Rescued A Point
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Eredivisie · Matchday 3NEC Nijmegen
A. Tahaui 11'
N. Lebreton 90'
2 – 2
FT
HT 1–1
Excelsior
D. Garden 43'
V. Sulzbacher 73'
Eredivisie
Matchday 3NEC Nijmegen2–2Excelsior
1.36
Expected goals
1.81
11′43′73′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NN 1.36, EXC 1.81.
Match report
NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Excelsior
NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Eredivisie draw at Goffertstadion. Tahaui opened the scoring for NEC Nijmegen on 11', Garden levelled for Excelsior on 43', Sulzbacher put Excelsior back in front on 73' and Lebreton levelled for NEC Nijmegen on 90'.
Expected goals finished NEC Nijmegen 1.36, Excelsior 1.81. NEC Nijmegen held 69.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Lebreton struck on 90' to swing it NEC Nijmegen's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Excelsior graded out for counter-punch — 31.0% possession and 1.81 expected goals. NEC Nijmegen graded out for box occupation — 8 of 11 shots in the box and 0.12 xg per shot.
Adam Tahaui came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for NEC Nijmegen from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 1 shot.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
69%Possession31%
11Shots14
1.36xG1.81
What the numbers say
5 readsCounter-Punch
Excelsior
Excelsior were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.81 xG from 31.0% possession.
- Possession
- 31.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.81
- Opponent xG
- 1.36
Box Occupation
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 11
- Share
- 73%
- xG per shot
- 0.12
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — NEC Nijmegen scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
Jamiro Monteiro
Foul
🟨4'
A. Tahaui — assist: W. T. Willumsson
⚽11'
⚽43'
D. Garden — assist: I. Yegoian
Half-time
P. Sandler ↑ B. Nuytinck ↓
🔄46'
P. Schuurs ↑ J. Monteiro ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
K. Bos ↑ S. Janssen ↓
🟨52'
Lennard Hartjes
Foul
N. Lebreton ↑ D. Geiger ↓
🔄63'
K. Kers ↑ I. Hansen-Aaroen ↓
🔄63'
🔄67'
A. Sliti ↑ A. Thorsteinsson ↓
🔄67'
N. Groen ↑ D. Garden ↓
🟨70'
Rick Meissen
Foul
🔄71'
V. Sulzbacher ↑ E. da Silva Moreira ↓
⚽73'
V. Sulzbacher — assist: A. Sliti
🔄81'
A. Jahanbakhsh ↑ I. Silva Timas ↓
C. Bischoff ↑ G. Bras ↓
🔄87'
N. Lebreton — assist: P. Schuurs
⚽90'
🟨90+5'
Valentin Sulzbacher
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueGoffertstadion, Nijmegen
RefereeErwin Blank, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished