Highlights

89'

A. Kaplan (Dissent)

62'

J. Karlsson (Foul)

59'

D. Nejašmić

49'

Y. Cathline (assist S. El Karouani)

HT 0 - 2

45'

G. Zechiël (assist A. Stepanov)

45'

P. Sandler (Dissent)

32'

M. Didden (Foul)

25'

S. Ouaissa (Foul)

Ángel Alarcón (assist G. Zechiël)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+1'

A. Blake (Y. Cathline - injury)

90+1'

O. Agougil (A. Engwanda - tactical)

82'

M. van der Hoorn (Ángel Alarcón - tactical)

82'

W. Willumsson (B. Linssen - tactical)

73'

K. Ogawa (N. Lebreton - tactical)

60'

Danilo (S. Ouaissa - tactical)

59'

D. Fonville (P. Sandler - tactical)

59'

Y. El Kachati (D. Nejašmić - tactical)

56'

J. Karlsson (A. Stepanov - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Gjivai Zechiël # 21 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 1
Duel won 3/7 (42.86%)
Accurate passes 13/19 (68.42%)
Goal ! 1
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7
	6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
11	B. Linssen	11
15	T. Chery	10
19	G. Zechiël	9
22	K. Ogawa	8
28	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
-	D. de Wit	7
36	S. Ouaissa	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-2-1

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

75%

25%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

Ángel Alarcón

T. Chery 2
D. Nejašmić 1

Shots off target

T. Chery

Ángel Alarcón 2
Danilo 1

Big chance created

A. Stepanov

Y. Cathline 2
G. Zechiël 1

Successful contests

K. Sano

Ángel Alarcón 3
N. Lebreton 3

Fouls suffered

D. de Wit

T. Chery 3
B. Önal 3

Dispossessed

N. Lebreton

Y. Cathline 2
T. Chery 2

Touches

K. Sano

114

A. Kaplan 100
T. Chery 90

Duel won

K. Sano

D. de Wit 7
A. Kaplan 7

Duel lost

D. de Wit

Ángel Alarcón 7
B. Önal 7

Interceptions

N. Viergever

A. Engwanda 2
S. El Karouani 2

Challenge lost

D. Nejašmić

G. Zechiël 2
D. de Wit 2

Tackles

A. Engwanda

G. Zechiël 2
A. Kaplan 2

Aerial duels won

M. Didden

D. Nejašmić 3
D. de Wit 3

Aerial duels lost

D. de Wit

A. Engwanda 3
B. Önal 3

Fouls

N. Viergever

M. Didden 2
N. Vesterlund 2

Saves

V. Barkas

G. Crettaz 2

Passes

K. Sano

A. Kaplan 84
D. Nejašmić 83

Accurate passes

A. Kaplan

K. Sano 74
D. Nejašmić 73

Accurate crosses

E. Dasa

K. Sano 1
Y. El Kachati 1

Current form

Stats

W W W W D

L D L L L

Last matches

Stats & bet

02/11/25

15/03/25

24/11/24

17/03/24

23/09/23

Referees

Danny Desmond Makkelie main referee

3.1

0.2

Average card count per match for 25 matches arbitrated
Richard Brondijk VAR referee
Don Frijn VAR referee
Thomas Hardeman fourth referee
Jan de Vries assistant referee
Hessel Steegstra assistant referee
Ingmar Oostrom VAR assistant referee
Rick Sturm fourth referee
Martijn Vos fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

NEC

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Freek Entius Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Utrecht

David Min Ankle Injury

Miguel Rodríguez Ankle Injury

Mattijs Branderhorst Groin Injury

Victor Christoffer Jensen Knee injury

Gjivai Zechiël Knee injury

Gjivai Zechiël Unknown

Zidane Iqbal Knee injury

Mike Eerdhuijzen Thigh Injury

Siebe Horemans Arm Injury

Mees Yunfei Eppink Foot injury

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen Unknown

Sébastien Haller Rib injury

Miguel Rodríguez Suspended : Red card

Match venue

Goffertstadion - Nijmegen

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 12650
Average attendance: 9484
Maximum attendance: 12650
% sold: 75

Match result NEC Utrecht

Date 11 February 2026 20:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 18
Match attendance 12650
Code NEC-UTR
Area Netherlands
Home team NEC
Away team Utrecht

FAQ

What is the result between NEC Utrecht?

Utrecht won the match with a 1-3 score

What are the official lineups for NEC Utrecht?

