NEC Nijmegen 3-0 FC Utrecht: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 23 September 2023

Result

NEC Nijmegen 3-0 FC Utrecht

Eredivisie · Saturday 23 September 2023, 16:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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NEC Nijmegen 3-0 FC Utrecht: match report

NEC Nijmegen defeated FC Utrecht 3-0 in Eredivisie on Saturday 23 September 2023. The half-time score was 2-0.

Dirk Proper opened the scoring in the 31st minute. NEC Nijmegen's goals came from Dirk Proper (31'), Magnus Mattsson (34') and Bas Dost (52', penalty). FC Utrecht did not score.

Discipline: NEC Nijmegen received 1 yellow card; FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game NEC Nijmegen were 13th on 4 points from 5 and FC Utrecht 15th on 3 points from 5. NEC Nijmegen went on to finish that season 7th with 53 points, and FC Utrecht 6th with 54.

NEC Nijmegen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Utrecht in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Robin Roefs of NEC Nijmegen (8.4), ahead of Dirk Proper (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 NEC Nijmegen win, 4 draws and 5 for FC Utrecht.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Calvin VerdonkNEC Nijmegen
  • 31'Goal · Dirk ProperNEC Nijmegen · 1-0
  • 34'Goal · Magnus MattssonNEC Nijmegen · 2-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Victor JensenFC Utrecht
  • 52'Penalty goal · Bas DostNEC Nijmegen · 3-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Mark van der MaarelFC Utrecht

Head-to-head

10 meetings: NEC Nijmegen 1, draws 4, FC Utrecht 5.

Team news

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

Jasper Cillessen, Bart van Rooij, Philippe Sandler, Bram Nuytinck, Calvin Verdonk, Dirk Proper, Lasse Schöne, Rober González, Magnus Mattsson, Sontje Hansen, Bas Dost

FC Utrecht line-up (4-3-3)

Mattijs Branderhorst, Hidde ter Avest, Ryan Flamingo, Mark van der Maarel, Souffian El, Victor Jensen, Can Bozdogan, Oscar Fraulo, Ole Romeny, Mats Seuntjens, Othmane Boussaid