Nijmegen vs Excelsior

Eredivisie 8 Sep 2026, 16:45
Nijmegen
Nijmegen
2–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Excelsior
Excelsior
🏟 Goffertstadion 👤 E. Blank Round 3

Match report

Nijmegen shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Excelsior in the Eredivisie on 8 September 2026.

Excelsior had 14 shots to Nijmegen's 11.

The match was played at Goffertstadion, with E. Blank in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 11 - 14 On target 3 - 5 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 5 - 16 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Adam Tahaui
Nijmegen · 1 goal
8 David Garden 1 goal
7 Noé Lebreton 1 goal
7 Valentin Sulzbacher 1 goal
7 Philippe Sandler captained the side
First half vs second half
Nijmegen stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 7–6
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–3
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 1–0 1–4
Attacks 62–48 83–42
Match statistics
2 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
145 Attacks 90
68 Dangerous Attacks 21
2 On Target 5
8 Off Target 9
11 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 7
5 Fouls 16
2 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
69% Ball Possession 31%
1 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 1
675 Passes Total 297
579 Passes Accurate 212
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nijmegen · 3-4-2-1
12 N. Polster
73 G. Brás 17 B. Nuytinck 21 T. Storm
19 A. Tahaui 18 D. Geiger 35 J. Monteiro 77 A. Thomas
11 W. Willumsson 8 I. Aarøen
10 D. Tadić
Excelsior · 3-4-3
1 S. Gassel
3 R. Meissen 4 C. Widell 14 J. Plug
2 E. Moreira 8 I. Yegoian 20 L. Hartjes 15 S. Janssen
21 I. Timas 19 D. Garden 30 Á. Thorsteinsson
Nijmegen
Coach
Dick Schreuder
Substitutes
  • 1 Gonzalo Crettaz
  • 3 Philippe Sandler
  • 4 Perr Schuurs
  • 9 Tjaronn Chery
  • 14 Kaj Sierhuis
  • 20 Noé Lebreton
  • 34 Kevin Kers
  • 38 Joep Geneste
  • 66 Almugera Kabar
  • 99 Clement Bischoff
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 6 Daniel van Vianen
  • 7 Aymen Sliti
  • 9 Mario Domínguez
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  • 12 Kasey Bos
  • 16 Celton Biai
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher
  • 22 Osman Turay
  • 23 Yaqub Finey
  • 24 Giuliano Cairo
  • 28 Nesto Groen
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Sandler ↓ B. Nuytinck Nijmegen
  • 46' ↑ P. Schuurs ↓ J. Monteiro Nijmegen
  • 46' ↑ K. Bos ↓ S. Janssen Excelsior
  • 63' ↑ N. Lebreton ↓ D. Geiger Nijmegen
  • 63' ↑ K. Kers ↓ I. Hansen-Aaroen Nijmegen
  • 67' ↑ A. Sliti ↓ A. Thorsteinsson Excelsior
  • 67' ↑ N. Groen ↓ D. Garden Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ V. Sulzbacher ↓ E. da Silva Moreira Excelsior
  • 81' ↑ A. Jahanbakhsh ↓ I. Silva Timas Excelsior
  • 87' ↑ C. Bischoff ↓ G. Bras Nijmegen
Cards
  • 4' J. Monteiro Nijmegen
  • 52' L. Hartjes Excelsior
  • 70' R. Meissen Excelsior
  • 90+5' V. Sulzbacher Excelsior
Head-to-head
Nijmegen 4 2 draws 2 Excelsior
2026-09-08 Nijmegen vs Excelsior 2 - 2
2026-04-04 Excelsior vs Nijmegen 0 - 2
2025-08-09 NEC vs Excelsior 5 - 0
2024-05-06 Excelsior vs NEC 0 - 3
2023-08-13 NEC vs Excelsior 3 - 4
2021-04-09 Excelsior vs NEC 2 - 1
Recent form
Nijmegen D D D D D
Excelsior D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nijmegen vs Excelsior?
Nijmegen drew 2-2 against Excelsior on 8 September 2026.
Who won Nijmegen vs Excelsior?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Nijmegen vs Excelsior played?
The match was played at Goffertstadion.