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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 4 Apr 2026

Excelsior 0–2 NEC Nijmegen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.3
Actual xG
0.7 – 1.3
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Excelsior favourites at 41%.

NEC Nijmegen won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gonzalo Crettaz, 65.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Gonzalo Crettaz +16.8, Başar Önal +16.2, Emil Hansson +11.4.

Well below it: Casper Widell −12.1, Tjaronn Chery −11.4, Deveron Fonville −11.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Excelsior

20 Mar 2026D 1–1at Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
15 Mar 2026L 1–2at Feyenoord Eredivisie
7 Mar 2026L 1–2v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
1 Mar 2026L 0–1v Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
20 Feb 2026L 1–2at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen

22 Mar 2026D 2–2v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
14 Mar 2026W 3–2at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
8 Mar 2026W 3–0v FC Volendam Eredivisie
28 Feb 2026L 2–3v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
21 Feb 2026D 1–1at AFC Ajax Eredivisie

Head to head

9 Aug 2025NEC Nijmegen 5–0 Excelsior Eredivisie

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Emil Hansson Midfielder6000–56.3+11.4
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder3000–55.7–
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper9000–50.1−4.4
Rick Meissen Defender9000–45.1+0.8
Derensili Sanches Fernandes Forward89000.0241.3−7.4
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder7600–39.8−4.0
Casper Widell Defender9000–39.6−12.1
Noah Naujoks Midfielder9000–38.4−4.4
Mike van Duinen Forward14000.0537.6–
Gyan de Regt Midfielder90000.5937.5−9.7
Lewis Schouten Defender9000–37.3−7.3
Arthur Zagre Defender76000.0633.8−8.3
Ilias Bronkhorst Defender8900–32.9−10.0
Simon Janssen Defender1400–28.1–
Adam Carlén Midfielder100–0.0–
Szymon Włodarczyk Forward100–0.0–

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ahmetcan Kaplan Defender900–71.3–
Gonzalo Crettaz Goalkeeper9000–65.1+16.8
Brayann Pereira Defender900–64.2–
Başar Önal Midfielder80100.3258.4+16.2
Bryan Linssen Forward81100.6154.4+2.4
Philippe Sandler Defender9000–51.5+6.0
Sami Ouaissa Midfielder90010.1948.5+1.4
Darko Nejašmić Midfielder9001–47.3−3.0
Noé Lebreton Forward9000–44.3−7.1
Tjaronn Chery Forward90000.0742.8−11.4
Kodai Sano Midfielder90000.0341.4−6.6
Eli Dasa Defender81000.0240.1+0.1
Danilo Pereira Forward9000.0838.2–
Deveron Fonville Defender8500–33.2−11.3
Dirk Wanner Proper Midfielder1000–24.0–