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

Sat 22nd Aug, 19:00 BST, McDos Goffertstadion,

We’ve Eredivisie action to look forward to on Saturday evening, as Dick Schreuder and his NEC Nijmegen side host Ruben den Uil’s Excelsior at the McDos Goffertstadion. For every Eredivisie match, KickOff dives into the statistics for multiple markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside the best odds.


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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
54%
--
Draw
21%
--
Excelsior
25%
--
NEC 2-1
9%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
NEC 3-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
NEC 2-0
6%
--
Excelsior 2-1
6%
--
NEC 1-0
6%
--
NEC 3-2
5%
--
NEC 3-0
5%
--
Excelsior 1-0
4%
--
NEC 4-1
4%
--
Excelsior 3-2
3%
--
Excelsior 3-1
3%
--
Excelsior 2-0
3%
--
Draw 0-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
31%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
67%
--
BTTS - No
33%
--
BTTS - Home Win
33%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
52%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
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Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
NEC win to nil
21%
--
Excelsior win to nil
9%
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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
Excelsior110043 
Aug 22
Mar 13
-
-
2
GA Eagles110033 
Sep 20
Apr 3
Nov 7
Mar 6
3
Ajax110023 
Mar 20
Oct 10
Feb 13
Sep 19
4
AZ Alkmaar110023 
Feb 27
Dec 12
Dec 19
Mar 20
5
Groningen110013 
Oct 25
Jan 30
Oct 11
Apr 10
6
Telstar110013 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 16
Nov 28
May 23
7
Heerenveen110013 
Apr 10
Oct 31
Feb 27
Oct 16
8
Feyenoord110013 
Sep 5
Feb 13
Jan 16
Nov 21
9
Fortuna101001 
Oct 17
Mar 6
Jan 23
Oct 25
10
PSV101001 
Nov 21
May 16
Aug 15
May 8
11
NEC1001-10 
-
-
Mar 13
Aug 22
12
Utrecht1001-10 
May 23
Nov 8
Sep 13
Jan 30
13
Twente1001-10 
Nov 28
Apr 24
Nov 1
Feb 20
14
S.Rotterdam1001-10 
Feb 20
Dec 5
Aug 29
Jan 9
15
Den Haag1001-20 
Dec 19
May 8
May 16
Dec 5
16
PEC Zwolle1001-20 
May 1
Aug 29
Apr 3
Dec 12
17
Willem II1001-30 
Jan 23
Aug 15
Apr 24
Sep 5
18
Cambuur1001-40 
Jan 10
Sep 13
May 1
w
 
