Excelsior – NEC Nijmegen 0–2

	1H	2H	T
EXC	0	0	0
NIJ	1	1	2

Match report

NEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior 2–0 at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam in Eredivisie. N. Lebreton opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5, while NEC Nijmegen have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

18'

⚽N. Lebreton

I. Bronkhorst

30'

2H

47'

J. Cillessen

E. Hansson

64'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

68'

⇄G. Crettaz↓ N. Lebreton

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

77'

⇄R. Janse↓ I. Hansen-Aarøen

A. Carlén

78'

79'

⚽I. Hansen-Aarøenassist I. Hansen-Aarøen

Momentum

EXC

⚽⚽

NIJ

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offApr 4, 2026 · 19:00

VenueStadion Woudestein, Rotterdam

Attendance61,829 / 65,776 (94%)

RefereeA. Bos

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

41Ball possession %59

0.5Expected goals (xG)2.1

13Total shots10

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

495Passes513

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

N. El Hamdaoui

7.9

Lineups

EXC 4-3-37.11Formation7.204-3-3 NIJ

Excelsior

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

NEC Nijmegen

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

22J. Cillessen6.7

14E. Dasa7.3

24Deveron Fonville7.5

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL