Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Excelsior

6 MAY

0:3

NEC Nijmegen

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal60'

Tjaronn Chery (assist: Dirk Proper) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal64'

Tjaronn Chery (assist: Youri Baas) · Right foot shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Rober González (assist: Dirk Proper) · Right foot shot 0-3

Man of the match

Tjaronn CheryNEC Nijmegen8.9

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGNEC Nijmegen

0.891.26

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Venue

Van Donge & De Roo StadionRotterdam · 4,500 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeBas Nijhuis
1st AssistantRichard Brondijk
2nd AssistantNils van Kampen
4th OfficialB. van Kommer

Pressure index

ExcelsiorNEC Nijmegen

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card23'

Lance Duijvestijn · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal60'

Tjaronn Chery (assist: Dirk Proper) · Right foot shot 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card64'

Mathias Ross · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal64'

Tjaronn Chery (assist: Youri Baas) · Right foot shot 0-2

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Mike van Duinen · Out: Arthur Zagré · Tactical sub

PLAYER

VAR70'

Siebe Horemans

PLAYER

Red card72'

Siebe Horemans · Foul

OUT

Substitution72'

In: Koki Ogawa · Out: Sylla Sow · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Siem de Moes · Out: Derensili Sanches Fernandes · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Casper Widell · Out: Lazaros Lamprou · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card78'

Kodai Sano · Foul

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Sontje Hansen · Out: Brayann Pereira · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Rober González · Out: Kodai Sano · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Lasse Schöne · Out: Mees Hoedemakers · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Rober González (assist: Dirk Proper) · Right foot shot 0-3

