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Eredivisie - Netherlands logoEredivisie - NetherlandsMatchday 3

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior 2-2

NEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen

2-2

FT

Excelsior crestExcelsior
  • Adam Tahaui10'
  • Noe Lebreton90+2'
  • David Garden43'
  • Valentin Sulzbacher73'
Kick-off
Tue, 8 Sept 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
Venue
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Referee
E. Blank

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardExcelsior crestExcelsiorValentin Sulzbacher
  2. 90+2’Goal!NEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenNoe LebretonAssist: Perr Schuurs2 – 2
  3. 87’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenClement Bischoff ONGabriel·Bras OFF
  4. 81’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorAlireza Jahanbakhsh ONIlano Silva Timas OFF
  5. 73’Goal!Excelsior crestExcelsiorValentin SulzbacherAssist: Aymen sliti1 – 2
  6. 71’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorValentin Sulzbacher ONEric da Silva Moreira OFF
  7. 70’Yellow cardExcelsior crestExcelsiorRick Meissen
  8. 67’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorNesto groen ONDavid Garden OFF
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  1. 67’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorAymen sliti ONÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson OFF
  2. 63’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenNoe Lebreton ONDennis Geiger OFF
  3. 63’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenKevin Kers ONIsak Hansen Aaröen OFF
  4. 52’Yellow cardExcelsior crestExcelsiorLennard Hartjes
  5. 45’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenPerr Schuurs ONJamiro Monteiro OFF
  6. 45’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenPhilippe Sandler ONBram Nuytinck OFF
  7. 45’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorKasey Bos ONSimon Janssen OFF
  8. 43’Goal!Excelsior crestExcelsiorDavid GardenAssist: Irakli Yegoian1 – 1
  9. 10’Goal!NEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenAdam TahauiAssist: Willum Thor Willumsson1 – 0
  10. 4’Yellow cardNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenJamiro Monteiro
  11. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

NEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenExcelsiorExcelsior crest
  • 69%Possession31%
  • 11Shots14
  • 3Shots on Target5
  • 2Corners4
  • 5Fouls16
  • 3Offsides0
  • 3Saves1
  • 675Passes298
  • 1Yellow Cards3

Lineups

Confirmed selections

NEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen3 - 4 - 2 - 1

  1. 12Polster
  2. 21Storm
  3. 17Nuytinck
  4. 73Brás
  5. 19Tahaui
  6. 35Monteiro
  7. 18Geiger
  8. 77Thomas
  9. 11Willumsson
  10. 8Hansen-Aarøen
  11. 10Tadić

Substitutions

  1. 45’↑4 P. Schuurs↓35 Jamiro Monteiro
  2. 45’↑3 P. Sandler↓17 B. Nuytinck
  3. 63’↑20 N. Lebreton↓18 D. Geiger
  4. 63’↑34 Kevin Kers↓8 I. Hansen-Aarøen
  5. 87’↑99 Clement Bischoff↓ Gabriel·Bras

Unused substitutes 14 K. Sierhuis, 38 Joep Geneste, 1 G. Crettaz, 9 T. Chery, 66 Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar

Coach Dick Schreuder

Excelsior crestExcelsior4 - 3 - 3

  1. 1Gassel
  2. 2Moreira
  3. 4Widell
  4. 14Plug
  5. 15Janssen
  6. 20Hartjes
  7. 3Meissen
  8. 8Yegoian
  9. 21Timas
  10. 19Garden
  11. 30Þorsteinsson

Substitutions

  1. 45’↑12 K. Bos↓15 S. Janssen
  2. 67’↑28 N. Groen↓19 D. Garden
  3. 67’↑7 A. Sliti↓ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
  4. 71’↑18 V. Sulzbacher↓2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
  5. 81’↑11 A. Jahanbakhsh↓21 I. Silva Timas

Unused substitutes 24 Giulliano Cairo, 9 Mario Domínguez, 23 Y. Finey, 22 O. Turay, 6 D. van Vianen, 16 Celton Biai

