NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior
NEC Nijmegenvs
ExcelsiorMatch analysis
NEC Nijmegen host Excelsior in the Eredivisie, kicking off on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at Stadion de Goffert. NEC Nijmegen sit 7th in the table and Excelsior are 9th, so the hosts start as the higher-ranked side.
Over their last 3 league games NEC Nijmegen have taken 2 wins and 1 defeat (L W W). At home and away combined they are averaging 2.7 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game this season, with 0 clean sheets on the board.
Over their last 3 league games Excelsior have taken 2 wins and 1 defeat (W L W). Excelsior are averaging 2.3 scored and 1.0 conceded per game, keeping 1 clean sheet so far.
Their last 9 meetings have produced 5 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 3 for Excelsior and 1 draw, averaging 3.7 goals a game. That recent history is one of the inputs behind the rating below.
Market probabilities
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Last 10 meetings
- LExcelsior0 - 204/04/2026NEC NijmegenW
- WNEC Nijmegen5 - 009/08/2025ExcelsiorL
- LExcelsior0 - 306/05/2024NEC NijmegenW
- LNEC Nijmegen3 - 413/08/2023ExcelsiorW
- LExcelsior0 - 319/02/2023NEC NijmegenW
- DNEC Nijmegen1 - 108/10/2022ExcelsiorD
- WExcelsior2 - 109/04/2021NEC NijmegenL
- WNEC Nijmegen3 - 208/01/2021ExcelsiorL
- WExcelsior2 - 106/12/2019NEC NijmegenL
Recent form
- W@
PEC Zwolle3 - 1 - L@
Bodo/Glimt0 - 3 - LvBodo/Glimt1 - 3
- W@
Willem II4 - 1 - Lv
Telstar1 - 2 - D@
Olympiakos Piraeus0 - 0 - Lv
Sevilla1 - 2 - Lv
SV Elversberg0 - 1 - Wv
Al-Fayha7 - 0
- Wv
Sparta Rotterdam2 - 1 - Lv
PSV Eindhoven1 - 2 - W@
Cambuur4 - 0 - W@
De Graafschap5 - 1 - W@
Heracles5 - 3 - W@
NAC Breda3 - 1 - W@
Dordrecht2 - 0 - WvCambuur3 - 2
- W@Sparta Rotterdam3 - 2
- Dv
FC Volendam1 - 1
Goals for & against
| Team | For | Against | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 2.67 | 1.33 | 7 |
| Excelsior | 2.33 | 1 | 9 |
Eredivisie table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 |  Feyenoord | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Ajax | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 5 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Fortuna Sittard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 |  NEC Nijmegen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 8 |  Twente | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 9 |  Excelsior | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 10 |  Groningen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Heerenveen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Willem II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 |  ADO Den Haag | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 17 |  Utrecht | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 0 |
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