NEC Nijmegen
Eredivisie · 2026NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior · Eredivisie
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What the record shows
The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 4 to NEC Nijmegen, 0 drawn, 1 to Excelsior. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Season-opening preview
Current-season evidence is still building.
This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.
1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade
Current season so far
Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.
- NEC Nijmegen1 matches
- Excelsior1 matches
Previous-season context
Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.
Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.
NEC Nijmegen
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 34 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 24 May 2026
- Goals scored2.26 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.56 goals/match
- Expected goals1.83 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.42 xG/match
- Shots17 shots/match
- Shots allowed11.2 shots/match
- Shots on target6.76 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed4.97 shots/match
- Possession56.6%
- Corners6.12 corners/match
- Corners allowed3.97 corners/match
- Fouls11.8 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency15%
- Scoring frequency97%
Excelsior
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 34 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 24 May 2026
- Goals scored1.26 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.65 goals/match
- Expected goals1.32 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.75 xG/match
- Shots12.5 shots/match
- Shots allowed14.7 shots/match
- Shots on target4.29 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed5.53 shots/match
- Possession47.6%
- Corners4.09 corners/match
- Corners allowed5.24 corners/match
- Fouls12.3 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency18%
- Scoring frequency79%
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
- At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
- Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.
Known unknowns
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
- Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
- The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
- The recorded fixture status indicates that timing or completion is uncertain.
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