Willem II 1-4 NEC Nijmegen — Eredivisie, 15 Aug 2026
NEC Nijmegen beat Willem II 4-1 in the Eredivisie on 15 August 2026 at Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg. A. Tahaui, Tjaronn Chery, Bryan Linssen, Kaj Sierhuis got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Willem II have won 1 and NEC Nijmegen 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Koning Willem II Stadion · Tilburg·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 16'Roughing
- 0-145+2'assist: C. Bischoff
- Half-time0-1
- 0-254'
- 0-365'
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'out: Emre Mor
- 0-467'assist: Tjaronn Chery
- 69'
- 69'
- 69'
- 76'out: A. Kabar
- 1-477'assist: Hidde ter Avest
- 89'out: D. Iglesias
- 89'
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Willem II
- 7.6Thomas VerheydtF
- 7.0Hidde ter AvestD
- 6.9Jaden SloryM
- 6.7Karst de LeeuwG
- 6.6Devin HaenF
- 6.6Alessandro CiranniM
- 6.3Kasper BoogaardM
- 6.3Mats LemmensD
- 6.3Uriel van AalstF
- 6.3Eser GürbüzM
- 6.0Nathan Tjoe-A-OnD
- 5.9Justin HoogmaD
- 5.6Per van LoonD
- 5.6Finn StamD
NEC Nijmegen
- 8.2Tjaronn CheryF
- 7.7Darko NejašmićM
- 7.7Clement BischoffM
- 7.5Adam TahauiM
- 7.3Deveron FonvilleD
- 7.3Kaj SierhuisF
- 7.2Tobias StormD
- 6.6Emre MorF
- 6.6Jamiro MonteiroM
- 6.6Gonzalo CrettazG
- 6.3Bryan LinssenF
- 6.3Brayann PereiraD
- 6.3Noé LebretonM
- 6.2Almugera KabarD
- 6.0Dušan TadićF
Line-ups
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
Willem II4-4-1-1
Substitutes
Willem IIJohn Stegeman
Substitutes
- 5Hidde ter Avest69'D7.0
- 21Wouter van der SteenG
- 28Thomas Verheydt77'69'F7.6
- 15Amine Et-TaïbiD
- 83Mats Lemmens69'D6.3
- 14Jens MathijsenD
- 48Julian van EsdonkM
- 41Tygo KotteG
- 49Ismael MouhoulM
- 40Divano Fernandez IglesiasM
- 44Luca MaalF
NEC NijmegenDick Schreuder
Substitutes
- 11Willum WillumssonM
- 17Bram Nuytinck89'D
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 14Kaj Sierhuis67'66'F7.3
- 7Emre Mor66'F6.6
- 12Nikolas PolsterG
- 8Isak Hansen-AarøenM
- 20Noé Lebreton66'M6.3
- 73Gabriel BrásD
- 66Almugera KabarD6.2
- 36Freek EntiusG
- 34Kevin KersF
Team statistics
31%Possession69%
1.48Expected goals (xG)2.66
8Total shots19
2Shots on target9
2Shots off target5
4Blocked shots5
1Corners1
0Offsides3
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards0
5Goalkeeper saves1
-0.03Goals prevented-0.03
264Total passes571
164Accurate passes484
62%Pass accuracy85%
Willem IIvsNEC Nijmegen
Willem II
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Verheydt | 19 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Hidde ter Avest | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jaden Slory | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Karst de Leeuw | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Devin Haen | 88 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alessandro Ciranni | 69 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kasper Boogaard | 88 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Mats Lemmens | 19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Uriel van Aalst | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Eser Gürbüz | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nathan Tjoe-A-On | 69 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Justin Hoogma | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Per van Loon | 88 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Finn Stam | 88 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.6 |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjaronn Chery | 88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Darko Nejašmić | 65 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Clement Bischoff | 66 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 7.7 |
| Adam Tahaui | 88 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Deveron Fonville | 76 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Kaj Sierhuis | 22 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Tobias Storm | 88 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Emre Mor | 22 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Jamiro Monteiro | 88 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Bryan Linssen | 66 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Brayann Pereira | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Noé Lebreton | 23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Almugera Kabar | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Dušan Tadić | 88 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
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