Netherlands

Eredivisie

Round 29

Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen Prediction & Betting Tips

Excelsior

15th27 pts

4 Apr 2026

19:00

NEC Nijmegen

3rd49 pts

Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam

Best Bet

Our #1 Pick

Total Goals

Over 2.5

63%

Confidence

Betting Tips

26%

24%

51%

ExcelsiorDrawNEC Nijmegen

Match Result

Away Win

51%

Total Goals

Over 2.5

63%

Both Teams to Score

Yes

63%

Double Chance

Home/Away

39%

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Match Facts

Excelsior

Excelsior have lost their last 4 league matches

Excelsior have conceded in each of their last 6 matches

Excelsior have lost 8 of 14 home matches (57%)

Excelsior have received 3 red cards in 27 matches this season

Excelsior have scored all 3 penalties this season

Excelsior score 32% of their goals after the 75th minute (9 goals)

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen have scored in each of their last 15 matches

Both teams scored in 14 of NEC Nijmegen's last 15 matches (93%)

NEC Nijmegen scored in the first half in 13 of their last 15 matches (87%)

Over 2.5 goals in 13 of NEC Nijmegen's last 15 matches (87%)

NEC Nijmegen have scored all 4 penalties this season

NEC Nijmegen have received 3 red cards in 27 matches this season

Key Statistics

6

2Draws

8

3.19Avg Goals

44%BTTS

56%Over 2.5

9 Aug 2025NEC Nijmegen5-0Excelsior

6 May 2024Excelsior0-3NEC Nijmegen

13 Aug 2023NEC Nijmegen3-4Excelsior

19 Feb 2023Excelsior0-3NEC Nijmegen

8 Oct 2022NEC Nijmegen1-1Excelsior

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vs

11%

Form

89%

29%

Attack

71%

47%

Defense

53%

31%

Poisson

69%

29%

H2H

71%

25%

Goals

75%

28%

Overall

71%

Excelsior

DLLLL

1Scored/G

1.3Conceded/G

20%CS

70%BTTS

NEC Nijmegen

WWWLD

2.2Scored/G

1.4Conceded/G

20%CS

80%BTTS

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Additional Information

Excelsior

Top Scorers

N. NaujoksMidfielder

6Goals

I. YegoianMidfielder

3Goals

G. de RegtMidfielder

2Goals

S. WłodarczykAttacker

2Goals

A. ZagréDefender

2Goals

Top Assists

G. de RegtMidfielder

3Assists

I. YegoianMidfielder

2Assists

D. Sanches FernandesMidfielder

2Assists

R. MeissenDefender

2Assists

S. WłodarczykAttacker

1Assists

Cards

A. ZagréDefender

40

I. BronkhorstDefender

40

G. de RegtMidfielder

30

R. MeissenDefender

30

A. CarlénMidfielder

30

NEC Nijmegen

Top Scorers

Koki OgawaAttacker

7Goals

K. ShiogaiAttacker

7Goals

B. LinssenAttacker

6Goals

T. CheryAttacker

5Goals

S. OuaissaMidfielder

5Goals

Top Assists

B. LinssenAttacker

7Assists

B. ÖnalMidfielder

6Assists

T. CheryAttacker

5Assists

K. SanoMidfielder

4Assists

Koki OgawaAttacker

3Assists

Cards

A. KaplanDefender

60

B. LinssenAttacker

50

S. OuaissaMidfielder

41

B. ÖnalMidfielder

40

P. SandlerDefender

40

Excelsior

