NEC vs Excelsior

Eredivisie 9 Aug 2025, 14:30
NEC
NEC
5–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Excelsior
Excelsior
🏟 Goffertstadion (Nijmegen) 👤 Danny Desmond Makkelie Round 1

Match report

NEC thrashed Excelsior 5-0 in the Eredivisie on 9 August 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

NEC dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 15 shots to Excelsior's 8.

The match was played at Goffertstadion (Nijmegen), with Danny Desmond Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 15 - 8 On target 10 - 5 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 14 - 14 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Koki Ogawa
NEC · 2 goals
8 Brayann Pereira captained the side
8 Philippe Sandler 80 passes (98% accurate)
8 Calvin Verdonk 77 passes (79% accurate)
7 Dirk Proper 1 goal
First half vs second half
NEC stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 11–6
Shots On Goal 3–1 7–4
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 2–1 5–1
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 8
10 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 1
1 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 1
14 Fouls 14
7 Corners 2
2 Offsides 0
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 5
467 Passes Total 280
377 Passes Accurate 201
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
NEC · 3-4-2-1
1 G. Crettaz
2 B. Pereira 3 P. Sandler 24 C. Verdonk
25 S. Ouaissa 23 K. Sano 71 D. Proper 11 B. Önal
9 T. Chery 30 B. Linssen
18 K. Ogawa
Excelsior · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Gassel
2 I. Bronkhorst 4 C. Widell 5 S. Henderikx 12 A. Zagre
6 A. Carlén 25 S. Middendorp
30 D. Fernandes 10 N. Naujoks 11 G. Regt
29 M. Duinen
NEC
Coach
R. Meijer
Substitutes
  • 21 Rober González
  • 7 Virgil Misidjan
  • 35 Sam de Laat
  • 34 Youssef El Kachati
  • 32 Vito van Crooij
  • 22 Jasper Cillessen
  • 36 Freek Entius
  • 5 Thomas Ouwejan
  • 33 Yousri Sbai
  • 10 Sontje Hansen
  • 8 Argyrios Darelas
  • 14 Lars Olden Larsen
Excelsior
Coach
R. den Uil
Substitutes
  • 40 Tijmen Holla
  • 7 Yoon Do-young
  • 3 Rick Meissen
  • 21 Zach Booth
  • 33 Jerolldino Bergraaf
  • 24 Giulliano Cairo
  • 17 Nolan Martens
  • 28 Nesto Groen
Substitutions
  • 30' ↑ T. Holla ↓ S. van Gassel Excelsior
  • 58' ↑ Yoon Do-Young ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ V. Misidjan ↓ B. Önal NEC
  • 71' ↑ Róber ↓ B. Linssen NEC
  • 71' ↑ Z. Booth ↓ N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ J. Bergraaf ↓ M. van Duinen Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ R. Meissen ↓ S. Middendorp Excelsior
  • 77' ↑ Y. El Kachati ↓ K. Ogawa NEC
  • 77' ↑ S. de Laat ↓ P. Sandler NEC
  • 83' ↑ V. van Crooij ↓ T. Chery NEC
Cards
  • 16' A. Carlen Excelsior
  • 44' B. Onal NEC
Head-to-head
NEC 4 2 draws 2 Excelsior
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
NEC D D D D D
Excelsior D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in NEC vs Excelsior?
NEC won 5-0 against Excelsior on 9 August 2025.
Who won NEC vs Excelsior?
NEC won the match 5-0.
Where was NEC vs Excelsior played?
The match was played at Goffertstadion (Nijmegen).
Who had more possession in NEC vs Excelsior?
NEC had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.