NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior Rotterdam predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by NO_COACH will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Eredivisie 3rd round, where  NEC Nijmegen will face Excelsior Rotterdam at Goffertstadion stadium on 8 September at 16:45, and will be refereed by E. Blank.

The home team, NEC Nijmegen is currently in 10º position in the tournament with 6 points, while Excelsior Rotterdam is currently in 5º position with 9.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior Rotterdam.

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen comes from playing against Feyenoord and finished the match with a result of 1-3, with loss for NEC Nijmegen. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Excelsior Rotterdam. In that last match between NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord, NEC team achieved a 62% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by D. Nejašmić.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by NO_COACH has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw y 4 defeats. NEC Nijmegen average number of goals per game is 1.5 goals, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend they have 7 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in NEC Nijmegen matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 6/8
• Matches conceding goals:  7
• First to concede goals: 5/8

Excelsior Rotterdam

The team coached by R. den Uil heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-3 win over Willem II Tilburg. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the red-blacks team will be looking for another good result in their visit to NEC Nijmegen.

In that match between Excelsior Rotterdam and Willem II Tilburg, the red-blacks team achieved 41% ball possession, getting 6 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by I. Yegoian, D. Garden and R. Meissen.

Analysing the last 8 matches, R. den Uil's team has won 6, drawn 1 and lost 1, and is on a run of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 9 matches. Excelsior Rotterdam average 2.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 22 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Excelsior Rotterdam matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Half-time winner: 5/8

NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior Rotterdam: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior Rotterdam prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Eredivisie competition, in an event that took place at the Van Donge & De Roo stadium on 04-04-2026 with the result of 0-2, with NEC Nijmegen winning.

The last 5 meetings between NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior Rotterdam have resulted in 4 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 1 win for Excelsior Rotterdam. In those matches, NEC Nijmegen managed to score 16 goals, while Excelsior Rotterdam scored 4 goals against NEC Nijmegen.

• In 1/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals