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NEC Nijmegen v Excelsior 2-2 · Eredivisie

Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
FT

2-2

  • Adam Tahaui10'
  • Noe Lebreton90+2'
  • David Garden43'
  • Valentin Sulzbacher73'
Excelsior
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Goffertstadion · Nijmegen · Matchday 3

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior drew 2-2 in matchday 3 of the Eredivisie 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.

Key stats

Possession

69%31%

Shots

1114

Shots on Target

35

Corners

24

Fouls

516

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardValentin Sulzbacher
  2. 90+2’Noe LebretonNEC Nijmegen · assist Perr Schuurs2–2
  3. 87’SubstitutionGabriel·Bras · On: Clement Bischoff
  4. 81’SubstitutionIlano Silva Timas · On: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  5. 73’Valentin SulzbacherExcelsior · assist Aymen sliti1–2
  6. 71’SubstitutionEric da Silva Moreira · On: Valentin Sulzbacher
  7. 70’Yellow cardRick Meissen
  8. 67’SubstitutionDavid Garden · On: Nesto groen
  9. 67’SubstitutionÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson · On: Aymen sliti
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Team stats comparison

NEC NijmegenExcelsior
  • 69Possession31
  • 11Shots14
  • 3Shots on Target5
  • 2Corners4
  • 3Offsides0
  • 3Saves1
  • 675Passes298
  • 5Fouls16
  • 1Yellow Cards3

Match info

Competition
Eredivisie
Round
Matchday 3
Venue
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Referee
E. Blank
NEC Nijmegen coach
Dick Schreuder
Excelsior coach
R. den Uil

Match record

Competition
Eredivisie
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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Lineups

Confirmed selections

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

  • 14K. Sierhuis
  • 38Joep Geneste
  • 1G. Crettaz
  • 9T. Chery
  • 66Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar
  • 34Kevin Kers
  • 20N. Lebreton
  • 99Clement Bischoff
  • 3P. Sandler
  • 4P. Schuurs

Coach · Dick Schreuder

12. N. Polster (GK)12Polster21. T. Storm (DF)21Storm17. B. Nuytinck (DF)17Nuytinck73. Gabriel Brás (DF)73Brás19. Adam Tahaui (MF)19Tahaui35. Jamiro Monteiro (MF)35Monteiro18. D. Geiger (MF)18Geiger77. A. Thomas (MF)77Thomas11. W. Willumsson (MF)11Willumsson8. I. Hansen-Aarøen (MF)8Hansen-Aarøen10. D. Tadić (FW)10Tadić1. S. van Gassel (GK)1Gassel2. Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira (DF)2Moreira4. C. Widell (DF)4Widell14. J. Plug (DF)14Plug15. S. Janssen (DF)15Janssen20. L. Hartjes (MF)20Hartjes3. R. Meissen (MF)3Meissen8. I. Yegoian (MF)8Yegoian21. I. Silva Timas (FW)21Timas19. D. Garden (FW)19Garden30. Á. Þorsteinsson (FW)30Þorsteinsson
  • NEC Nijmegen
  • Excelsior

Excelsior4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1S. van GasselGK
  • 2Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraDF
  • 4C. WidellDF
  • 14J. PlugDF
  • 15S. JanssenDF
  • 20L. HartjesMF
  • 3R. MeissenMF
  • 8I. YegoianMF
  • 21I. Silva TimasFW
  • 19D. GardenFW
  • 30Á. ÞorsteinssonFW

Bench

  • 12K. Bos
  • 24Giulliano Cairo
  • 9Mario Domínguez
  • 28N. Groen
  • 11A. Jahanbakhsh
  • 23Y. Finey
  • 7A. Sliti
  • 18V. Sulzbacher
  • 22O. Turay
  • 6D. van Vianen
  • 16Celton Biai

Coach · R. den Uil

Head to head

4Wins
2Draws
2Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · EredivisieNEC Nijmegen2 - 2Excelsior
  • 2026 · EredivisieNEC Nijmegen2 - 0Excelsior
  • 2025 · EredivisieNEC Nijmegen5 - 0Excelsior
  • 2024 · EredivisieNEC Nijmegen3 - 0Excelsior
  • 2023 · EredivisieNEC Nijmegen3 - 4Excelsior

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

Eredivisie table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1AZ Alkmaar6510+1116
2PSV Eindhoven5410+1213
3Feyenoord5320+611
4Excelsior5311+710
5Twente5311+510
9NEC Nijmegen5212+27
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Full timeline

18 events

  1. 4’Yellow cardJamiro Monteiro
  2. 10’Adam TahauiNEC Nijmegen · assist Willum Thor Willumsson1–0
  3. 43’David GardenExcelsior · assist Irakli Yegoian1–1
  4. 45’SubstitutionJamiro Monteiro · On: Perr Schuurs
  5. 45’SubstitutionBram Nuytinck · On: Philippe Sandler
  6. 45’SubstitutionSimon Janssen · On: Kasey Bos
  7. 52’Yellow cardLennard Hartjes
  8. 63’SubstitutionDennis Geiger · On: Noe Lebreton
  9. 63’SubstitutionIsak Hansen Aaröen · On: Kevin Kers
  10. 67’SubstitutionDavid Garden · On: Nesto groen
  11. 67’SubstitutionÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson · On: Aymen sliti
  12. 70’Yellow cardRick Meissen
  13. 71’SubstitutionEric da Silva Moreira · On: Valentin Sulzbacher
  14. 73’Valentin SulzbacherExcelsior · assist Aymen sliti1–2
  15. 81’SubstitutionIlano Silva Timas · On: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  16. 87’SubstitutionGabriel·Bras · On: Clement Bischoff
  17. 90+2’Noe LebretonNEC Nijmegen · assist Perr Schuurs2–2
  18. 90+5’Yellow cardValentin Sulzbacher

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