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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 18 Oct 2025

NEC Nijmegen 3–3 FC Twente

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Standout: Youssef El Kachati scored 99.0 · Breakout watch: Kodai Sano

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.7
Actual xG
0.5 – 1.9
Goals
3 – 3

Footybot made NEC Nijmegen favourites at 59%.

FC Twente deserved more from the draw, creating 1.9 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ricky van Wolfswinkel, 82.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ricky van Wolfswinkel +32.9, Mats Rots +28.7, Kodai Sano +15.0.

Well below it: Tjaronn Chery −19.1, Thomas Van den Belt −14.7, Virgil Misidjan −12.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

NEC Nijmegen

5 Oct 2025D 1–1at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
28 Sep 2025W 2–1v AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
21 Sep 2025L 2–3at SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
13 Sep 2025L 3–5v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
31 Aug 2025L 2–3at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie

FC Twente

5 Oct 2025W 2–1v Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
26 Sep 2025W 3–2v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
19 Sep 2025W 5–1at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
13 Sep 2025D 2–2v NAC Breda Eredivisie
30 Aug 2025L 0–1at Excelsior Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Youssef El Kachati Forward25100.4099.0–
Kodai Sano Midfielder90010.0170.2+15.0
Sami Ouaissa Midfielder9000–56.1−4.4
Eli Dasa Defender9000–47.4−1.1
Tjaronn Chery Forward9000–45.7−19.1
Virgil Misidjan Forward6400–41.8−12.5
Dirk Wanner Proper Midfielder100–36.1–
Başar Önal Midfielder26000.0534.5–

FC Twente

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ricky van Wolfswinkel Forward90201.6482.2+32.9
Mats Rots Defender77100.1481.8+28.7
Robin Pröpper Defender90000.1076.5+14.7
Ruud Nijstad Defender9000–56.4–
Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder90000.0355.3−2.1
Thomas Van den Belt Midfielder7200–48.8−14.7
Marko Pjaca Forward7100–44.9–
Lars Unnerstall Goalkeeper9000–44.9−6.3
Taylor Booth Midfielder1300–44.2–
Daan Rots Midfielder1800–42.2–
Bas Kuipers Defender1300–41.0–
Arno Verschueren Midfielder19000.0239.1–
Sam Lammers Forward1200–33.8–