Eredivisie · Full time ·Matchday 3

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

2 – 2 Full time

4′Jamiro Monteiro
11′A. Tahaui
43′D. Garden
46′B. NuytinckP. Sandler
46′J. MonteiroP. Schuurs
46′S. JanssenK. Bos
52′Lennard Hartjes
63′D. GeigerN. Lebreton
63′I. Hansen-AaroenK. Kers
67′A. ThorsteinssonA. Sliti
67′D. GardenN. Groen
70′Rick Meissen
71′E. da Silva MoreiraV. Sulzbacher
73′V. Sulzbacher
81′I. Silva TimasA. Jahanbakhsh
87′G. BrasC. Bischoff
90′Valentin Sulzbacher
90′N. Lebreton

Goffertstadion, NijmegenReferee: Erwin Blank, Netherlands

NEC Nijmegen 50%
Draw 23%
Excelsior 28%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

11 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 5
69 Possession % 31
2 Corners 4
5 Fouls 16
3 Offsides 0
3 Saves 1
582 Accurate passes 213

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior overview

Garuda Lions analysis: NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityNEC NijmegenDrawExcelsior
Model24.0%23.7%52.4%
Market58.3%22.3%19.4%
Final49.7%22.7%27.6%
Edge-34.3%+1.3%+33.0%

Confidence: Low

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

NEC Nijmegen ↓ / Excelsior → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 6% 7% 1 11% 10% 6% 2 6% 6% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 95%
2+ goals 85%
3+ goals 64%
No goals 5%

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior expected goals

NEC Nijmegen 1.30
Excelsior 1.98

Total expected goals: 3.29

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior attack and defence ratings

NEC Nijmegen

Attack 0.92 -8%
Defence 1.08 +8%

Excelsior

Attack 1.23 +23%
Defence 0.79 -21%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior: result vs prediction

NEC Nijmegen 2 – 2 Excelsior

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 NEC Nijmegen 49.7% 2.01 -34.3% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 63.8% 1.57 — —
Both teams to score Yes 63.7% 1.57 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 77.3% 1.29 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 76.0% 1.32 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2NEC Nijmegen49.7%
Draw22.7%
Excelsior27.6%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.563.8%
Under 2.536.2%
Both teams to scoreYes63.7%
No36.3%
Double chance1X (home or draw)72.4%
12 (either side)77.3%
X2 (draw or away)50.3%
Handicap -1NEC Nijmegen win10.4%
Push (exactly one goal)13.5%
Loss76.0%
Correct score (top 3)1-110.6%
1-29.6%
0-27.4%

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior stats

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior recent form

newest first
NEC Nijmegen LWLLWW
Excelsior WWLWWD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior head-to-head

Last 9 meetings

5NEC Nijmegen wins 1Draws 3Excelsior wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-04-04ExcelsiorNEC NijmegenEredivisie0-2
2025-08-09NEC NijmegenExcelsiorEredivisie5-0
2024-05-06ExcelsiorNEC NijmegenEredivisie0-3
2023-08-13NEC NijmegenExcelsiorEredivisie3-4
2023-02-19ExcelsiorNEC NijmegenEredivisie0-3
2022-10-08NEC NijmegenExcelsiorEredivisie1-1
2021-04-09ExcelsiorNEC NijmegenEerste Divisie2-1
2021-01-08NEC NijmegenExcelsiorEerste Divisie3-2
2019-12-06ExcelsiorNEC NijmegenEerste Divisie2-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 58.3%, draw 22.3%, away 19.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 1.57 4.30 5.00
1xBet 1.66 4.16 5.04
888Sport 1.60 4.20 4.40
Bet365 1.62 4.10 5.00
BetVictor 1.60 4.20 4.75
Betano 1.67 4.25 5.30
Betfair 1.62 4.20 4.60
Dafabet 1.65 4.40 4.90
Marathonbet 1.60 4.05 5.00
Pinnacle 1.65 4.23 5.12
SBO 1.57 4.10 4.50
Superbet 1.64 4.25 4.80
Unibet 1.60 4.20 4.80
William Hill 1.60 4.20 4.50

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.61 ▲ +0.17
X 4.20 ▼ -0.55
2 4.85 ▼ -1.15

22 snapshots recorded, from .