NEC vs Feyenoord Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2026-27

NEC

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Feyenoord Rotterdam

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 14:30 UTC Stadion De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 52' Gjivai Zechiel

Darko Nejasmic 55' 1–1

1–2 61' Luciano Valente

1–3 64' Jerayno Schaken

Y 45' Gjivai Zechiel

Noe Lebreton 45' Y

Y 50' Oussama Targhalline

Overview

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NEC vs Feyenoord Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.

NEC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Allard Lindhout
Assistant 1 Johan Balder
Assistant 2 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)

6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Feyenoord Rotterdam	8	20
2	PSV	8	19
3	AZ	8	19
4	FC Twente '65	8	17
5	AFC Ajax	8	15
6	FC Groningen	8	14
7	Fortuna Sittard	8	14
8	SC Heerenveen	9	12
9	Go Ahead Eagles	8	11
10	SBV Excelsior	9	11
11	NEC	8	9
12	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	8	8
13	FC Utrecht	8	8
14	Sparta Rotterdam	8	6
15	Telstar 1963	8	6
16	PEC Zwolle	8	4
17	ADO Den Haag	8	3
18	Willem II Tilburg	8	2

Head-to-Head

NEC 11 games · Avg 3.6 goals Feyenoord Rotterdam

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 NEC 1–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2026-04-12 NEC 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2025-11-23 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–4 NEC 2025-03-01 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 NEC 2024-09-28 NEC 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam

Recent Form

NEC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	1–3	L
29 Aug	PEC Zwolle	A	3–1	W
15 Aug	Willem II Tilburg	A	4–1	W
11 Aug	PAE Olympiakos SFP	H	2–1	W
08 Aug	Telstar 1963	H	1–2	L
04 Aug	PAE Olympiakos SFP	A	0–0	D

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	NEC	A	3–1	W
30 Aug	ADO Den Haag	H	2–2	D
23 Aug	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	A	5–2	W
16 Aug	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–2	D
09 Aug	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–0	W
17 May	PEC Zwolle	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

NEC		Feyenoord Rotterdam
#11	Position	#1
9	Points	20
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 0
13	Scored	27
14	Conceded	7
-1	GD	+20
1.13	PPG	2.50
25%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Feyenoord Rotterdam this season

NEC are 11th (9 pts). Feyenoord Rotterdam are 1st (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Feyenoord Rotterdam

0-15

3/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/2

61-75

7/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC

Tjaronn Chery	4 G	2 A
Kaj Sierhuis	2 G
Adam Tahauia	2 G
Bryan Linssen	1 G

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Gjivai Zechiel	5 G	4 A
Anis Moussa	5 G	1 A
Luciano Valente	4 G	1 A
Nacho Ferri	4 G	1 A
Ayase Ueda	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — NEC and Feyenoord Rotterdam get this one started.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Feyenoord Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Feyenoord Rotterdam looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Gjivai Zechiel scoring 1 goals.
15' It looks surprising Feyenoord Rotterdam does not make any changes. Nacho Ferri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both NEC and Feyenoord Rotterdam are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Gonzalo Crettaz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Feyenoord Rotterdam has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
40' Charles Vanhoutte has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' The referee shows Feyenoord Rotterdam player a card on 45.
50' Oussama Targhalline is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
52' What a moment for Gjivai Zechiel! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
55' A goal from the Croatia international Darko Nejasmic! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-1!
59' The crowd applauds Gaoussou Diarra as he leaves the pitch. Jerayno Schaken steps in for Feyenoord Rotterdam.
61' Luciano Valente adds to his 4 season tally! Feyenoord Rotterdam lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
64' GOAL! Jerayno Schaken fires home to make it 1-3!
69' The 19-year-old Thijs Kraaijeveld has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
72' Dennis Geiger gets the nod from NEC. He replaces Kaj Sierhuis and will look to change the dynamic.
77' It’s high time Giovanni van Bronckhorst made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' Tobias van den Elshout is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gjivai Zechiel at the 80 minute mark.
85' The crowd applauds Oussama Targhalline as he leaves the pitch. Thijs Kraaijeveld steps in for Feyenoord Rotterdam.
90' It is a cagey affair so far. NEC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Feyenoord Rotterdam's compact 4-3-3.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Feyenoord Rotterdam to claim maximum points.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

9
Tjaronn Chery
30
Bryan Linssen
10
Dusan Tadic ↓ Adam Tahauia 80'
14
Kaj Sierhuis ↓ Dennis Geiger 72'
17
Bram Nuytinck ↓ Perr Schuurs 80'
6
Darko Nejasmic
20
Noe Lebreton
99
Clement Bischoff ↓ Ayodele Thomas 72'
66
Almugera Kabar ↓ Gabriel Bras 72'
1
Gonzalo Crettaz
21
Tobias Storm

Bench

Coach Dick Schreuder

Feyenoord Rotterdam Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

6
Jerry St. Juste
34
Charles Vanhoutte
4
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
28
Oussama Targhalline ↓ Thijs Kraaijeveld 85'
10
Luciano Valente
1
Tjark Ernst
35
Mika Marmol
26
Givairo Read ↓ Mats Deijl 80'
19
Nacho Ferri ↓ Shaqueel van Persie 59'
8
Gjivai Zechiel ↓ Tobias van den Elshout 80'
27
Gaoussou Diarra ↓ Jerayno Schaken 59'

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Orkun Kokcu	4
Guus Til	3
Ayase Ueda	2
Magnus Mattsson	2
Sontje Hansen	2
Lasse Schone	2
Javairo Dilrosun	2
Cyriel Dessers	1

Head to Head

NEC Form

2026-09-05 NEC 1–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2026-08-29 PEC Zwolle 1–3 NEC W 2026-08-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–4 NEC W 2026-08-11 NEC 2–1 PAE Olympiakos SFP W 2026-08-08 NEC 1–2 Telstar 1963 L 2026-08-04 PAE Olympiakos SFP 0–0 NEC D

Feyenoord Rotterdam Form

2026-09-05 NEC 1–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2026-08-30 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–2 ADO Den Haag D 2026-08-23 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2–5 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2026-08-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles D 2026-08-09 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2026-05-17 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.07 NEC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.62 Feyenoord Rotterdam xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

NEC19% Draw22% Feyenoord Rotterdam59%

Actual: Feyenoord Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw

41%

Draw or Feyenoord Rotterdam

81%

NEC or Feyenoord Rotterdam

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

NEC13% Draw36% Feyenoord Rotterdam51%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

7.3%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 4

5.1%

0 – 4

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 0

3.7%

2 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap	NEC covers	Push	Feyenoord Rotterdam covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	31%	—	69%
+1	31%	21%	48%
+1.5	52%	—	48%
+2	52%	20%	29%
+2.5	71%	—	29%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Feyenoord Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.