Match Report
NEC Nijmegen went into the game 11th in the table on 8 points; Excelsior sat 7th on 11 — a 3-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.86 for NEC Nijmegen and 2.14/1.29 for Excelsior (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.9.
Over the last five, NEC Nijmegen had taken 6 of 15 points to Excelsior's 12.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 2 draws and 4 for Excelsior, at 3 goals per meeting. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3 historically.
The venue was Goffertstadion, with room for 12,500 spectators. E. Blank took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
NEC Nijmegen: Adam Tahaui (11'), Noé Lebreton (90') · Excelsior: David Garden (43'), Valentin Sulzbacher (73')
Key stats
Possession: NEC Nijmegen 69% · Excelsior 31% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 2-4