NEC vs FC Utrecht 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

NEC Nijmegen

59': Darko Nejasmic

FT
1 - 3

FC Utrecht

5': Ángel Alarcón
45': Gjivai Zechiël
49': Yoann Cathline

Introduction

NEC Nijmegen are hosting FC Utrecht at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

5': Goal! N.E.C. 0, FC Utrecht 1. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël with a through ball following a fast break.
25': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! N.E.C. 0, FC Utrecht 2. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artem Stepanov.
45': Philippe Sandler (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
49': Goal! N.E.C. 0, FC Utrecht 3. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
56': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jesper Karlsson replaces Artem Stepanov.
59': Goal! N.E.C. 1, FC Utrecht 3. Darko Nejasmic (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
59': Substitution, N.E.C.. Deveron Fonville replaces Philippe Sandler.
59': Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Darko Nejasmic.
60': Substitution, N.E.C.. Danilo replaces Sami Ouaissa.
62': Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, N.E.C.. Koki Ogawa replaces Noé Lebreton.
82': Substitution, N.E.C.. Willum Willumsson replaces Bryan Linssen.
82': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Mike van der Hoorn replaces Ángel Alarcón.
89': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Oualid Agougil replaces Alonzo Engwanda.
90'+2': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Yoann Cathline because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,650

Dutch Eredivisie Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+40	PSV Eindhoven	22	59	1
+20	Feyenoord Rotterdam	22	42	6
+19	NEC Nijmegen	22	41	5
+13	Ajax Amsterdam	22	39	3

Full Table

Statistics

UTR		NEC
16	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	2
24.5	Possession	75.5
11	SHOTS	24
5	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
121	Accurate Passes	546
215	Passes	651
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	8
4	Crosses	31
0.0	Cross %	0.3
79	Long Balls	59
31	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	7
11	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	4
50	Effective Clearances	8
50	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Gonzalo Crettaz (GK)
3	Philippe Sandler
4	Ahmetcan Kaplan
14	Eli Dasa
6	Darko Nejasmic
23	Kodai Sano
11	Basar Önal
25	Sami Ouaissa
30	Bryan Linssen
20	Noé Lebreton
10	Tjaronn Chery

Substitutes:

Jetro Willems, Deveron Fonville, Youssef El Kachati, Koki Ogawa, Jasper Cillessen, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Thomas Ouwejan, Dirk Proper, Willum Thór Willumsson, Virgil Misidjan, Brayann Pereira, Danilo .

FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vasilios Barkas (GK)
24	Nick Viergever
40	Matisse Didden
16	Souffian El Karouani
23	Niklas Vesterlund
20	Dani de Wit
21	Gjivai Zechiël
27	Alonzo Engwanda
18	Artem Stepanov
10	Yoann Cathline
77	Ángel Alarcón

Substitutes:

Adrian Blake, Mike van der Hoorn, Oualid Agougil, Neal Viereck, Emeka Adeile, Kevin Gadellaa, Can Bozdogan, Jesper Karlsson, Michael Brouwer, Jaygo Van Ommeren, Emirhan Demircan.