NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior result and stats
Win probability: home 67%, draw 19%, away 14%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersNEC Nijmegen beat Excelsior 5–0 at home in the Eredivisie on Saturday 9 August 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave NEC Nijmegen 67%, the draw 19% and Excelsior 14%, so a home win had a 67% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
NNEX
15Shots9
10On target6
7Corners2
14Fouls14
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Recent form
NEC Nijmegen
W @ Heracles2–1 · 18 May
W v NAC Breda3–0 · 14 May
W @ Ajax3–0 · 11 May
D v Willem II1–1 · 3 May
L @ Heerenveen0–1 · 27 Apr
Excelsior
L @ Feyenoord0–4 · 19 May
W v Heracles4–0 · 12 May
L v NEC Nijmegen0–3 · 6 May
D @ Ajax2–2 · 24 Apr
W v Volendam4–0 · 12 Apr
Head to head
In 4 league meetings since 2022, NEC Nijmegen won 2, Excelsior won 1 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 6 May 2024, finished Excelsior 0–3 NEC Nijmegen, a win for NEC Nijmegen.
Excelsior 0–3 NEC Nijmegen6 May 2024
NEC Nijmegen 3–4 Excelsior13 Aug 2023
Excelsior 0–3 NEC Nijmegen19 Feb 2023
NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Excelsior8 Oct 2022