Excelsior vs Nijmegen

Eredivisie 4 Apr 2026, 19:00
Excelsior
Excelsior
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Nijmegen
Nijmegen
🏟 Stadion Woudestein 👤 A. Bos Round 29

Match report

Nijmegen beat Excelsior 2-0 in the Eredivisie on 4 April 2026.

Nijmegen had 12 shots to Excelsior's 9.

The match was played at Stadion Woudestein, with A. Bos in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 9 - 12 On target 5 - 5 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 8 - 9
8
Player of the match
Başar Önal
Nijmegen · 1 goal
8 Gonzalo Crettaz 5 saves
8 Eli Dasa captained the side
8 Deveron Fonville captained the side
7 Bryan Linssen 1 goal
First half vs second half
Excelsior stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–5 7–7
Shots On Goal 1–2 4–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 1–2 1–3
Attacks 35–76 51–45
Match statistics
2 Corners 5
5 Substitution 4
86 Attacks 121
29 Dangerous Attacks 58
5 On Target 5
5 Off Target 6
58% Ball Possession 42%
9 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 9
2 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
45% Ball Possession 55%
3 Saves 5
365 Passes Total 449
276 Passes Accurate 368
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Excelsior · 5-4-1
1 S. Gassel
2 I. Bronkhorst 3 R. Meissen 4 C. Widell 14 L. Schouten 12 A. Zagre
30 D. Fernandes 10 N. Naujoks 20 L. Hartjes 7 E. Hansson
11 G. Regt
Nijmegen · 3-4-2-1
1 G. Crettaz
14 E. Dasa 3 P. Sandler 24 D. Fonville
25 S. Ouaissa 6 D. Nejašmić 23 K. Sano 11 B. Önal
10 T. Chery 20 N. Lebreton
30 B. Linssen
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 23 Irakli Yegoian
  • 15 Simon Janssen
  • 29 Mike van Duinen
  • 6 Adam Carlén
  • 9 Szymon Włodarczyk
  • 24 Giuliano Cairo
  • 16 Calvin Raatsie
  • 34 Noa el Hamdaoui
Nijmegen
Coach
Dick Schreuder
Substitutes
  • 71 Dirk Proper
  • 9 Danilo
  • 2 Brayann Pereira
  • 4 Ahmetcan Kaplan
  • 31 Rijk Janse
  • 8 Isak Hansen Aarøen
  • 34 Youssef El Kachati
  • 5 Thomas Ouwejan
  • 19 Willum Thor Willumsson
  • 17 Bram Nuytinck
  • 18 Koki Ogawa
  • 22 Jasper Cillessen
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ I. Yegoian ↓ E. Hansson Excelsior
  • 76' ↑ M. van Duinen ↓ L. Hartjes Excelsior
  • 76' ↑ S. Janssen ↓ A. Zagre Excelsior
  • 80' ↑ D. Proper ↓ B. Onal Nijmegen
  • 81' ↑ Danilo Pereira ↓ B. Linssen Nijmegen
  • 81' ↑ B. Pereira ↓ E. Dasa Nijmegen
  • 85' ↑ A. Kaplan ↓ D. Fonville Nijmegen
  • 90+1' ↑ A. Carlen ↓ I. Bronkhorst Excelsior
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Wlodarczyk ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
Head-to-head
Excelsior 2 2 draws 4 Nijmegen
2026-09-08 Nijmegen vs Excelsior 2 - 2
2026-04-04 Excelsior vs Nijmegen 0 - 2
2025-08-09 NEC vs Excelsior 5 - 0
2024-05-06 Excelsior vs NEC 0 - 3
2023-08-13 NEC vs Excelsior 3 - 4
2021-04-09 Excelsior vs NEC 2 - 1
Recent form
Excelsior D D L L L
Nijmegen D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Excelsior vs Nijmegen?
Excelsior lost 0-2 against Nijmegen on 4 April 2026.
Who won Excelsior vs Nijmegen?
Nijmegen won the match 2-0.
Where was Excelsior vs Nijmegen played?
The match was played at Stadion Woudestein.
Who had more possession in Excelsior vs Nijmegen?
Excelsior had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.