No injuries reported

NEC Nijmegen

No injuries reported

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	27	22	2	3	77	34	+43	68
2	Feyenoord	27	16	4	7	60	39	+21	52
3	NEC Nijmegen	27	14	7	6	67	45	+22	49
4	Ajax	27	12	11	4	52	34	+18	47
5	Twente	28	12	11	5	47	30	+17	47
6	AZ Alkmaar	27	12	6	9	47	42	+5	42
7	Sparta Rotterdam	28	12	5	11	35	47	-12	41
8	Heerenveen	27	11	7	9	47	44	+3	40
9	Utrecht	27	10	8	9	40	31	+9	38
10	Groningen	27	10	5	12	37	37	0	35
11	Fortuna Sittard	28	10	5	13	43	52	-9	35
12	GO Ahead Eagles	27	7	11	9	45	43	+2	32
13	PEC Zwolle	27	7	9	11	36	52	-16	30
14	FC Volendam	28	7	6	15	30	48	-18	27
15	Excelsior	28	7	6	15	29	47	-18	27
16	Telstar	27	5	9	13	35	45	-10	24
17	NAC Breda	27	5	8	14	28	48	-20	23
18	Heracles	28	5	4	19	33	70	-37	19

Champions League

Europa League

Conference League

Relegation

Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior

28Goals Scored

46Goals Conceded

1Goals/Match

5Clean Sheets

6Failed to Score

4-2-3-1Formation

39Yellow Cards

3Red Cards

3/3Penalties

NEC Nijmegen

67Goals Scored

45Goals Conceded

2.5Goals/Match

4Clean Sheets

1Failed to Score

3-4-2-1Formation

51Yellow Cards

3Red Cards

4/4Penalties

Detailed Form & Recent Matches

Excelsior

DLLLL

10Played

1Wins

4Draws

5Losses

Points/Game	0.7
Win %	10%
Goals/Game	2.3
Scored Avg	1
Conceded Avg	1.3
BTTS	70%
Clean Sheets	20%
Failed to Score	20%

Recent Matches

20 MarDat Heracles1-1

15 MarLat Feyenoord1-2

7 MarLvs Heerenveen1-2

1 MarLvs GO Ahead Eagles0-1

20 FebLat Fortuna Sittard1-2

NEC Nijmegen

WWWLD

10Played

6Wins

2Draws

2Losses

Points/Game	2
Win %	60%
Goals/Game	3.6
Scored Avg	2.2
Conceded Avg	1.4
BTTS	80%
Clean Sheets	20%
Failed to Score	0%

Recent Matches

14 MarWat PSV Eindhoven3-2

8 MarWvs FC Volendam3-0

3 MarWvs PSV Eindhoven3-2

28 FebLvs Fortuna Sittard2-3

21 FebDat Ajax1-1

Head to Head History

Betting Statistics

Metric	Value
Total Matches	16
Average Goals	3.19
BTTS	44%
Over 2.5 Goals	56%
Over 1.5 Goals	88%

Goals by Team

Team	Total	Average
Excelsior	20	1.25 per game
NEC Nijmegen	31	1.94 per game

Clean Sheets

Team	Clean Sheets
Excelsior	2 (13%)
NEC Nijmegen	7 (44%)

9 Aug 2025EredivisieNEC Nijmegen5-0Excelsior

6 May 2024EredivisieExcelsior0-3NEC Nijmegen

13 Aug 2023EredivisieNEC Nijmegen3-4Excelsior

19 Feb 2023EredivisieExcelsior0-3NEC Nijmegen

8 Oct 2022EredivisieNEC Nijmegen1-1Excelsior

9 Apr 2021Eerste DivisieExcelsior2-1NEC Nijmegen

8 Jan 2021Eerste DivisieNEC Nijmegen3-2Excelsior

6 Dec 2019Eerste DivisieExcelsior2-1NEC Nijmegen

22 Apr 2017EredivisieNEC Nijmegen0-1Excelsior

18 Dec 2016EredivisieExcelsior2-2NEC Nijmegen

26 Feb 2016EredivisieExcelsior2-0NEC Nijmegen

12 Aug 2015EredivisieNEC Nijmegen1-0Excelsior

10 Apr 2012EredivisieExcelsior0-2NEC Nijmegen

15 Aug 2011EredivisieNEC Nijmegen2-0Excelsior

13 Feb 2011EredivisieNEC Nijmegen2-0Excelsior

20 Aug 2010EredivisieExcelsior4-2NEC Nijmegen