Ball positions

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Commentary

That's it. The match concludes - Excelsior 0, N.E.C. 3.
90+6′The second half concludes - Excelsior trails with 0, while N.E.C. leads with 3.
90+6′Opportunity squandered. Troy Parrott of Excelsior took a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it veered off to the left.Penalty
90+5′Missed chance. Sontje Hansen - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Calvin Verdonk.
90+2′Another offensive move. Sontje Hansen from N.E.C. attempts a header from the left side of the penalty area, but the shot is caught in the top left corner. The assist came from Youri Baas with a cross pass.Penalty
90′Score! Excelsior trails 0 to 3 against N.E.C. Rober from N.E.C. skillfully fires a left-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right, finding the left corner of the net. The assist is credited to Dirk Proper.
88′Lance Duijvestijn of Excelsior has secured a defensive free kick.
88′Bram Nuytinck from N.E.C. commits a foul.
88′New attacking attempt. Rober - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
86′Player swap for N.E.C.: Lasse Schöne is coming on to replace Mees Hoedemakers.
86′Player switch - N.E.C. brings on Rober to replace Kodai Sano.
83′Corner - N.E.C.. Conceded by Kenzo Goudmijn.
81′Opportunity squandered. Sontje Hansen of N.E.C. takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails too high. The assist was by Calvin Verdonk.
80′Player change for N.E.C. - Brayann Pereira is being replaced by Sontje Hansen.
79′Offside - N.E.C. Kodai Sano has been flagged offside.
78′Kodai Sano of N.E.C. has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
78′Troy Parrott from Excelsior has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
78′Kodai Sano from N.E.C. has committed a foul.
77′Youri Baas of N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
77′Mimeirhel Benita of Excelsior commits a foul.
76′Opportunity squandered. Troy Parrott of Excelsior, took a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that didn't hit the target. The assist was provided by Mimeirhel Benita.
75′Opportunity squandered. Dirk Proper of N.E.C. attempts a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it soars too high. The assist came from Calvin Verdonk following a corner kick.
74′Player swap for Excelsior. Casper Widell is coming on to replace Lazaros Lamprou.
74′Player change - Excelsior. Siem de Moes is coming on to replace Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
73′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., resulting from a defensive action by Mimeirhel Benita.
72′Player switch - N.E.C. brings in Koki Ogawa to replace Sylla Sow.
72′Siebe Horemans of Excelsior has just been shown the red card.
70′VAR Decision: Card upgraded Siebe Horemans - Excelsior
70′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69′Delay in match - injury Dirk Proper - N.E.C.
69′Fouled by Siebe Horemans - Excelsior
69′Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - won a free kick in defence.
69′Player change for Excelsior. Arthur Zagré is replaced by Mike van Duinen.
67′Opportunity squandered. Troy Parrott of Excelsior attempts a header from the middle of the penalty area, narrowly missing to the left. The cross that set up the chance was provided by Lazaros Lamprou.Penalty
66′Troy Parrott - Excelsior - won a free kick in attack.
66′Calvin Verdonk from N.E.C. commits a foul.
64′Goal! Excelsior 0, N.E.C. 2. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Youri Baas.
64′Mathias Ross - N.E.C. - receive yellow card for a foul.
61′Calvin Verdonk of N.E.C. has committed a foul.
61′Derensili Sanches Fernandes of Excelsior has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
60′Score! Excelsior 0, N.E.C. 1. Tjaronn Chery of N.E.C. strikes with his left foot from beyond the box into the top right corner. The assist came from Dirk Proper.
58′Troy Parrott from Excelsior has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.
58′Fouled by Brayann Pereira - N.E.C.
57′Another offensive move. Kodai Sano of N.E.C. makes a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal.
57′Another offensive push. Calvin Verdonk of N.E.C. takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal.
57′Mees Hoedemakers from N.E.C. has earned an offensive free kick.
57′Kenzo Goudmijn from Excelsior commits a foul.
55′New attacking attempt. Julian Baas - Excelsior - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Lance Duijvestijn.
49′Corner kick awarded to Excelsior, resulting from a defensive move by Calvin Verdonk.
49′Missed chance. Lazaros Lamprou - Excelsior - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Arthur Zagré with a cross.
47′Lazaros Lamprou - Excelsior - won a free kick on the left wing.
47′Fouled by Mathias Ross - N.E.C.
45′The second half of the football match between Excelsior and N.E.C. commences with no goals on either side. The score is still 0-0.
45+3′The first half concludes with no score on the board - Excelsior 0, N.E.C. 0.
45′Kodai Sano of N.E.C. has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
45′Julian Baas from Excelsior commits a foul.
44′Corner kick awarded to Excelsior, resulting from a defensive move by Mathias Ross.
43′Attempt thwarted. Lance Duijvestijn of Excelsior tries a right-footed shot from beyond the box but it's intercepted. The assist was by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
42′Attempt thwarted. Mees Hoedemakers of N.E.C. tries a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's intercepted. The assist came from a header by Mathias Ross.
42′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., given away by Julian Baas.
41′Shot blocked. Mees Hoedemakers - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Calvin Verdonk.
40′Opportunity squandered. Troy Parrott of Excelsior attempts a right-footed shot from the right side of the box but it veers left, missing the goal. The assist was provided by Lance Duijvestijn.
39′Kenzo Goudmijn - Excelsior - won a free kick in defence.
39′Fouled by Kodai Sano - N.E.C.
29′Mimeirhel Benita of Excelsior has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
29′Bram Nuytinck from N.E.C. has committed a foul.
29′Another offensive effort. Bram Nuytinck of N.E.C. tries a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper saves it in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Tjaronn Chery with a cross.
28′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
28′Attempt thwarted. Dirk Proper of N.E.C. takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's stopped. The assist was by Tjaronn Chery.
28′Offside - Excelsior. Lance Duijvestijn has been flagged offside.
27′Shot blocked. Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Kodai Sano.
26′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Lance Duijvestijn.
26′Attempt thwarted. Calvin Verdonk of N.E.C. takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's blocked.
26′Redouan El Yaakoubi of Excelsior has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
26′Sylla Sow of N.E.C. has committed a foul.
24′Attempt thwarted. Tjaronn Chery from N.E.C. takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped.
23′Lance Duijvestijn of Excelsior has been awarded a yellow card due to a foul.
23′Lance Duijvestijn of Excelsior commits a foul.
23′Brayann Pereira of N.E.C. has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
21′Shot blocked. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
19′Attempt thwarted. Lazaros Lamprou of Excelsior takes a tricky left-footed shot from the left side, but it's intercepted. The assist was provided by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
16′Lazaros Lamprou of Excelsior has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
16′Calvin Verdonk from N.E.C. has committed a foul.
14′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Siebe Horemans.
14′Attempt thwarted. Kodai Sano of N.E.C. fires a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's intercepted. The assist came from Mees Hoedemakers.
12′Corner kick awarded to Excelsior, resulting from a defensive move by Calvin Verdonk.
9′Attempt thwarted. Lazaros Lamprou of Excelsior's right-footed shot from beyond the box is intercepted. The assist was by Kenzo Goudmijn.
8′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
8′Delay in match - Excelsior
2′Offside - N.E.C. Sylla Sow has been flagged offside.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

