Telstar vs NEC Nijmegen prediction and preview

Eredivisie · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:30 UTC

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Telstar vs NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:30 UTC · BUKO Stadion, Velsen

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Telstar vs NEC Nijmegen preview

The Eredivisie fixture between Telstar and NEC Nijmegen is scheduled for Saturday 16 January 2027 at 15:30 UTC at BUKO Stadion in Velsen. Telstar go into the round 16th, on 10 points from 12 games, while NEC Nijmegen go into the round 14th, on 11 points from 11 games.

Telstar come into the game with a D-W-L-L-D run in the league (1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while NEC Nijmegen's recent sequence reads W-L-D-W-D. Over their last 6, Telstar have scored 2.2 and conceded 2.3 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. NEC Nijmegen average 2.0 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Telstar have 1 win to NEC Nijmegen's 0 across 3 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 8 Aug 2026, ended NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Telstar.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
14NEC Nijmegen112541719-211DDDDL
16Telstar122461825-710DLLWD

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Telstar 1, draws 2, NEC Nijmegen 0.

Team news

Telstar expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ronald Koeman Jr., Abdelnour Soualhia, Sem Valk, Marvin Peersman, Gabi Caschili, Tyrone Owusu, Nils Rossen, Ar'jany Martha, Patrick Brouwer, Nökkvi Thórisson

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

Gonzalo Crettaz, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Perr Schuurs, Tobias Storm, Darko Nejasmic, Clement Mutahi Bischoff, Noé Lebreton, Jamiro Monteiro, Bryan Linssen, Tjaronn Chery

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