NEC Nijmegen vs FC Utrecht · Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
12-5-5
1 – 3
FT
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FC Utrecht
7-6-9
Goffertstadion · Nijmegen · Netherlands
The game ended FC Utrecht 3, NEC Nijmegen 1 at Goffertstadion (crowd 12,650); NEC had won 5 in a row before this. Ángel Alarcón scored the winner at the 5-minute mark and Gjivai Zechiël widened the gap after 45 minutes; it went to 0-3 when Yoann Cathline scored at the 49-minute mark and a goal from Darko Nejasmic after 59 minutes cut it to 1-3. The game had five bookings. Most of it went through NEC: 75% possession, 25 shots against 11, yet did not win. From 25 shots, NEC found the target 6 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Eredivisie Netherlands
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
- Ground
- Goffertstadion · Nijmegen · Netherlands
- Crowd
- 12,650
- Referee
- Danny Makkelie
- NEC form
- DDDWD
- FC Utrecht form
- WLWWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FC Utrecht | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Side by side
6Fouls16
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1
5Corner Kicks0
2Saves5
75%Possession25%
25Shots11
6On Goal5
20%On Target %50%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
545Accurate Passes120
648Passes219
80%Pass Completion %50%
8Accurate Crosses0
31Crosses5
30%Cross %0%
61Long Balls82
25Accurate Long Balls29
40%Long Balls %40%
8Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles11
8Tackles18
80%Tackle %60%
5Interceptions13
8Effective Clearances48
8Clearances48
Timeline
Full time · 1-3
90'+1'
🔁Oualid Agougilreplacing Alonzo Engwanda
90'+1'
🔁Adrian Blakereplacing Yoann Cathline
🟨Ahmetcan Kaplan
89'
82'
🔁Mike van der Hoornreplacing Ángel Alarcón
🔁Willum Thór Willumssonreplacing Bryan Linssen
82'
🔁Koki Ogawareplacing Noé Lebreton
73'
62'
🟨Jesper Karlsson
🔁Daniloreplacing Sami Ouaissa
60'
🔁Youssef El Kachatireplacing Darko Nejasmic
59'
🔁Deveron Fonvillereplacing Philippe Sandler
59'
⚽Darko Nejasmic
59'1 - 3
56'
🔁Jesper Karlssonreplacing Artem Stepanov
49'0 - 3
⚽Yoann CathlineAssist: Souffian El Karouani
Half-time · 0-2
🟨Philippe Sandler
45'
45'0 - 2
⚽Gjivai ZechiëlAssist: Artem Stepanov
32'
🟨Matisse Didden
🟨Sami Ouaissa
25'
5'0 - 1
⚽Ángel AlarcónAssist: Gjivai Zechiël
Kick-off
Teams
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
30↓Linssen
20↓Lebreton
10Chery
11Önal
6⚽↓Nejasmic
25🟨↓Ouaissa
23Sano
4🟨Kaplan
3🟨↓Sandler
14Dasa
1Crettaz
Bench
- 15Jetro Willems
- 24Deveron Fonvilleon for Philippe Sandler, 59'
- 34Youssef El Kachation for Darko Nejasmic, 59'
- 18Koki Ogawaon for Noé Lebreton, 73'
- 22Jasper Cillessen
- 8Isak Hansen-Aarøen
- 5Thomas Ouwejan
- 71Dirk Proper
- 19Willum Thór Willumssonon for Bryan Linssen, 82'
- 7Virgil Misidjan
- 2Brayann Pereira
- 9Daniloon for Sami Ouaissa, 60'
FC Utrecht4-2-3-1
18↓Stepanov
10⚽↓Cathline
20de Wit
77⚽↓Alarcón
21⚽Zechiël
27↓Engwanda
16El Karouani
24Viergever
23Vesterlund
40🟨Didden
1Barkas
Bench
- 15Adrian Blakeon for Yoann Cathline, 90'+1'
- 3Mike van der Hoornon for Ángel Alarcón, 82'
- 38Oualid Agougilon for Alonzo Engwanda, 90'+1'
- 53Neal Viereck
- 5Emeka Adeile
- 33Kevin Gadellaa
- 8Can Bozdogan
- 11Jesper Karlssonon for Artem Stepanov, 56' 🟨
- 25Michael Brouwer
- 46Jaygo Van Ommeren
- 17Emirhan Demircan
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord Rotterdam | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +21 | 24 |
| 2 |  Ajax Amsterdam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 21 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 |  FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 |  Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 |  Heerenveen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 15 |
| 8 |  FC Groningen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 15 |
| 9 |  Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 |  SC Cambuur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 |  FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 |  NEC Nijmegen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 |  Willem II | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -22 | 2 |
Meetings
2NEC wins
0Level
3FC Utrecht wins
Last times they met
FT
FC Utrecht
1–0
NEC · 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
FT
FC Utrecht
0–1
NEC · 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie
FT
NEC
1–2
FC Utrecht · 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie
FT
FC Utrecht
1–0
NEC · 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
FT
NEC
3–0
FC Utrecht · 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
Form
Last games: NEC
W2-1W2-1W3-1W1-0W4-1
Last games: FC Utrecht
L2-0L1-0L4-2D1-1L1-0
