Match report

NEC Nijmegen Defeats Excelsior 2-0 in Eredivisie Clash

Excelsior
Excelsior
0–2
FT
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
Apr 4, 2026

NEC Nijmegen secured a solid 2-0 victory over Excelsior in their Eredivisie match, courtesy of goals from B. Linssen and B. Onal. Despite Excelsior's late-game substitutions, they were unable to break through the resolute NEC Nijmegen defense, which held strong to seal the win.

Key Facts

  • • NEC Nijmegen: 2 goals (B. Linssen, B. Onal)
  • • Excelsior: 0 goals
  • • Substitutions: Excelsior (E. Hansson, L. Hartjes, Arthur Zagre, I. Bronkhorst, D. Sanches Fernandes)
  • • Substitutions: NEC Nijmegen (D. Proper, Danilo Pereira, E. Dasa, D. Fonville)

Lineups

Excelsior

Formation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Stijn van Gassel (G)
  • 2 Ilias Bronkhorst (D)
  • 3 Rick Meissen (D)
  • 4 Casper Widell (D)
  • 14 Lewis Schouten (D)
  • 12 Arthur Zagre (D)
  • 30 Derensili Sanches Fernandes (M)
  • 10 Noah Naujoks (M)
  • 20 Lennard Hartjes (M)
  • 7 Emil Hansson (M)
  • 11 Gyan de Regt (F)

Substitutes

  • 15 Simon Janssen
  • 6 Adam Carlén
  • 9 Szymon Włodarczyk
  • 23 Irakli Yegoian
  • 24 Giuliano Cairo
  • 16 Calvin Raatsie
  • 34 Noa el Hamdaoui
  • 29 Mike van Duinen

NEC Nijmegen

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Gonzalo Crettaz (G)
  • 14 Eli Dasa (D)
  • 3 Philippe Sandler (D)
  • 24 Deveron Fonville (D)
  • 25 Sami Ouaissa (M)
  • 6 Darko Nejašmić (M)
  • 23 Kodai Sano (M)
  • 11 Başar Önal (M)
  • 10 Tjaronn Chery (F)
  • 20 Noe Lebreton (F)
  • 30 Bryan Linssen (F)

Substitutes

  • 31 Rijk Janse
  • 8 Isak Hansen Aarøen
  • 71 Dirk Proper
  • 34 Youssef El Kachati
  • 5 Thomas Ouwejan
  • 19 Willum Thor Willumsson
  • 17 Bram Nuytinck
  • 4 Ahmetcan Kaplan
  • 9 Danilo
  • 2 Brayann Pereira
  • 18 Koki Ogawa
  • 22 Jasper Cillessen

Timeline

  1. NEC Nijmegen
    30' NEC Nijmegen Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Linssen · Assist: D. Nejasmic
  2. Excelsior
    60' Excelsior subst · Substitution 1
    Off: E. Hansson · On: I. Yegoian
  3. NEC Nijmegen
    71' NEC Nijmegen Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Onal · Assist: Sami Ouaissa
  4. Excelsior
    76' Excelsior subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Hartjes · On: M. van Duinen
  5. Excelsior
    76' Excelsior subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Arthur Zagre · On: S. Janssen
  6. NEC Nijmegen
    80' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 1
    Off: B. Onal · On: D. Proper
  7. NEC Nijmegen
    81' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 2
    Off: B. Linssen · On: Danilo Pereira
  8. NEC Nijmegen
    81' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Dasa · On: B. Pereira
  9. NEC Nijmegen
    85' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. Fonville · On: Ahmetcan Kaplan
  10. Excelsior
    90'+1 Excelsior subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Bronkhorst · On: Adam Carlén
  11. Excelsior
    90'+1 Excelsior subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Sanches Fernandes · On: S. Wlodarczyk

Match Stats

Stat Excelsior NEC Nijmegen
Fouls 7 9
Pass Accuracy 76% 82%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 9 11
Corners 2 5
Total Passes 345 422
Yellow Cards — —
Blocked Shots 2 2
Shots on Target 5 5
xG 0.72 1.27
Shots off Target 2 4
Possession 45% 55%
Goals Prevented 1 1
Accurate Passes 262 346
Shots Inside Box 6 7
Saves 3 5
Shots Outside Box 3 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ B. Linssen's goal at the 30th minute gave NEC Nijmegen a crucial early lead, setting the tone for the match.
  • ▸ The second goal by B. Onal at the 71st minute effectively sealed the victory for NEC Nijmegen, despite Excelsior making multiple substitutions to try and change the game.