SBV Excelsior vs NEC, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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SBV Excelsior vs NEC — Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
- SBV Excelsior 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- NEC 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alex Bos
- Assistant 1 Erik Koopman
- Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga
7 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 8.9 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr | NEC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Mar | Heracles Almelo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Mar | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Mar | SC Heerenveen | H | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Mar | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Feb | Fortuna Sittard | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr | SBV Excelsior | A | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | SC Heerenveen | H | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Mar | PSV | A | 3–2 | W |
| 08 Mar | FC Volendam | H | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Feb | Fortuna Sittard | H | 2–3 | L |
| 21 Feb | AFC Ajax | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| SBV Excelsior | NEC | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #11 |
| 11 | Points | 14 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 3 / 2 / 7 | W / D / L | 3 / 5 / 4 |
| 16 | Scored | 20 |
| 29 | Conceded | 21 |
| -13 | GD | -1 |
| 0.92 | PPG | 1.17 |
| 25% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
SBV Excelsior this season
0%
Clean Sheets
NEC this season
NEC this season
SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts). NEC are 11th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
NEC
| Tjaronn Chery | 4 G | 2 A |
| Kaj Sierhuis | 2 G | |
| Adam Tahauia | 2 G | |
| Bryan Linssen | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion as SBV Excelsior face off against NEC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Kodai Sano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SBV Excelsior side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. SBV Excelsior in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past NEC's compact 3-4-2-1.
- 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SBV Excelsior and NEC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Brilliant from the ! Bryan Linssen makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 30.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NEC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' SBV Excelsior have won 172 goals from 147 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' A quiet spell here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. SBV Excelsior seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arthur Zagre, as he is very good at scoring at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 55' NEC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Noe Lebreton scoring 1 goals.
- 60' Irakli Yegoian is replacing Emil Hansson for the SBV Excelsior side.
- 65' NEC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Basar Onal makes it 0-2.
- 76' Another change for SBV Excelsior made on 76 minute. Arthur Zagre leaves to be changed by Simon Janssen.
- 80' Dirk Proper is replacing Basar Onal for the NEC side.
- 81' NEC ring the changes. Bryan Linssen has done his job and it is now time for Danilo to step up.
- 85' The NEC bench stirs into life. Deveron Fonville is withdrawn and Ahmetcan Kaplan gets his opportunity.
- 90' Adam Carlen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilias Bronkhorst on 90 minute.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SBV Excelsior 0-2 NEC.
Lineups
SBV Excelsior Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
-
7
Emil Hansson ↓ Irakli Yegoian 60'
-
12
Arthur Zagre ↓ Simon Janssen 76'
-
2
Ilias Bronkhorst ↓ Adam Carlen 90'
- 1
- 20
- 3
- 11
- 10
- 14
- 4
- 30
Bench
-
15
Simon Janssen ↑ 76'
-
29
Mike van Duinen ↑ 76'
-
9
Szymon Wlodarczyk ↑ 90'
- 16
-
23
Irakli Yegoian ↑ 60'
-
6
Adam Carlen ↑ 90'
- 24
- 34
Coach
Ruben den Uil
NEC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
-
30
Bryan Linssen ↓ Danilo 81'
-
14
Eli Dasa ↓ Brayann Pereira 81'
- 6
- 3
- 20
-
11
Basar Onal ↓ Dirk Proper 80'
- 23
- 25
- 1
- 24
Bench
- 5
- 22
- 17
- 18
-
9
Danilo ↑ 81'
- 34
-
71
Dirk Proper ↑ 80'
-
4
Ahmetcan Kaplan ↑ 85'
- 31
-
2
Brayann Pereira ↑ 81'
- 19
- 8
Coach
Dick Schreuder
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Magnus Mattsson | 3 |
| Landry Dimata | 2 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 2 |
| Souffian El Karouani | 2 |
| Koki Ogawa | 1 |
| Sontje Hansen | 1 |
| Lazaros Lamprou | 1 |
| Youri Baas | 1 |
Head to Head
SBV Excelsior Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04
SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25
NEC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 63% + NEC to win 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: NEC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
SBV Excelsior or Draw
41%
Draw or NEC
81%
SBV Excelsior or NEC
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: NEC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 3
6.9%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior
| Handicap | SBV Excelsior covers | Push | NEC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +1 | 37% | 22% | 41% |
| +1.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +2 | 59% | 19% | 22% |
| +2.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
Clean Sheet
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.