NEC Nijmegen vs ExcelsiorPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Round three of the Eredivisie at the Goffertstadion, with two sides level on 6 points: NEC Nijmegen seventh, Excelsior ninth, both with two wins and one defeat. NEC Nijmegen have scored 8 goals and conceded 4, Excelsior 7 and 3. The home and away split is unusual. NEC Nijmegen lost their only home game so far (1-2) and won both away trips, with 7 goals for and 2 against on the road; their latest outing was a 3-1 win at PEC Zwolle. Excelsior have one win and one defeat at home, 3-3 on goals, and won their only away game 4-0 at Cambuur. Their last five outings include a 2-1 win against Sparta Rotterdam and a 1-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven. The head-to-head record leans towards the hosts: four NEC Nijmegen wins in the last five meetings, including a 5-0 at the Goffertstadion in August 2025 and a 2-0 at Excelsior last April. The visitors' one success is the 3-4 of August 2023, also played in Nijmegen. The league runs at an average of 4.03 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.