NEC : Coached by D. Schreuder, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-2-1 formation: G. Crettaz, A. Kaplan, P. Sandler, E. Dasa, B. Önal, D. Nejašmić, K. Sano, S. Ouaissa, N. Lebreton, T. Chery (C), B. Linssen

Utrecht : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. Jans, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : V. Barkas, S. El Karouani, N. Viergever (C), M. Didden, N. Vesterlund, G. Zechiël, A. Engwanda, Y. Cathline, D. de Wit, Ángel Alarcón, A. Stepanov

Who is the referee of the match NEC Utrecht ?

Danny Desmond Makkelie is the referee for this match

Where is the match NEC Utrecht?

The venue Goffertstadion in Nijmegen is hosting the match

At what time is NEC Utrecht?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 11 February 2026. Kick-off at 20:00

Who is the man of the match NEC - Utrecht ?

Gjivai Zechiël is the outstanding player of the match NEC - Utrecht. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1 Successful contests
3/7 Duel won (42.86%)
13/19 Accurate passes (68.42%)
1 Goal !
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

NEC 3-4-2-1

- 5.6 1 G. Crettaz
- 5.5 4 A. Kaplan
- 5.6 3 P. Sandler
- 6.3 14 E. Dasa
- 5.2 11 B. Önal
- 7.4 6 D. Nejašmić
- 6.1 23 K. Sano
- 4.5 25 S. Ouaissa
- 5.4 20 N. Lebreton
- 6.1 10 (C) T. Chery
- 4.4 30 B. Linssen
- 7.6 1 V. Barkas
- 7.0 16 S. El Karouani
- 6.2 24 (C) N. Viergever
- 6.2 40 M. Didden
- 5.7 23 N. Vesterlund
- 8.2 21 G. Zechiël
- 5.7 27 A. Engwanda
- 7.6 10 Y. Cathline
- 5.8 20 D. de Wit
- 7.3 77 Ángel Alarcón
- 6.8 18 A. Stepanov

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- B. Pereira #2 - Defender
- V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- 59'
  
  D. Fonville #24 - Defender
- 73'
  
  K. Ogawa #18 - Striker
- D. Proper #71 - Midfielder
- T. Ouwejan #5 - Defender
- 59'
  
  Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- I. Hansen-Aarøen #8 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  W. Willumsson #19 - Midfielder
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- 60'
  
  Danilo #9 - Striker
- R. Jans Coach
Substitutes
- 56'
  
  J. Karlsson #11 - Striker
- J. van Ommeren #46 - Midfielder
- 90+1'
  
  A. Blake #15 - Striker
- N. Viereck #53 - Defender
- E. Adiele #5 - Defender
- E. Demircan #17 - Striker
- M. Brouwer #25 - Goalkeeper
- K. Gadellaa #33 - Goalkeeper
- C. Bozdoğan #8 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  M. van der Hoorn #3 - Defender
- 90+1'
  
  O. Agougil #38 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

75%

25%

Duel won

53%

47%

Accurate passes

84%

55%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

648

Passes

219

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

A. Stepanov

Y. Cathline 2
G. Zechiël 1
K. Sano 1
E. Dasa 1

Shots (%)

Ángel Alarcón

50% 2/4

S. Ouaissa 50% (1/2)
D. Nejašmić 50% (1/2)
E. Dasa 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

K. Sano

Ángel Alarcón 3
N. Lebreton 3
B. Önal 2

Fouls suffered

D. de Wit

T. Chery 3
B. Önal 3

Touches

K. Sano

114

A. Kaplan 100

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Danilo

0% 0/3

T. Chery 29% (2/7)

Dispossessed

N. Lebreton

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

D. Fonville

71% 5/7

M. Didden 71% (5/7)
S. El Karouani 67% (4/6)
A. Kaplan 64% (7/11)
K. Sano 60% (9/15)

Interceptions

N. Viergever

A. Engwanda 2
S. El Karouani 2

Aerial duels won (%)

M. Didden

100% 4/4

N. Vesterlund 100% (3/3)
P. Sandler 100% (2/2)
D. Nejašmić 75% (3/4)
A. Kaplan 75% (3/4)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

N. Viergever

0% 0/5

J. Karlsson 0% (0/5)
B. Linssen 0% (0/4)
G. Zechiël 0% (0/4)
Y. Cathline 40% (4/10)

Challenge lost

D. Nejašmić

Aerial duels won (%)

E. Dasa

0% 0/2

D. Fonville 0% (0/2)
M. van der Hoorn 0% (0/2)
K. Ogawa 0% (0/2)
B. Linssen 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

N. Lebreton

94% 34/36

P. Sandler 91% (51/56)
E. Dasa 91% (39/43)
T. Chery 90% (57/63)
A. Kaplan 89% (75/84)

Accurate crosses

E. Dasa

Successful final third passes

D. Nejašmić

K. Sano 33
T. Chery 29
B. Önal 23

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

V. Barkas

35% 14/40

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20