NEC Nijmegen 1-3 Utrecht — Eredivisie, 11 Feb 2026
Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 11 February 2026 at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen. A. Alarcon, Gjivai Zechiël, Yoann Cathline, Darko Nejašmić got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, NEC Nijmegen have won 2 and Utrecht 3.
Match timeline
- 0-15'assist: Gjivai Zechiël
- 25'Foul
- 32'Foul
- 45'Argument
- 0-245'assist: A. Stepanov
- Half-time0-2
- 0-349'
- 56'A. Stepanovout: J. Karlsson
- 59'
- 59'out: Youssef El Kachati
- 1-359'
- 60'
- 62'Jesper KarlssonFoul
- 73'out: K. Ogawa
- 82'
- 82'
- 89'Ahmetcan KaplanArgument
- 90+1'
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
NEC Nijmegen
- 8.2Darko NejašmićM
- 7.5Kodai SanoM
- 7.5Tjaronn CheryF
- 7.0Deveron FonvilleD
- 6.9Noé LebretonF
- 6.9Başar ÖnalM
- 6.7Philippe SandlerD
- 6.6DaniloF
- 6.6Gonzalo CrettazG
- 6.5Bryan LinssenF
- 6.5Koki OgawaF
- 6.3Willum WillumssonM
- 6.3Eli DasaD
- 6.2Youssef El KachatiF
- 6.2Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 5.9Sami OuaissaM
Utrecht
- 8.3Ángel AlarcónM
- 8.0Gjivai ZechiëlM
- 7.5Yoann CathlineM
- 7.2Vasilis BarkasG
- 6.9Matisse DiddenD
- 6.9Artem StepanovF
- 6.9Dani de WitM
- 6.7Niklas VesterlundD
- 6.7Mike van der HoornD
- 6.7Alonzo EngwandaM
- 6.7Jesper KarlssonF
- 6.6Nick ViergeverD
- 6.6Souffian El KarouaniD
Line-ups
Utrecht4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
Substitutes
NEC NijmegenDick Schreuder
Substitutes
- 22J. CillessenG
- 9Danilo Pereira60'F6.6
- 15J. WillemsD
- 19Willum Willumsson82'M6.3
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 18K. Ogawa73'F6.5
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 34Youssef El Kachati59'F6.2
- 71Dirk ProperM
- 8Isak Hansen-AarøenM
- 2Brayann PereiraD
- 24D. Fonville59'D7.0
UtrechtRon Jans
Substitutes
- 3M. van der Hoorn82'D6.7
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 11J. Karlsson56'F6.7
- 8C. BozdoganM
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 38O. Agougil90+1'D
- 15Adrian Blake90+2'F
- 53Neal ViereckD
- 17Emirhan DemircanF
- 5E. AdieleD
- 46J. van OmmerenM
Team statistics
76%Possession24%
1.99Expected goals (xG)1.78
24Total shots11
7Shots on target5
10Shots off target4
7Blocked shots2
5Corners0
0Offsides1
6Fouls16
3Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves6
0.35Goals prevented0.35
651Total passes215
546Accurate passes121
84%Pass accuracy56%
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darko Nejašmić | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Kodai Sano | 90 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 90 | – | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Deveron Fonville | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Noé Lebreton | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Başar Önal | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Philippe Sandler | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Danilo | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Bryan Linssen | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Koki Ogawa | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Willum Willumsson | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Eli Dasa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Youssef El Kachati | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Sami Ouaissa | 60 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Utrecht
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel Alarcón | 82 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Yoann Cathline | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Vasilis Barkas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matisse Didden | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Artem Stepanov | 56 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dani de Wit | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 34 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nick Viergever | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Souffian El Karouani | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
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