0-4F
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
3
Excelsior have won 3 consecutive away league games
5
Excelsior have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
NEC 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC1 - 2Telstar
NEC2 - 1GA Eagles
NEC1 - 1Telstar
NEC1 - 1Feyenoord
NEC2 - 2Heerenveen
NEC3 - 0FC Volendam
NEC2 - 3Fortuna
NEC1 - 3Utrecht
NEC4 - 1Heracles
NEC2 - 1PEC Zwolle
NEC2 - 2Ajax
NEC3 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC2 - 0Groningen
NEC3 - 3Twente
NEC2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
NEC3 - 5PSV
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC5 - 0Excelsior
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC1 - 1Willem II
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNEC1 - 2Telstar
HNEC2 - 1GA Eagles
ANEC1 - 2Groningen
HNEC1 - 1Telstar
ANEC1 - 1Twente
HNEC1 - 1Feyenoord
ANEC2 - 0Excelsior
HNEC2 - 2Heerenveen
ANEC3 - 2PSV
HNEC3 - 0FC Volendam
HNEC2 - 3Fortuna
ANEC1 - 1Ajax
ANEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
HNEC1 - 3Utrecht
HNEC4 - 1Heracles
ANEC3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HNEC2 - 1PEC Zwolle
ANEC4 - 3NAC
HNEC2 - 2Ajax
ANEC2 - 2Telstar
Excelsior 1ST
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambuur0 - 4Excelsior
S.Rotterdam2 - 3Excelsior
Groningen2 - 3Excelsior
PEC Zwolle2 - 2Excelsior
Heracles1 - 1Excelsior
Feyenoord2 - 1Excelsior
Fortuna2 - 1Excelsior
NAC0 - 2Excelsior
Twente0 - 0Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1Excelsior
PSV5 - 1Excelsior
Ajax1 - 2Excelsior
Telstar2 - 2Excelsior
GA Eagles2 - 0Excelsior
Heerenveen2 - 1Excelsior
FC Volendam1 - 2Excelsior
Utrecht4 - 1Excelsior
NEC5 - 0Excelsior
Feyenoord4 - 0Excelsior
Ajax2 - 2Excelsior
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExcelsior4 - 0Cambuur
AExcelsior3 - 2S.Rotterdam
HExcelsior1 - 1FC Volendam
AExcelsior3 - 2Groningen
HExcelsior5 - 0Utrecht
AExcelsior2 - 2PEC Zwolle
HExcelsior0 - 2NEC
AExcelsior1 - 1Heracles
AExcelsior1 - 2Feyenoord
HExcelsior1 - 2Heerenveen
HExcelsior0 - 1GA Eagles
AExcelsior1 - 2Fortuna
HExcelsior1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
AExcelsior2 - 0NAC
HExcelsior2 - 2Ajax
AExcelsior0 - 0Twente
AExcelsior1 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HExcelsior2 - 2Telstar
AExcelsior1 - 5PSV
HExcelsior2 - 1PEC Zwolle
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
NEC have beaten Excelsior in 3 consecutive league meetings
3
NEC have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Excelsior
League games at NEC since 2015
NEC
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
NEC
2
D
1
EXC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
NEC5 - 0
3 - 4Excelsior
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Excelsior
NEC1 - 0
League games at Excelsior since 2016
Excelsior
NEC
Goals: Scored
4
10
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
NEC
3
D
1
EXC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
0 - 2NEC
0 - 3NEC
0 - 3NEC
Draw2 - 2Draw
Excelsior2 - 0
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.2 is fairly strong for NEC Nijmegen in their clash with Excelsior, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 46 consecutive Eredivisie matches.

NEC 11th Excelsior 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that NEC will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Excelsior will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
NEC’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Excelsior have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2026/2027 season
NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Excelsior
2.2
1.4
Attack rating
NEC
EXC
45%
better
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Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored1
4
Avg. goals scored1
4
Avg. shots per game16
13
Avg. shots per goal16
3
Conversion rate for6
31
Avg. XG for3
2.5
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
NEC
EXC
54%
better
view stats
Games conceded1
0
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded2
0
Avg. goals conceded2
0
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded3
0
Conversion rate against33%
0%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.8
KickOff rating
+54%

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

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
G CrettazK SierhuisD TadićB Pereira
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Crettaz GLK1
-
P Sandler DEF1
-
B Pereira DEF1
1
-
D. Fonville DEF1
-
W. Willumsson MID1
-
D Tadić MID11
-
J Monteiro MID1
-
D Nejasmic MID1
-
T Chery MID1
-
N Lebreton MID1
-
I Hansen-Aaroen MID1
1
-
C. Bischoff FWD1
-
E Mor FWD1
-
K Sierhuis FWD11
-
B Linssen FWD1
-
S. Ouaissa FWD1
-
Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1220
S GasselN NaujoksS Janssen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Gassel GLK1
-
O. Turay DEF1
-
J. Plug DEF1
-
N. Martens DEF1
-
C Widell DEF1
-
R Meissen DEF1
-
S Janssen DEF12
-
D. van Vianen MID1
-
I Yegoian MID111
-
N Naujoks MID12
-
L Hartjes MID1
-
A. Sliti FWD1
-
I. Silva Timas FWD1
-
D. Garden FWD11
-
N. Groen FWD11
-
G Regt FWD11
-