Netherlands - EredivisieGoffertstadionData current as of 31 August 2026

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NEC vs Excelsior: match statistics

NEC vs Excelsior: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

NEC play Excelsior in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Goffertstadion.

Current form

NEC: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match. Excelsior: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

NEC scores 2.67 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Excelsior scores 2.33 and concedes 1.00. League average: 4.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: NEC 100%, Excelsior 67%. Over 2.5: NEC 100%, Excelsior 100%. League level: BTTS 76%, Over 2.5 82%.

xG, shots and style

NEC has higher xG: 2.09 vs 1.43. NEC: 18.7 shots per match, Excelsior: 12.7.

Match halves

NEC: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 1.67. Excelsior: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

NEC: 61-75 (2 goals). Excelsior: 16-30 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 4.03 goals per match, BTTS 76%, Over 2.5 82%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 0%.

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.67Goals scored / match2.33
NECExcelsior
1.33Goals conceded / match1
NECExcelsior
62%Average possession46%
NECExcelsior
6Shots on target / match5.33
NECExcelsior

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

18.67Shots per match12.67
NECExcelsior
6Shots on target5.33
NECExcelsior
14.3%Shot conversion18.4%
NECExcelsior
62%Possession46%
NECExcelsior
2.09xG for1.43
NECExcelsior
0.89xG against1.39
NECExcelsior

Shooting quality

NEC: DominantExcelsior: Counter-attacking
NECExcelsior
Accuracy (shots on target)32%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.44

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

NEC
LWW
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.7Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 2.09Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Excelsior
WLW
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.3Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

NEC is 15% better for: goals scored per match.

2.67 goals / match - NEC · 2.33 goals / match - Excelsior

Excelsior is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - NEC · 1 goals / match - Excelsior

NEC scoring profile: very strong

NEC scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Excelsior keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

Excelsior scoring profile: very strong

Excelsior scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while NEC keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

8Goals scored (season)7
NECExcelsior
4Goals conceded (season)3
NECExcelsior
4Average goals in match3.33
NECExcelsior
8Goals scored (last 5)7
NECExcelsior
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
NECExcelsior

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
NECExcelsior
67%2 goals67%
NECExcelsior
67%3 goals33%
NECExcelsior
33%4 goals33%
NECExcelsior

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
NECExcelsior
33%2 goals33%
NECExcelsior
0%3 goals0%
NECExcelsior
0%4 goals0%
NECExcelsior

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time0%
NECExcelsior
0%BTTS in both halves0%
NECExcelsior
67%Scored in both halves67%
NECExcelsior

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
NECExcelsior
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
NECExcelsior
100%BTTS - last 567%
NECExcelsior

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
NECExcelsior
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
NECExcelsior
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
NECExcelsior

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
NECExcelsior
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
NECExcelsior
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
NECExcelsior

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

NEC - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing
Excelsior - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)2
NECExcelsior
1Goals scored (1st half)1.33
NECExcelsior
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
NECExcelsior
2Average goals (1st half)1.67
NECExcelsior
33%Clean sheet before half-time67%
NECExcelsior
33%No goal before half-time33%
NECExcelsior

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)1.67
NECExcelsior
1.67Goals scored (2nd half)1
NECExcelsior
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
NECExcelsior
2Average goals (2nd half)1.67
NECExcelsior
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
NECExcelsior
0%No goal after half-time0%
NECExcelsior

NEC - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.7

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Excelsior - second-half results

33% W67% R0% P
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

NEC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.003.00
Goals scored / match1.01.7
Goals conceded / match1.00.3
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals67%33%
3 goals33%33%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal33%0%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 3
Excelsior - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.67
Goals scored / match1.31.0
Goals conceded / match0.30.7
Average goals in match1.71.7
1 goal100%100%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal33%0%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 67% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

NEC
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
2
0
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Excelsior
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
84%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

NEC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
157%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Excelsior

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.90
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

NECLigaExcelsior
Average goals in match 4.004.03 3.33
Both teams scored 100%76% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%82% 100%
Clean sheets 0%12% 33%
Goal before half-time 100%82% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%97% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

4.03
Average goals per match
76%
Both teams scored
82%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
12%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / match
2.33
Away goals / match
+-27%
Home attack advantage
+-37%
Home defence advantage
+-22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
30%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
97%
1 goal
79%
2 goals
42%
3 goals
18%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): NEC 2 - 0 - 0 Excelsior. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

SBV Excelsior
0 : 2
Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie
Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie
5 : 0
SBV Excelsior