Willem II 1-4 NEC Nijmegen: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Willem II

1 : 4

NEC Nijmegen

T. Verheydt77'

45'A. Tahaui
54'T. Chery
64'B. Linssen
67'K. Sierhuis

Koning Willem II StadionSerdar GozubuyukCapacity 14,700Sat, 15 Aug 202616:30

Willem II4-4-1-1

Line ups

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

Substitutions

69'
245.9
N. Tjoe a On
57.2A
H. ter Avest
69'
26.6
A. Ciranni
836.3
M. Lemmens
69'
506.3
E. Gurbuz
287.9
T. Verheydt
89'
86.2
K. Boogaard
40
D. Iglesias

Unused

Substitutions

65'
67.6
D. Nejasmic
206.6
N. Lebreton
66'
998.2A
C. Bischoff
77.0
E. Mor
66'
306.5
B. Linssen
147.2
K. Sierhuis
75'
247.5
D. Fonville
666.3
A. Kabar
89'
197.2
A. Tahaui
17
B. Nuytinck

Unused

Home

A. Culum
Foot Injury
Out
T. Didillon Hodl
Hamstring Injury
Out
A. Lachkar
Groin Injury
Out
J. Schuurman
Knock
Out
A. Zarrouk
Surgery
Out

Away

Y. Moslih
Injury
Out
K. Ogawa
Head Injury
Out
S. Ouaissa
Muscle Injury
Out
P. Sandler
Injury
Out
P. Schuurs
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Tjaronn Chery

Attacker · NEC Nijmegen

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes47

Key passes3

Pass accuracy89%

Defending

Duels won2 · 40%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Karst de LeeuwG	6	4	4,31	+0,31	23/44	19/40
Gonzalo CrettazG	1	1	0,97	-0,03	33/52	10/28

Live stats

Possession & Passing

32%Possession68%

279Total passes591

62%Pass accuracy85%

1Corners2

Attack

9Shots21

2On target10

2Off target6

5Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

7Shots in box12

2Shots out box9

1.5xG3.0

-0.0Goals prevented-0.0

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves1

0Offsides3

10Fouls14

1Yellow cards0

Half by half

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

First half

0,33xG0,52

4Shots6

1On target4

0Big chances1

8Touches in box21

33%Possession67%

0Corners0

Second half

1,10xG2,47

5Shots15

1On target6

2Big chances6

8Touches in box29

31%Possession69%

1Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Willem II

1.499732%

99% open play1% set piece

NEC Nijmegen

2.99211568%

98% open play2% set piece

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

30 shots

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

Willem II1,49 xG · 1 scored

NEC Nijmegen2,99 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Willem II18

Open play 14Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

NEC Nijmegen41

Open play 35Set piece 1Dribble 2Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

18 swings

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

Willem II19% pressure

NEC Nijmegen81% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-4

0%Draw 0%100%

1.49xG2.99

9Shots21

7On target15

Momentum

90' Saved Uriel van Aalst 0.02 xG · Set piece · Left foot

Shot map

9 v 21

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

WILWillem IINECNEC Nijmegengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 5 scored

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

Willem IINEC 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.

Willem IIDefensive line 33%

NEC NijmegenDefensive line 47%

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.

Willem IIUntil 69'

Most-connected pair: Hoogma and Boogaard, 8 passes between them.

NEC NijmegenUntil 65'

Most-connected pairs: Nejašmić and Storm; Fonville and Tadić. 20 passes each.

Tactical battle

24control76

Clement Bischoff

12 touches in box

In possession

21,9%Field tilt78,1%

5Passes into box21

13Progressive passes64

5Carries into final third27

6Chances created19

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

Out of possession

16,08Press intensity (PPDA)5,74

8High turnovers9

15Regains within 5s15

21,4sBall recovery time12,0s

20Interceptions21

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

Carrying

65Carries167

962mCarry distance1986m

9Progressive carries27

498mProgressive carry distance1108m

2Carries into the box7

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

Beating the press

5Take-ons won5

12Take-ons attempted10

262mProgressive pass distance999m

0Through balls2

0Switches of play7

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

Threat created

0,83Expected threat (xT)2,42

1,24Action value (VAEP)4,47

18Shot-creating actions41

2Goal-creating actions8

1,38Expected assisted goals1,95

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

Tempo

2,0Passes per attack4,4

5,8sAttack duration15,2s

3,97 m/sAttack directness2,11 m/s

2Build-up attacks9

7Direct attacks21

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

More match stats

Attack

16Touches in box50

62Final third entries86

2Big chances7

0,97xG on target4,31

1Big chances missed3

Passing

3/6 (50%)Crosses6/16 (38%)

29/68 (43%)Long balls21/52 (40%)

18Throw-ins17

14Free kicks10

13Goal kicks4

Duels

54Total46

33/63 (52%)Ground30/63 (48%)

18/31 (58%)Aerial13/31 (42%)

5/12 (42%)Dribbles5/10 (50%)

8Dispossessed10

Defending

42Recoveries65

13Interceptions12

15Tackles15

73%Tackles won73%

27Clearances13

1Big chances scored4

3Big saves0

4Fouled in final third2

7,01Average rating7,79

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Willem IIThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 61-75

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

75%1+ goal88%

13%2+ goals38%

They concede

100%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals50%

63%3+ goals25%

Heaviest results

worst 1-5 (A)

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-3 (A)

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen beat Willem II 4-1 at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eredivisie. NEC Nijmegen led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: T. Verheydt (77') for Willem II; A. Tahaui (45'), T. Chery (54'), B. Linssen (64'), K. Sierhuis (67') for NEC Nijmegen. In their last 13 meetings, Willem II have won 1, NEC Nijmegen 8, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.