Coach R. den Uil

Match facts

Competition
Eredivisie - Netherlands
Round
Matchday 3
Date
Tue, 8 Sept 2026
Kick-off
16:45 (UTC)
Venue
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Referee
E. Blank
NEC Nijmegen coach
Dick Schreuder
Excelsior coach
R. den Uil

League table

Eredivisie - Netherlands

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1Feyenoord crestFeyenoord8620+2020
2PSV Eindhoven crestPSV Eindhoven8611+1619
3AZ Alkmaar crestAZ Alkmaar8611+1019
4Twente crestTwente8521+817
5Ajax crestAjax8431+1215
7Excelsior crestExcelsior7322+611
11NEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen8233-19

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

NEC Nijmegen crest

NEC Nijmegen

  1. W
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. L
Excelsior crest

Excelsior

  1. W
  2. L
  3. W
  4. W

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Head to head

NEC Nijmegen crest
4Wins
2Draws
2Wins
Excelsior crest

20 goals9 goals

Last 5 meetings

  • 2026EredivisieNEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen2 - 2Excelsior crestExcelsior
  • 2026EredivisieNEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen2 - 0Excelsior crestExcelsior
  • 2025EredivisieNEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen5 - 0Excelsior crestExcelsior
  • 2024EredivisieNEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen3 - 0Excelsior crestExcelsior
  • 2023EredivisieNEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen3 - 4Excelsior crestExcelsior

8 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

NEC Nijmegen crestNEC Nijmegen
W-D-L
2-0-3
Scored / match
1.8
Conceded / match
2.2
Excelsior crestExcelsior
W-D-L
3-0-1
Scored / match
2.5
Conceded / match
0.8

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior drew 2-2 in matchday 3 of the Eredivisie - Netherlands at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen.

Adam Tahaui 10' and Noe Lebreton 90+2' scored for NEC Nijmegen, David Garden 43' and Valentin Sulzbacher 73' for Excelsior.

NEC Nijmegen had 69% of the ball to Excelsior's 31%; the sides had 11 and 14 shots (3 and 5 on target).

The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
Eredivisie - Netherlands
Round
Matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Referee
Erwin Blank
Match ID
cornerflick:match:nec-nijmegen-vs-excelsior-eredivisie-2026-09-08

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18 events

  1. 4’Yellow cardNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenJamiro Monteiro
  2. 10’Goal!NEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenAdam TahauiAssist: Willum Thor Willumsson1 – 0
  3. 43’Goal!Excelsior crestExcelsiorDavid GardenAssist: Irakli Yegoian1 – 1
  4. 45’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenPerr Schuurs ONJamiro Monteiro OFF
  5. 45’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenPhilippe Sandler ONBram Nuytinck OFF
  6. 45’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorKasey Bos ONSimon Janssen OFF
  7. 52’Yellow cardExcelsior crestExcelsiorLennard Hartjes
  8. 63’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenNoe Lebreton ONDennis Geiger OFF
  9. 63’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenKevin Kers ONIsak Hansen Aaröen OFF
  10. 67’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorNesto groen ONDavid Garden OFF
  11. 67’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorAymen sliti ONÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson OFF
  12. 70’Yellow cardExcelsior crestExcelsiorRick Meissen
  13. 71’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorValentin Sulzbacher ONEric da Silva Moreira OFF
  14. 73’Goal!Excelsior crestExcelsiorValentin SulzbacherAssist: Aymen sliti1 – 2
  15. 81’SubstitutionExcelsior crestExcelsiorAlireza Jahanbakhsh ONIlano Silva Timas OFF
  16. 87’SubstitutionNEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenClement Bischoff ONGabriel·Bras OFF
  17. 90+2’Goal!NEC Nijmegen crestNEC NijmegenNoe LebretonAssist: Perr Schuurs2 – 2
  18. 90+5’Yellow cardExcelsior crestExcelsiorValentin Sulzbacher