Counter-Punch
Feyenoord
Feyenoord were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.11 xG from 37.0% possession.
- Possession
- 37.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.11
- Opponent xG
- 0.74
Eredivisie · Matchday 5
NEC Nijmegen
D. Nejasmic 55'
1 – 3
FT
HT 0–0
Feyenoord
G. Zechiel 52'
L. Valente 61'
J. Schaken 64'
Eredivisie
Matchday 5NEC Nijmegen1–3Feyenoord
0.74
Expected goals
1.11
52′55′61′64′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NN 0.74, FEY 1.11.
Match report
NEC Nijmegen 1-3 Feyenoord
Feyenoord saw off NEC Nijmegen 3-1 at Stadion de Goffert in Eredivisie. Zechiel opened the scoring for Feyenoord on 52', Nejasmic levelled for NEC Nijmegen on 55', Valente put Feyenoord back in front on 61' and Schaken made it 3-1 to Feyenoord on 64'.
Expected goals finished NEC Nijmegen 0.74, Feyenoord 1.11. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. NEC Nijmegen held 63.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Feyenoord graded out for counter-punch — 37.0% possession and 1.11 expected goals. Feyenoord graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 1.11 expected goals.
Darko Nejašmić came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.0 for NEC Nijmegen from 1 goal, 2 shots and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 3 yellow cards, with Feyenoord conceding the most free-kicks (15).
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
63%Possession37%
12Shots11
0.74xG1.11
What the numbers say
4 readsClinical Edge
Feyenoord
Feyenoord finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.11 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.11
- Overperformance
- +1.89
Passive Possession
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 63.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.74
- On target
- 2
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.14
Shooting From Range
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 58% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 7 of 12
- Share
- 58%
- xG per shot
- 0.06
Timeline
Noé Lebreton
Argument
🟨45+3'
🟨45+3'
Gjivai Zechiël
Argument
Half-time
🟨50'
Oussama Targhalline
Foul
⚽52'
G. Zechiel — assist: Nacho
D. Nejasmic
⚽55'
🔄59'
S. van Persie ↑ Nacho ↓
🔄59'
J. Schaken ↑ G. Diarra ↓
⚽61'
L. Valente — assist: G. Zechiel
⚽64'
J. Schaken — assist: G. Zechiel
G. Bras ↑ A. Kabar ↓
🔄72'
D. Geiger ↑ K. Sierhuis ↓
🔄72'
A. Thomas ↑ C. Bischoff ↓
🔄72'
P. Schuurs ↑ B. Nuytinck ↓
🔄80'
A. Tahaui ↑ D. Tadic ↓
🔄80'
🔄80'
M. Deijl ↑ G. Read ↓
🔄80'
T. van den Elshout ↑ G. Zechiel ↓
🔄85'
T. Kraaijeveld ↑ O. Targhalline ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
RefereeAllard Lindhout, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 5
StatusMatch Finished