EXCNEC

Possession and passing

47%Possession53%

78%Pass accuracy80%

384Passes446

302Successful Passes359

75Ball Safe73

8Key Passes13

2 more

3Substitutions4

18Throw-ins24

Attack

0Goals3

9Shots Total19

1Shots On Target8

3Corners6

66Dangerous Attacks45

3Accurate Crosses2

12 more

110Attacks110

16Dribble Attempts19

54Duels Won44

4Goal Attempts12

1Offsides2

4Shots Blocked8

5Shots inside the box9

5Shots Off Target3

4Shots outside the box10

60%Successful dribbles50%

6Successful Dribbles5

24Total Crosses19

Defence and discipline

5Saves1

26Tackles20

11Interceptions6

5Fouls10

1Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

1 more

7Goal Kicks8

Other

12Successful Headers14

25Successful Interceptions20

28Headers24

10Challenges6

0Assists3

1Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

B. NijhuisPer-match averages this season · 21 matches · career: 238

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.52	1.29	1.24	3.11
Red cards	0.14	0.10	0.05	0.10
Second yellows	0.05	0.00	0.05	0.07
Penalties	0.24	0.19	0.05	0.22

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGNEC Nijmegen

0.891.26

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.161.68

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.891.26

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.801.00

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.090.26

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.15

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.05

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.081.64

Starting XI

NEC NijmegenFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €35M8/11

Rogier Meijer

ExcelsiorFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €29M6/11

Marinus Dijkhuizen

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Excelsior€29Mstarting XI · 6/11€31Mwith bench · 8/20

NEC Nijmegen€35Mstarting XI · 8/11€42Mwith bench · 12/19

NEC Nijmegen's starting XI cost €5.7M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Excelsior — bench

Casper WidellDefender6.6 8

Cisse SandraMidfielder · €1M (2026)11

Oscar UddenäsAttacker15

Noah NaujoksMidfielder16

Sven NieuwpoortDefender17

Richie OmorowaAttacker29

Mike van DuinenAttacker · €750K (2018)6.4 32

Siem de MoesDefender6.7 38

Pascal KuiperGoalkeeper

NEC Nijmegen — bench

Sontje HansenAttacker · €3.5M (2025)7.1 11

Rober GonzálezMidfielder7.3 14

Lars Olden LarsenAttacker · €300K (2026)18

Koki OgawaAttacker · €1.5M (2026)6.5 20

Lasse SchöneMidfielder · €1.5M (2019)6.7 21

D'Leanu ArtsDefender31

Rijk JanseGoalkeeper32

Nils RossenMidfielder

Player statistics

Excelsior starters then subs, by rating

Redouan El Yaakoubi#4 · Defender · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 34/47
Pass accuracy: 72%
Key passes: 0
Long balls (won/total): 4/13

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 8/8
Aerials won: 1

Defence

Tackles: 6
Interceptions: 2
Clearances: 6
Blocked shots: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Lennard Hartjes🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	1 Jul 2024
Ian Smeulers🩹 injury · Ankle Injury	injury · Ankle Injury	31 Mar 2024
Kik Pierie🩹 injury · Foot Injury	injury · Foot Injury	13 Jan 2025
Serano Seymor🩹 injury · Foot Injury	injury · Foot Injury	30 Jun 2024

Player	Reason	Back
Bas Dost🩹 injury · Heart Problems	injury · Heart Problems	26 Sept 2025
Kas de Wit🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	23 Feb 2024
Yvandro Borges Sanches🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	6 Oct 2024
Bart van Rooij🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	1 Jul 2024
Philippe Sandler🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	30 Jun 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	2.2045.45%	2.1446.73%
Draw	3.6027.78%	3.6527.4%
NEC Nijmegen	3.2031.25%	3.1032.26%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3872.46%
Excelsior or NEC Nijmegen	–	1.2977.52%
Draw or NEC Nijmegen	–	1.7158.48%
Draw or NEC	1.6660.02%	–
Excelsior or NEC	1.2877.82%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1487.72%
0–1 goals	–	5.4018.52%
3+ goals	1.5763.65%	1.4967.11%
0–2 goals	2.3542.55%	2.5539.22%
4+ goals	–	2.2344.84%
0–3 goals	–	1.6560.61%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	2.7536.36%	2.5539.22%
Draw	2.3742.11%	2.5539.22%
NEC Nijmegen	3.2530.77%	3.3030.3%

Outcome	bet365
EXC → EXC	3.5028.57%
EXC → X	13.007.69%
X → EXC	6.0016.67%
X → X	6.5015.38%
Draw - NEC	7.0014.29%
Excelsior - NEC	23.004.35%
NEC - Draw	13.007.69%
NEC - Excelsior	21.004.76%
NEC - NEC	4.7521.05%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.6027.78%
6 - 8	3.7526.67%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	6.5015.38%

Outcome	Unibet
5+ cards	3.4029.41%
0–4 cards	1.2679.37%
6+ cards	5.4018.52%
0–5 cards	1.1190.09%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	19
2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC Nijmegen	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5066.67%	1.4270.42%
No	2.5040%	2.6537.74%