Excelsior 0-2 NEC Nijmegen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 4 April 2026

Result

Excelsior 0-2 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Saturday 4 April 2026, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Excelsior 0-2 NEC Nijmegen: match report

Excelsior lost to NEC Nijmegen 0-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 4 April 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.

Bryan Linssen opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Excelsior did not score. NEC Nijmegen scored through Bryan Linssen (30') and Başar Önal (71').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Excelsior were 16th on 27 points from 28 and NEC Nijmegen 3rd on 50 points from 28. Excelsior went on to finish that season 13th with 38 points, and NEC Nijmegen 4th with 59.

Excelsior lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and NEC Nijmegen in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sami Ouaissa of NEC Nijmegen (8.0), ahead of Başar Önal (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Excelsior win, 1 draw and 3 for NEC Nijmegen.

Going into the match Excelsior's last five read D-L-L-L-L and NEC Nijmegen's D-W-W-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Goal · Bryan LinssenNEC Nijmegen · 0-1
  • 71'Goal · Başar ÖnalNEC Nijmegen · 0-2

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Excelsior 1, draws 1, NEC Nijmegen 3.

Team news

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Excelsior line-up (3-4-2-1)

Stijn van Gassel, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Lewis Schouten, Ilias Bronkhorst, Noah Naujoks, Lennard Hartjes, Arthur Zagré, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Emil Hansson, Gyan de Regt

NEC Nijmegen line-up (3-4-2-1)

Gonzalo Crettaz, Eli Dasa, Philippe Sandler, Deveron Fonville, Sami Ouaissa, Kodai Sano, Darko Nejasmic, Başar Önal, Tjaronn Chery, Noé Lebreton, Bryan Linssen