NEC vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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NEC vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.
- NEC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- SBV Excelsior 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Erwin Blank
- Assistant 1 Yorick Weterings
- Assistant 2 Erik Koopman
4 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 11.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | SBV Excelsior | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 9 |
| 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | SBV Excelsior | H | 2–2 | D |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | NEC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Sep | Willem II Tilburg | A | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Aug | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Aug | PSV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Aug | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | A | 4–0 | W |
| 17 May | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| NEC | SBV Excelsior | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #9 |
| 9 | Points | 11 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 3 / 3 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 3 |
| 13 | Scored | 16 |
| 14 | Conceded | 14 |
| -1 | GD | +2 |
| 1.13 | PPG | 1.38 |
| 25% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
NEC this season
NEC this season
25%
Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
SBV Excelsior this season
NEC are 11th (9 pts). SBV Excelsior are 9th (11 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
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/3
76+
3/3
■ 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 |
SBV Excelsior
| Irakli Yegoian | 3 G | 5 A |
| Aymen Sliti | 3 G | 1 A |
| David Garden | 3 G | |
| Noah Naujoks | 2 G | |
| Casper Widell | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. SBV Excelsior kicks off things out of here…
- 4' It’s a booking for NEC player. Jamiro Monteiro gets a card.
- 9' Stijn van Gassel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' Goal! Adam Tahauia scores his 2 goal in 282 matches.
- 15' David Garden is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
- 20' Jan Plug, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. NEC and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' Aymen Sliti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 43' What a moment for David Garden! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
- 46' Time for substitution for NEC. Jamiro Monteiro is replaced by Perr Schuurs.
- 51' SBV Excelsior fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 52' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Lennard Hartjes gets a card.
- 57' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering NEC that had 181 games and scored 247 goals.
- 63' It is a substitution in NEC team. Dennis Geiger is replaced by Noe Lebreton on 63 minute.
- 67' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nesto Groen is hanging David Garden on the field on 67 minute.
- 70' Rick Meissen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
- 71' SBV Excelsior ring the changes. Eric da Silva Moreira has done his job and it is now time for Valentin Sulzbacher to step up.
- 73' The deadlock is broken! Valentin Sulzbacher gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
- 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 81' SBV Excelsior ring the changes. Ilano Silva Timas has done his job and it is now time for Alireza Jahanbakhsh to step up.
- 86' It’s high time Dick Schreuder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 87' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Bras departs to be replaced by Clement Bischoff.
- 90' Valentin Sulzbacher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — NEC 2-2 SBV Excelsior.
Lineups
NEC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
-
18
Dennis Geiger ↓ Noe Lebreton 63'
- 17
- 12
-
35
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Perr Schuurs 46'
- 11
-
8
Isak Hansen-Aaroen ↓ Kevin Kers 63'
-
73
Gabriel Bras ↓ Clement Bischoff 87'
- 19
- 77
- 21
Bench
- 9
- 14
-
4
Perr Schuurs ↑ 46'
-
3
Philippe Sandler ↑ 46'
-
20
Noe Lebreton ↑ 63'
-
99
Clement Bischoff ↑ 87'
- 66
- 1
-
34
Kevin Kers ↑ 63'
- 38
Coach
Dick Schreuder
SBV Excelsior Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
-
15
Simon Janssen ↓ Kasey Bos 46'
- 1
- 20
- 3
- 8
- 4
-
19
David Garden ↓ Nesto Groen 67'
- 2
- 14
- 30
- 21
Bench
-
11
Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↑ 81'
- 16
- 9
-
12
Kasey Bos ↑ 46'
-
28
Nesto Groen ↑ 67'
- 24
-
7
Aymen Sliti ↑ 67'
-
18
Valentin Sulzbacher ↑ 71'
- 6
- 23
- 22
Coach
Ruben den Uil
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Magnus Mattsson | 3 |
| Souffian El Karouani | 2 |
| Landry Dimata | 2 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 2 |
| Basar Onal | 1 |
| Nikolas Agrafiotis | 1 |
| David Garden | 1 |
| Oscar Uddenas | 1 |
Head to Head
NEC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89
NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93
SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for:
NEC or SBV Excelsior 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
NEC or Draw
64%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
60%
NEC or SBV Excelsior
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — NEC
| Handicap | NEC covers | Push | SBV Excelsior covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 11% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 17% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 18% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 12% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
NEC keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.