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NEC Nijmegen v Excelsior : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 9th Aug, 15:30 BST, Sportpark De Weeren, Amsterdam

the Sportpark De Weeren masses welcome Excelsior's supporters on Saturday afternoon, as Dick Campbell's NEC Nijmegen clash with Ruben Albes's team in the Eredivisie. All the odds are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Eredivisie match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Explore it all using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both NEC and Excelsior's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think NEC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
55%
8/118/11
Draw
23%
3/13/1
Excelsior
22%
10/37/2
Draw 1-1
11%
13/26/1
NEC 1-0
10%
13/26/1
NEC 2-1
10%
15/213/2
NEC 2-0
9%
15/27/1
Excelsior 1-0
6%
11/110/1
NEC 3-1
6%
12/110/1
Excelsior 2-1
6%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/19/1
NEC 3-0
6%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Excelsior 2-0
3%
22/118/1
NEC 3-2
3%
25/118/1
NEC 4-1
3%
28/118/1
NEC 4-0
3%
28/118/1
Excelsior 3-1
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
4/53/4
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
1/11/1
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/711/20
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/417/10
No 1st Goal
3%
11/19/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/54/5
BTTS - No
46%
19/2019/20
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/512/5
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
7/113/2
Home/draw
78%
1/51/5
Away/draw
45%
21/2011/10
Home/away
77%
2/91/4
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/427/10
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
9/415/8
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1/34/11
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5/117/4
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/82/15
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/19/1
Home DNB
71%
1/33/10
Away DNB
38%
9/49/4
NEC win to nil
29%
2/1-
Excelsior win to nil
11%
7/1-
NEC / NEC
30%
7/48/5
NEC / Excelsior
3%
33/128/1
NEC / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / NEC
17%
15/47/2
Draw / Excelsior
9%
17/28/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
Excelsior / NEC
4%
20/116/1
Excelsior / Excelsior
12%
13/211/2
Excelsior / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table
Won
Draw
Lost
NEC
Excelsior
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Ajax000000 
Dec 20
Feb 21
Jan 31
Nov 22
2
AZ Alkmaar000000 
Sep 28
Jan 31
Feb 14
Dec 13
3
Excelsior000000 
Aug 9
Apr 4
-
-
4
Groningen000000 
Nov 9
May 10
Dec 6
May 2
5
Twente000000 
Oct 19
Apr 23
Aug 30
Jan 24
6
Utrecht000000 
Jan 10
Nov 2
Apr 23
Aug 24
7
FC Volendam000000 
Mar 7
Dec 6
May 10
Sep 20
8
Feyenoord000000 
Apr 11
Nov 22
Aug 16
Mar 14
9
Fortuna000000 
Feb 28
Aug 31
Oct 19
Feb 21
10
GA Eagles000000 
May 17
Oct 5
Feb 28
Oct 26
11
Heracles000000 
Feb 7
Aug 16
Nov 8
Mar 21
12
NAC000000 
Aug 24
Jan 17
Nov 29
Feb 7
13
NEC000000 
-
-
Apr 4
Aug 9
14
PEC Zwolle000000 
Jan 24
Oct 25
Dec 20
Apr 11
15
PSV000000 
Sep 13
Mar 14
Sep 27
Jan 10
16
Heerenveen000000 
Mar 21
Sep 21
Mar 7
Oct 4
17
S.Rotterdam000000 
Nov 29
Feb 14
Sep 14
May 17
18
Telstar000000 
May 2
Dec 13
Jan 17
Nov 1
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
NEC have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
NEC
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC1 - 1Willem II
NEC2 - 1Waalwijk
NEC3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
NEC2 - 3GA Eagles
NEC2 - 2Almere City
NEC3 - 3PSV
NEC4 - 1Fortuna
NEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC1 - 2Ajax
NEC1 - 2Utrecht
NEC6 - 0Groningen
NEC3 - 0Heerenveen
NEC1 - 1Feyenoord
NEC1 - 2Heracles
NEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
NEC1 - 2Twente
NEC1 - 2GA Eagles
NEC2 - 3Feyenoord
NEC0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANEC2 - 2Twente
ANEC2 - 1Heracles
HNEC3 - 0NAC
ANEC3 - 0Ajax
HNEC1 - 1Willem II
ANEC0 - 1Heerenveen
HNEC2 - 1Waalwijk
ANEC0 - 2S.Rotterdam
HNEC3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
ANEC1 - 0Utrecht
HNEC2 - 3GA Eagles
ANEC0 - 0Feyenoord
ANEC0 - 2Twente
HNEC2 - 2Almere City
ANEC1 - 2Groningen
HNEC3 - 3PSV
HNEC4 - 1Fortuna
ANEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
ANEC1 - 4Willem II
HNEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Excelsior
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Feyenoord4 - 0Excelsior
Ajax2 - 2Excelsior
PEC Zwolle2 - 1Excelsior
GA Eagles3 - 0Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar4 - 0Excelsior
Fortuna5 - 2Excelsior
S.Rotterdam4 - 2Excelsior
Almere City2 - 1Excelsior
PSV3 - 1Excelsior
Twente4 - 2Excelsior
Waalwijk2 - 2Excelsior
Utrecht2 - 2Excelsior
FC Volendam3 - 1Excelsior
Vitesse0 - 0Excelsior
Heerenveen0 - 3Excelsior
Heracles3 - 1Excelsior
NEC3 - 4Excelsior
FC Volendam3 - 2Excelsior
Heerenveen0 - 0Excelsior
Vitesse0 - 0Excelsior
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExcelsior0 - 4Feyenoord
HExcelsior4 - 0Heracles
HExcelsior0 - 3NEC
AExcelsior2 - 2Ajax
HExcelsior4 - 0FC Volendam
AExcelsior1 - 2PEC Zwolle
HExcelsior0 - 2PSV
AExcelsior0 - 3GA Eagles
HExcelsior1 - 1Waalwijk
AExcelsior0 - 4AZ Alkmaar
AExcelsior2 - 5Fortuna
HExcelsior1 - 2Vitesse
AExcelsior2 - 4S.Rotterdam
HExcelsior0 - 3Twente
AExcelsior1 - 2Almere City
HExcelsior1 - 1Utrecht
HExcelsior3 - 0Heerenveen
AExcelsior1 - 3PSV
HExcelsior1 - 1GA Eagles
AExcelsior2 - 4Twente
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at NEC since 2015
NEC
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
NEC
1
D
1
EXC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
3 - 4Excelsior
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Excelsior
NEC1 - 0
League games at Excelsior since 2016
Excelsior
NEC
Goals: Scored
4
8
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
NEC
2
D
1
EXC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
0 - 3NEC
0 - 3NEC
Draw2 - 2Draw
Excelsior2 - 0
Goal Statistics

