possession

45,7%Field tilt54,3%

7Passes into box10

20Progressive passes17

3Carries into final third9

4Chances created6

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

Out of possession

7,06Press intensity (PPDA)10,10

8High turnovers17

17Regains within 5s15

13,1sBall recovery time16,6s

16Interceptions23

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

Carrying

69Carries94

1017mCarry distance1337m

4Progressive carries10

423mProgressive carry distance491m

4Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

3Take-ons won7

9Take-ons attempted16

405mProgressive pass distance256m

0Through balls0

4Switches of play7

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

Threat created

0,13Expected threat (xT)0,43

-2,87Action value (VAEP)-0,01

16Shot-creating actions14

2Goal-creating actions4

0,27Expected assisted goals0,40

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

Tempo

2,2Passes per attack2,2

6,0sAttack duration6,3s

3,74 m/sAttack directness3,30 m/s

0Build-up attacks0

7Direct attacks5

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

More match stats

Attack

23Touches in box21

61Final third entries47

2Big chances3

1,03xG on target2,17

1Big chances missed1

Passing

2/16 (13%)Crosses6/14 (43%)

24/64 (38%)Long balls16/59 (27%)

32Throw-ins18

10Free kicks15

10Goal kicks5

Duels

47Total53

33/67 (49%)Ground34/67 (51%)

17/40 (43%)Aerial23/40 (57%)

3/8 (38%)Dribbles7/16 (44%)

7Dispossessed9

Defending

48Recoveries60

11Interceptions17

18Tackles12

50%Tackles won67%

17Clearances23

1Big chances scored2

4Fouled in final third4

6,41Average rating7,18

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

PEC ZwolleThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 16-30

NEC NijmegenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · 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

50%1+ goal88%

25%2+ goals38%

They concede

88%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals50%

50%3+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-7 (H)

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-3 (A)

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.

PEC ZwolleshootallowNEC Nijmegen

7.3%+2.2Six-yard box+1.97.0%

57.4%-4.9Penalty area+2.965.4%

24.6%Edge of the box-3.221.6%

10.6%+2.9Long range-1.66.0%

329 shots taken · 384 faced

NEC NijmegenshootallowPEC Zwolle

4.5%Six-yard box5.5%

61.1%Penalty area-1.760.8%

26.1%Edge of the box+1.726.5%

8.3%Long range7.2%

579 shots taken · 584 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 beat PEC Zwolle 3-1 at MAC³PARK Stadion in the Eredivisie. NEC Nijmegen led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: K. Kostons (45' pen) for PEC Zwolle; T. Chery (5' pen, 23' pen), P. Schuurs (83') for NEC Nijmegen. In their last 19 meetings, PEC Zwolle have won 5, NEC Nijmegen 8, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.