Match report

NEC Nijmegen Draws 3-3 with Twente in Eredivisie Showdown

NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
3–3
FT
Twente
Twente
Oct 18, 2025

NEC Nijmegen managed to hold off a determined Twente side, securing a dramatic 3-3 draw at home. Despite early setbacks and multiple substitutions, the team rallied back from an own goal to force a tie with key contributions from T. Ouwejan and Y. El Kachati.

Key Facts

  • • NEC Nijmegen 3-3 Twente (Eredivisie)
  • • Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored both goals for Twente, including two penalties at the 24th and 90th minute.
  • • T. Ouwejan opened the scoring for NEC with an assist from Kodai Sano in the 29th minute.
  • • Y. El Kachati scored a crucial equalizer for NEC in the 66th minute, assisted by T. Ouwejan.

Lineups

NEC Nijmegen

Formation: 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 G. Crettaz (G)
  • 14 E. Dasa (D)
  • 4 A. Kaplan (D)
  • 5 T. Ouwejan (D)
  • 6 D. Nejasmic (M)
  • 25 S. Ouaissa (M)
  • 23 K. Sano (M)
  • 10 T. Chery (M)
  • 7 V. Misidjan (M)
  • 18 K. Ogawa (F)
  • 30 B. Linssen (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 J. Cillessen
  • 34 Y. El Kachati
  • 24 D. Fonville
  • 21 R. Gonzalez
  • 20 N. Lebreton
  • 2 B. Pereira
  • 71 D. Proper
  • 33 Y. Sbai
  • 9 K. Shiogai
  • 35 S. de Laat
  • 32 V. van Crooij
  • 11 B. Onal

Twente

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 L. Unnerstall (G)
  • 28 B. van Rooij (D)
  • 3 R. Propper (D)
  • 43 R. Nijstad (D)
  • 39 M. Rots (D)
  • 6 R. Zerrouki (M)
  • 20 T. van den Belt (M)
  • 7 M. Pjaca (M)
  • 14 K. Hlynsson (M)
  • 27 S. Orjasaeter (M)
  • 9 R. van Wolfswinkel (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 P. Tyton
  • 21 S. Karssies
  • 8 T. Booth
  • 5 B. Kuipers
  • 10 S. Lammers
  • 23 S. Lemkin
  • 12 G. Peixoto
  • 11 D. Rots
  • 25 L. Vennegoor of Hesselink
  • 32 A. Verschueren
  • 37 N. Unuvar

Timeline

  1. NEC Nijmegen
    22' NEC Nijmegen Card · Yellow Card
    Ahmetcan Kaplan

    Foul

  2. Twente
    24' Twente Goal · Penalty
    Ricky van Wolfswinkel
  3. NEC Nijmegen
    29' NEC Nijmegen Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Ouwejan · Assist: Kodai Sano
  4. Twente
    55' Twente Goal · Normal Goal
    Mats Rots · Assist: S. Orjasaeter
  5. Twente
    60' Twente Card · Yellow Card
    R. Zerrouki

    Foul

  6. Twente
    63' Twente Card · Yellow Card
    T. van den Belt

    Foul

  7. NEC Nijmegen
    64' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 1
    Off: V. Misidjan · On: B. Onal
  8. NEC Nijmegen
    65' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. Ogawa · On: Y. El Kachati
  9. NEC Nijmegen
    66' NEC Nijmegen Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. El Kachati · Assist: T. Ouwejan
  10. Twente
    69' Twente Card · Yellow Card
    Robin Pröpper

    Foul

  11. Twente
    71' Twente subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Pjaca · On: A. Verschueren
  12. Twente
    72' Twente subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. van den Belt · On: D. Rots
  13. Twente
    77' Twente subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Mats Rots · On: T. Booth
  14. Twente
    77' Twente subst · Substitution 4
    Off: S. Orjasaeter · On: B. Kuipers
  15. NEC Nijmegen
    83' NEC Nijmegen Card · Yellow Card
    B. Onal
  16. NEC Nijmegen
    83' NEC Nijmegen Goal · Own Goal
    A. Verschueren
  17. Twente
    84' Twente subst · Substitution 5
    Off: K. Hlynsson · On: S. Lammers
  18. NEC Nijmegen
    89' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Ouwejan · On: D. Fonville
  19. NEC Nijmegen
    89' NEC Nijmegen subst · Substitution 4
    Off: B. Linssen · On: D. Proper
  20. Twente
    90' Twente Goal · Penalty
    Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Match Stats

Stat NEC Nijmegen Twente
Fouls 15 21
Pass Accuracy 83% 72%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 8 10
Corners 3 3
Total Passes 409 272
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 4 3
xG 0.68 1.98
Shots off Target 1 5
Possession 60% 40%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 339 197
Shots Inside Box 5 6
Saves 0 1
Shots Outside Box 3 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Twente took an early lead through Ricky van Wolfswinkel's penalty at the 24th minute, but NEC quickly equalized five minutes later thanks to T. Ouwejan’s goal.
  • ▸ NEC regained the lead in the 66th minute with Y. El Kachati’s goal, but conceded an own goal by A. Verschueren just as they were getting momentum at 83rd minute.