NEC Nijmegen have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Eredivisie games. Their PG of 1.8 against Excelsior on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

NEC Excelsior
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that NEC will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Excelsior will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
NEC have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+8
Excelsior’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Excelsior
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
NEC
EXC
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
NEC
EXC
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

NEC v Excelsior Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Crettaz GLK
-
R Janse GLK
-
B Pereira DEF
-
Y. Sbai DEF
-
B Nuytinck DEF
-
P Sandler DEF
-
C Verdonk DEF
-
T Ouwejan DEF
-
J Willems DEF
-
T Chery MID
-
M Hoedemakers MID
-
D Proper MID
-
S. Ouaissa MID
-
A. Darelas MID
-
K Sano MID
-
V Misidjan FWD
-
Y Kachati FWD
-
R González FWD
-
K Ogawa FWD
-
S Hansen FWD
-
B. Onal FWD
-
V Crooij FWD
-
K. Shiogai FWD
-
B Linssen FWD
-
L Larsen FWD
-
Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Gassel GLK
-
T. Holla GLK
-
C Raatsie GLK
-
S. Hendrikx DEF
-
A Zagre DEF
-
I Bronkhorst DEF
-
D Warmerdam DEF
-
N. Martens DEF
-
K Pierie DEF
-
C Widell DEF
-
L Schouten DEF
-
A Carlén MID
-
M Tielemans MID
-
L Hartjes MID
-
N Naujoks MID
-
G Regt FWD
-
D. Yun FWD
-
R Rosario FWD
-
D Fernandes FWD
-
J. Armantrading FWD
-
N. Groen FWD
-
C. Booth FWD
-