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

Tue 8th Sep, 17:45 BST, McDos Goffertstadion,

We’ve Eredivisie action to enjoy on Tuesday evening, as Dick Schreuder and his NEC Nijmegen side host Ruben den Uil’s Excelsior at the McDos Goffertstadion. Recent form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We're tipping NEC to win, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


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Best Tip: NEC to win

Studying the bookmakers' odds and collated stats regarding the two teams ahead of this Eredivisie match, a bet on win / draw / win for NEC to win and delight their home supporters is our recommendation. We predict they will overpower Excelsior, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. There could be some bumps along the way, but NEC claiming victory is the bet come Tuesday evening.

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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think NEC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.44.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
63%
1.53-
Draw
18%
4.50-
Excelsior
19%
5.50-
NEC 2-1
9%
9.00-
NEC 3-1
8%
11.00-
Draw 1-1
7%
9.50-
NEC 2-0
7%
11.00-
Draw 2-2
6%
12.00-
NEC 3-0
6%
13.00-
NEC 1-0
6%
13.00-
NEC 3-2
5%
17.00-
Excelsior 2-1
5%
19.00-
NEC 4-1
5%
17.00-
NEC 4-0
4%
21.00-
NEC 4-2
3%
23.00-
Excelsior 1-0
3%
26.00-
Excelsior 3-2
3%
29.00-
NEC 5-1
2%
29.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
73%
1.33-
Under 2.5 Goals
27%
3.40-
Home 1st Goal
55%
1.44-
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.63-
No 1st Goal
1%
26.00-
BTTS - Yes
67%
1.44-
BTTS - No
33%
2.63-
BTTS - Home Win
38%
2.50-
BTTS - Draw
16%
4.75-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
8.00-
Home/draw
81%
1.14-
Away/draw
37%
2.38-
Home/away
82%
1.18-
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
1.08-
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
8.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
52%
1.83-
Under 3.5 Goals
48%
1.83-
Over 4.5 Goals
33%
3.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
67%
1.36-
Over 5.5 Goals
18%
5.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
82%
1.17-
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1.01-
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
23.00-
Home DNB
76%
1.20-
Away DNB
31%
4.33-
NEC win to nil
25%
3.50-
Excelsior win to nil
6%
15.00-
NEC / NEC
38%
2.20-
NEC / Excelsior
2%
34.00-
NEC / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / NEC
17%
4.75-
Draw / Excelsior
6%
13.00-
Draw / Draw
10%
8.50-
Excelsior / NEC
6%
15.00-
Excelsior / Excelsior
10%
8.50-
Excelsior / Draw
6%
15.00-
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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
AZ Alkmaar55001115 
Feb 27
Dec 12
Dec 19
Mar 20
2
PSV54101213 
Nov 21
May 16
l
 
1-2A
May 8
3
Feyenoord5320611 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 13
Jan 16
Nov 21
4
Fortuna5311210 
Oct 18
Mar 6
Jan 23
Oct 25
5
Excelsior430179 
Sep 8
Mar 13
-
-
6
Ajax421147 
Mar 20
Oct 10
Feb 13
Sep 19
7
Twente421147 
Nov 28
Apr 24
Nov 1
Feb 20
8
GA Eagles421127 
Sep 20
Apr 3
Nov 7
Mar 6
9
Groningen5212-17 
Oct 25
Jan 30
Oct 11
Apr 10
10
NEC420226 
-
-
Mar 13
Sep 8
11
S.Rotterdam512205 
Feb 20
Dec 5
w
 
2-1F
Jan 9
12
Heerenveen5122-25 
Apr 10
Oct 31
Feb 27
Oct 16
13
PEC Zwolle5113-44 
May 1
w
 
1-3F
Apr 3
Dec 12
14
Telstar4112-54 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 16
Nov 28
May 23
15
Den Haag5014-81 
Dec 19
May 8
May 16
Dec 5
16
Utrecht4013-91 
May 23
Nov 8
Sep 13
Jan 30
17
Willem II4013-91 
Jan 23
w
 
1-4F
Apr 24
w
 
0-3F
18
Cambuur5014-121 
Jan 10
Sep 12
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
NEC 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC1 - 3Feyenoord
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
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNEC1 - 3Feyenoord
ANEC3 - 1PEC Zwolle
ANEC4 - 1Willem II
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
Excelsior 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Willem II0 - 3Excelsior
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExcelsior3 - 0Willem II
HExcelsior2 - 1S.Rotterdam
HExcelsior1 - 2PSV
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
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 2.5 is decent for NEC Nijmegen in their meeting with Excelsior, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 49 consecutive Eredivisie games.

NEC 10th Excelsior 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
8%
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
24%
There is a 71% probability that NEC will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Excelsior will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
NEC’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+17
Excelsior have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2026/2027 season
NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Excelsior
2.5
1.3
Attack rating
1%
better
NEC
EXC
view stats
Games scored3
3
Failed to score0
0
Scored first2
2
Goals scored8
7
Avg. goals scored2
1.8
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal5
4
Conversion rate for21
26
Avg. XG for2.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
NEC
EXC
33%
better
view stats
Games conceded3
2
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded4
3
Avg. goals conceded1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded4
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
10
Conversion rate against24%
10%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+33%

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
4311
G CrettazT CheryT CheryN Lebreton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Crettaz GLK4
-
T Chery MID431
-
N Lebreton MID4
1
-
D Tadić MID41
1
-
C. Bischoff FWD41
-
B Linssen FWD41
-
A. Raouf Mohammed Kabar DEF3
1
-
T Storm DEF3
1
-
B Nuytinck DEF3
-
D. Fonville DEF3
-
D Nejasmic MID31
-
J Monteiro MID3
-
E Mor FWD31
-
A. Tahaui FWD31
-
K Sierhuis FWD32
-
P Schuurs DEF21
-
W. Willumsson MID2
-
Gabriel Brás DEF1
-
P Sandler DEF1
-
I Hansen-Aaroen MID1
1
-
D Geiger MID1
-
A. Thomas FWD1
-
Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4231
S GasselI YegoianS JanssenJ. Plug
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Gassel GLK41
-
J. Plug DEF4
1
-
C Widell DEF41
-
R Meissen DEF41
-
S Janssen DEF43
1
-
D. van Vianen MID4
-
I Yegoian MID423
-
L Hartjes MID4
-
A. Sliti FWD41
-
I. Silva Timas FWD41
-
D. Garden FWD42
-
N. Groen FWD411
1
-
E. da Silva Moreira DEF2
-
O. Turay DEF2
-
Ágúst Þorsteinsson FWD2
1
-
A Jahanbakhsh FWD2
-
G. Cairo DEF1
-
K. Bos DEF1
-
Y. Muse Finey MID1
-
N Naujoks MID12
-
M Dominguez FWD1
-