Wednesday , 30 September 2026

NEC vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
NEC
3 – 4
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 10:15 UTC De Goffert 12,207 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Nikolas Agrafiotis
Youri Baas 36' 1–1
Sontje Hansen 44' 2–1
2–2 53' Casper Widell
Koki Ogawa 60' 3–2
3–3 73' Richie Omorowa
3–4 90+10' Oscar Uddenas
Pedro Marques 83' Y
Y 84' Serano Seymor
Y 90' Julian Baas

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at De Goffert.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Joost van Zuilen
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
1
NEC 7 games · Avg 3.7 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior 2023-02-19 SBV Excelsior 0–3 NEC 2022-10-08 NEC 1–1 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug SBV Excelsior H 3–4 L
28 May Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
21 May AZ H 0–3 L
12 May FC Twente '65 A 0–4 L
06 May SC Heerenveen H 2–3 L
25 Apr FC Groningen A 1–0 W
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug NEC A 4–3 W
28 May FC Volendam A 2–3 L
21 May Fortuna Sittard H 3–0 W
13 May SC Heerenveen A 0–0 D
07 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–2 L
22 Apr SBV Vitesse A 0–0 D

Season Stats

NEC SBV Excelsior
#11 Position #7
8 Points 11
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
12 Scored 15
13 Conceded 9
-1 GD +6
1.14 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

NEC are 11th (8 pts). SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 3 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G
SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. NEC host SBV Excelsior — let the battle begin!
  • 5' NEC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Nikolas Agrafiotis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' NEC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against SBV Excelsior's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 36' The Netherlands Youri Baas breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 1-1!
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Arthur Zagre is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SBV Excelsior.
  • 44' Against the run of play, Sontje Hansen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marinus Dijkhuizen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Casper Widell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' Sontje Hansen makes way for Elayis Tavsan at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from NEC.
  • 59' Oscar Uddenas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Koki Ogawa makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and NEC are in front.
  • 61' Derensili Sanches Fernandes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lazaros Lamprou on 61 minute.
  • 64' Another change for NEC made on 64 minute. Mees Hoedemakers leaves to be changed by Roberto Gonzalez.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Marques. He replaces Koki Ogawa on 65 minute.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' Richie Omorowa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 78' Jasper Cillessen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 516 appearances.
  • 83' Pedro Marques catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' Serano Seymor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Elayis Tavsan makes way for Brayann Pereira at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from NEC.
  • 90' Another change for SBV Excelsior made on 90 minute. Serano Seymor leaves to be changed by Sven Nieuwpoort.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Julian Baas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • NEC will have plenty to reflect on. SBV Excelsior were simply the better side today.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Magnus Mattsson 3
Landry Dimata 2
Tjaronn Chery 2
Souffian El Karouani 2
Basar Onal 1
Nikolas Agrafiotis 1
David Garden 1
Oscar Uddenas 1

Head to Head

2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior 2023-02-19 SBV Excelsior 0–3 NEC 2022-10-08 NEC 1–1 SBV Excelsior

NEC Form

2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior L 2023-05-28 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC D 2023-05-21 NEC 0–3 AZ L 2023-05-12 FC Twente '65 4–0 NEC L 2023-05-06 NEC 2–3 SC Heerenveen L 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC W

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior W 2023-05-28 FC Volendam 3–2 SBV Excelsior L 2023-05-21 SBV Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior D 2023-05-07 SBV Excelsior 0–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-04-22 SBV Vitesse 0–0 SBV Excelsior D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.19 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: NEC or SBV Excelsior 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC31% Draw24% SBV Excelsior45%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
56%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
69%
NEC or SBV Excelsior
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC25% Draw38% SBV Excelsior37%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 19% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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