NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Excelsior — 2026 Eredivisie Regular Season

NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior drew 2–2 at Goffertstadion on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

The goals

• 10' — Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen)
• 43' — David Garden (Excelsior)
• 73' — Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior)
• 90'+2' — Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen)

How it unfolded

1. —•First Half begins.
2. 4'•Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3. 5'•Delay in match because of an injury Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).
4. 5'•Delay in match because of an injury Ayodele Thomas (NEC).
5. 6'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6. 6'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7. 10'⚽Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 0. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
8. 43'⚽Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
9. 45'+2'•First Half ends, NEC 1, Excelsior 1.
10. 45'•Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
11. 45'•Substitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.
12. 45'•Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
13. 45'•Second Half begins NEC 1, Excelsior 1.
14. 52'•Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15. 63'•Substitution, NEC. Noé Lebreton replaces Dennis Geiger.
16. 63'•Substitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
17. 67'•Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
18. 67'•Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
19. 70'•Rick Meissen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20. 71'•Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
21. 73'⚽Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.
22. 81'•Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
23. 87'•Substitution, NEC. Clement Bischoff replaces Gabriel Brás.
24. 90'+2'⚽Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
25. 90'+5'•Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

How they arrived

• NEC Nijmegen: 3W 1D 4L in their last 8 — 38% win rate, 12 scored and 14 conceded.
• Excelsior: 3W 0D 1L in their last 4 — 75% win rate, 10 scored and 3 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 Eredivisie Regular Season — live match data

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