UEFA Champions League · 2026

NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Olympiacos FC · UEFA Champions League

1–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

NEC Nijmegen and Olympiacos FC drew 1–1.

Shots
1610
Shots on target
72
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos Piraeus drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (NEC Nijmegen – Olympiakos Piraeus): shots 16–10, shots on target 7–2, possession 54%–46%, corners 3–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots10 shotsNEC Nijmegen 16 shots, Olympiacos FC 10 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsNEC Nijmegen 7 shots, Olympiacos FC 2 shots
  • Possession54%46%NEC Nijmegen 54%, Olympiacos FC 46%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersNEC Nijmegen 3 corners, Olympiacos FC 4 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls19 foulsNEC Nijmegen 17 fouls, Olympiacos FC 19 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsNEC Nijmegen 2 cards, Olympiacos FC 4 cards
  • Passes601 passes510 passesNEC Nijmegen 601 passes, Olympiacos FC 510 passes
  • Pass accuracy76.2%69.6%NEC Nijmegen 76.2%, Olympiacos FC 69.6%
  • Shots inside box11 shots6 shotsNEC Nijmegen 11 shots, Olympiacos FC 6 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks2 blocksNEC Nijmegen 3 blocks, Olympiacos FC 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save5 savesNEC Nijmegen 1 save, Olympiacos FC 5 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides2 offsidesNEC Nijmegen 4 offsides, Olympiacos FC 2 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Tjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 17′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Sá · Olympiakos Piraeus · 49′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedEmre Mor · NEC Nijmegen · 67′ · 0.00 xG · on targetJoel Roca · Olympiakos Piraeus · 89′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Scipioni · Olympiakos Piraeus · 105′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 107′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedKevin Kers · NEC Nijmegen · 109′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedChiquinho · Olympiakos Piraeus · 117′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedGelson Martins · Olympiakos Piraeus · 40′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAyoub El Kaabi · Olympiakos Piraeus · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedClement Bischoff · NEC Nijmegen · 58′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 70′ · 0.01 xG · on targetClement Bischoff · NEC Nijmegen · 82′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNoe Lebreton · NEC Nijmegen · 84′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 9′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEmre Mor · NEC Nijmegen · 93′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Pirola · Olympiakos Piraeus · 98′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoel Roca · Olympiakos Piraeus · 94′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Scipioni · Olympiakos Piraeus · 98′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKaj Sierhuis · NEC Nijmegen · 105′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 95′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 68′ · 0.09 xG · on targetAyoub El Kaabi · Olympiakos Piraeus · 46′ · 0.10 xG · goalBryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 70′ · 0.10 xG · goalEmre Mor · NEC Nijmegen · 95′ · 0.10 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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NEC Nijmegen: 16 shots, 7 on target, 0.48 xG. Olympiakos Piraeus: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.21 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.250.50′HT90′120′Bryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 70′Emre Mor · NEC Nijmegen · 95′Ayoub El Kaabi · Olympiakos Piraeus · 46′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NEC Nijmegen 0.48 xG · Olympiakos Piraeus 0.21 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0NEC Nijmegen
1Draws
0Olympiacos FC
Olympiacos FC — NEC Nijmegen · UEFA Champions League0–0

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
  • Olympiacos FC1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

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%

Olympiacos FC

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
10 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored1 goal/match
  • Goals allowed1.6 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.07 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.48 xG/match
  • Shots12.6 shots/match
  • Shots allowed10.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.9 shots/match
  • Possession42.9%
  • Corners4.4 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.2 corners/match
  • Fouls11.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency40%
  • Scoring frequency60%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 11 Aug 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4