NEC Nijmegen vs Rennes prediction and preview
Europa League · Thursday 26 November 2026, 20:00 UTC
Match facts
NEC Nijmegen vs Rennes
Europa League · Thursday 26 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen vs Rennes preview
NEC Nijmegen welcome Rennes at Goffertstadion in Nijmegen on Thursday 26 November 2026 (20:00 UTC) in the Europa League. NEC Nijmegen sit 20th on 4 points after 3 matches, while Rennes are 13th in the table with 5 points from 3.
NEC Nijmegen come into the game with a W-D-L-L-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Rennes's recent sequence reads L-W-D-L-W. Over their last 6, NEC Nijmegen have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Rennes average 2.7 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
At home this season NEC Nijmegen have 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 3 matches; on the road Rennes have 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from 6.
Across the Europa League this season, 134 matches have produced 2.8 goals per game; home sides have won 47% and 21% have been drawn.
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Form and table
- NEC NijmegenLast five: L L L D W
- RennesLast five: W L D W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | DWD |
| 20 | NEC Nijmegen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | LDW |
Team news
NEC Nijmegen expected line-up (3-4-3)
Gonzalo Crettaz, Deveron Fonville, Perr Schuurs, Brayann Pereira, Darko Nejasmic, Clement Mutahi Bischoff, Tobias Storm, Dusan Tadic, Noé Lebreton, Tjaronn Chery, Bryan Linssen
Rennes expected line-up (3-5-2)
Brice Samba, Charlie Cresswell, Anthony Rouault, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Mahamadou Nagida, Valentin Rongier, Sebastian Szymański, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Mousa Tamari, Boulaye Dia
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