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Matchday 3 · Tuesday 8 September, 18:45 · Stadion de Goffert

NEC vs Excelsior: line-ups

NEC 10 · 6 points
18:45 Tue 8 Sep
Excelsior 5 · 9 points

Confirmed line-ups for NEC vs Excelsior

NEC 3-4-2-1 · Dick Schreuder
12 Polster
73 Brás
17 Nuytinck
21 Storm
77 Thomas
18 Geiger
35 Monteiro
19 Tahaui
8 Hansen-Aarøen
10 Tadić
11 Willumsson

Line-up for NEC: Polster, Brás, Nuytinck, Storm, Thomas, Geiger, Monteiro, Tahaui, Hansen-Aarøen, Tadić, Willumsson

Bench
  • 14 K. Sierhuis
  • 38 Joep Geneste
  • 1 G. Crettaz
  • 9 T. Chery
  • 66 Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar
  • 34 Kevin Kers
  • 20 N. Lebreton
  • 99 Clement Bischoff
  • 3 P. Sandler
  • 4 P. Schuurs
Absentees NEC

Kaplan, Fonville (injured), Mor, Sandler (doubtful)

Excelsior 4-3-3 · R. den Uil
1 van Gassel
15 Janssen
14 Plug
4 Widell
2 Moreira
8 Yegoian
3 Meissen
20 Hartjes
30 Þorsteinsson
19 Garden
21 Timas

Line-up for Excelsior: van Gassel, Janssen, Plug, Widell, Moreira, Yegoian, Meissen, Hartjes, Þorsteinsson, Garden, Timas

Bench
  • 12 K. Bos
  • 24 Giulliano Cairo
  • 9 Mario Domínguez
  • 28 N. Groen
  • 11 A. Jahanbakhsh
  • 23 Y. Finey
  • 7 A. Sliti
  • 18 V. Sulzbacher
  • 22 O. Turay
  • 6 D. van Vianen
  • 16 Celton Biai
Absentees Excelsior

Naujoks (doubtful)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

NEC

  1. Tjaronn Chery Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Kaj Sierhuis Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Bryan Linssen Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Darko Nejašmić Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Adam Tahaui Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Excelsior

  1. Irakli Yegoian Forward 2 goals 3 assists
  2. David Garden Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Noah Naujoks Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Simon Janssen Defender 0 goals 3 assists
  5. Rick Meissen Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

NEC

Player Starts Min. Form
Gonzalo Crettaz 4/4 360 mixed
Dušan Tadić 4/4 350 mixed
Tjaronn Chery 4/4 334 strong
Clement Bischoff 4/4 295 solid
Tobias Storm 3/3 270 solid
Noé Lebreton 3/4 269 solid
Bryan Linssen 3/4 262 solid
Jamiro Monteiro 3/3 244 solid

Excelsior

Player Starts Min. Form
Stijn van Gassel 4/4 360 strong
Rick Meissen 4/4 360 strong
Jan Plug 4/4 360 strong
Irakli Yegoian 4/4 345 excellent
Lennard Hartjes 4/4 344 solid
Simon Janssen 4/4 336 strong
David Garden 4/4 291 strong
Casper Widell 3/4 286 strong

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.10 1.74
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners14.0

Team comparison

NEC home Per match EXC away
0.00 Points 3.00
1.00 Goals for 3.50
2.50 Goals against 0.00
2.10 xG for 1.74
1.14 xG against 1.26
7.0 Corners 7.0
LL Home and away form WW

Head-to-head record NEC vs Excelsior

18 previous meetings
10 NEC 2 draws 6 Excelsior
  • Goals per match3.28
  • Both teams scored50%
  • Over 2.5 goals61%
  • Apr 2026 Excelsior 0 - 2 NEC
  • Aug 2025 NEC 5 - 0 Excelsior
  • May 2024 Excelsior 0 - 3 NEC
  • Aug 2023 NEC 3 - 4 Excelsior
  • Feb 2023 Excelsior 0 - 3 NEC
  • Oct 2022 NEC 1 - 1 Excelsior
  • Apr 2021 Excelsior 2 - 1 NEC
  • Jan 2021 NEC 3 - 2 Excelsior
  • Dec 2019 Excelsior 2 - 1 NEC
  • Oct 2019 Excelsior 4 - 2 NEC

Frequently asked questions

When will the line-up for NEC vs Excelsior be announced?

The clubs have announced their line-ups for NEC vs Excelsior; both teams are shown above. There could still be a late change before kick-off at Tuesday 8 September 18:45 if a player is injured in the warm-up.

Who is unavailable for NEC against Excelsior?

NEC are without Ahmetcan Kaplan (knee injury), Deveron Fonville (injury), Emre Mor (not registered) and Philippe Sandler (injury).

Who is unavailable for Excelsior against NEC?

Excelsior are without Noah Naujoks (not registered).

What formation do NEC play?

NEC have used a 3-4-1-2 in 2 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-1-2.

What formation do Excelsior play?

Excelsior have used a 4-3-3 formation in their last 4 matches under R. den Uil.

How did the last meeting between NEC and Excelsior finish?

On 4 April 2026, Excelsior vs NEC finished 0-2.

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