Highlights

85'

J. Clasie (2nd yellow - Foul)

79'

D. Proper (assist B. Linssen)

71'

A. Kaplan (Foul)

69'

J. Clasie (Dissent)

60'

I. Sadiq

51'

M. Meerdink (Foul)

HT 1 - 0

44'

P. Koopmeiners (Foul)

29'

W. Goes (Other Reason)

26'

B. Önal (assist B. Linssen)

12'

M. de Wit (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

82'

M. Šín (W. Goes - tactical)

81'

Y. El Kachati (K. Ogawa - tactical)

81'

V. Misidjan (B. Önal - tactical)

74'

L. Zeefuik (M. Meerdink - injury)

64'

M. Chávez (M. de Wit - tactical)

58'

D. Fonville (T. Ouwejan - injury)

46'

I. Jensen (R. Daal - tactical)

46'

D. Kwakman (P. Koopmeiners - injury)

Player of the match

Top assists

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen # 30 - Striker

Duel won 7/12 (58.33%)
Assist 2

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	41	22	12	5	5
	7	AZ	33	22	9	6	7

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	T. Parrott	11
5	J. Hornkamp	10
15	K. Ogawa	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
18	B. Linssen	6
-	T. Chery	6
27	S. Mijnans	5
-	S. Ouaissa	5
-	B. Önal	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-1-4-2

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

44%

56%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

D. Proper

Y. El Kachati 1
S. Mijnans 1

Shots off target

B. Linssen

P. Koopmeiners 1
M. Meerdink 1

Big chance created

B. Linssen

T. Ouwejan 1

Successful contests

S. Ouaissa

B. Önal 2
B. Pereira 2

Fouls suffered

A. Kaplan

B. Pereira 3
K. Sano 2

Dispossessed

M. Meerdink

I. Sadiq 3
K. Ogawa 2

Touches

Alexandre Penetra

A. Kaplan 76
W. Goes 67

Duel won

A. Kaplan

K. Ogawa 10
S. Ouaissa 8

Duel lost

M. Meerdink

I. Sadiq 13
A. Kaplan 9

Interceptions

B. Pereira

M. de Wit 2
S. Mijnans 2

Challenge lost

S. Mijnans

B. Pereira 2
D. Kwakman 2

Tackles

K. Sano

M. de Wit 4
A. Kaplan 4

Aerial duels won

A. Kaplan

M. Meerdink 6
K. Ogawa 6

Aerial duels lost

M. Meerdink

I. Sadiq 5
A. Kaplan 5

Fouls

B. Pereira

S. Ouaissa 3
W. Goes 2

Saves

R. Owusu-Oduro

G. Crettaz 1

Passes

Alexandre Penetra

W. Goes 52
A. Kaplan 52

Accurate passes

Alexandre Penetra

W. Goes 44
A. Kaplan 42

Accurate crosses

T. Ouwejan

M. de Wit 2
B. Pereira 1

Current form

Stats

L L L W W

D D W W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

29/03/25

17/08/24

28/04/24

06/12/23

21/05/23

Referees

Sander van der Eijk main referee

3.4

0.3

Average card count per match for 12 matches arbitrated
Kevin Puts fourth referee
Stefan de Groot assistant referee
Pol van Boekel VAR assistant referee
Rob van de Ven VAR referee
Rens Bluemink assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

NEC

Jetro Danovich Sexer Willems Knee injury

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Philippe Sandler Knee injury

Freek Entius Knee injury

Bram Johannes André Nuytinck Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Tjaronn Chery Suspended : Red card

Kees Smit Hip Injury

Seiya Maikuma Knee injury

Troy Parrott Knee injury

Mexx Meerdink Groin Injury

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Unknown

Match venue

Goffertstadion - Nijmegen

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 12650
Average attendance: 9486
Maximum attendance: 12650
% sold: 75

Match result NEC AZ

Date 28 September 2025 11:15
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 7
Match attendance 12650
Code NEC-AZ
Area Netherlands
Home team NEC
Away team AZ

FAQ

What is the result between NEC AZ?

NEC won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for NEC AZ?

NEC : Coached by D. Schreuder, the lineup starts off in a 3-1-4-2 formation: G. Crettaz, T. Ouwejan, A. Kaplan, B. Pereira, D. Nejašmić, B. Önal, S. Ouaissa, K. Sano, D. Proper (C), K. Ogawa, B. Linssen

AZ : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Martens, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : R. Owusu-Oduro, M. de Wit, Alexandre Penetra, W. Goes, D. Kasius, J. Clasie (C), P. Koopmeiners, R. Daal, S. Mijnans, I. Sadiq, M. Meerdink

Who is the referee of the match NEC AZ ?

Sander van der Eijk is the referee for this match

Where is the match NEC AZ?

The venue Goffertstadion in Nijmegen is hosting the match

At what time is NEC AZ?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 28 September 2025. Kick-off at 11:15

Who is the man of the match NEC - AZ ?

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen is the outstanding player of the match NEC - AZ. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

7/12 Duel won (58.33%)
2 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

NEC 3-1-4-2

- 5.3 1 G. Crettaz
- 6.2 5 T. Ouwejan
- 7.1 4 A. Kaplan
- 6.5 2 B. Pereira
- 6.1 6 D. Nejašmić
- 6.9 11 B. Önal
- 5.7 25 S. Ouaissa
- 6.1 23 K. Sano
- 7.0 71 (C) D. Proper
- 5.4 18 K. Ogawa
- 7.7 30 B. Linssen
  
  2
- 6.2 1 R. Owusu-Oduro
- 5.4 34 M. de Wit
- 5.9 5 Alexandre Penetra
- 6.2 3 W. Goes
- 5.2 30 D. Kasius
- 5.3 8 (C) J. Clasie
- 5.0 6 P. Koopmeiners
- 5.3 27 R. Daal
- 6.1 10 S. Mijnans
- 5.9 11 I. Sadiq
- 5.0 35 M. Meerdink

AZ 4-2-3-1

- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- 81'
  
  V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- N. Lebreton #20 - Midfielder
- 58'
  
  D. Fonville #24 - Defender
- M. van de Wiel #39 - Midfielder
- K. Shiogai #9 - Striker
- Róber González #21 - Midfielder
- 81'
  
  Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- V. van Crooij #32 - Striker
- S. de Laat #35 - Midfielder
- Y. Sbai #33 - Defender
- A. Darelas #8 - Midfielder
- M. Martens Coach
Substitutes
- M. Dekker #4 - Defender
- E. Dijkstra #22 - Defender
- J. Zoet #41 - Goalkeeper
- 46'
  
  I. Jensen #17 - Striker
- Weslley Patati #7 - Striker
- 82'
  
  M. Šín #33 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  D. Kwakman #21 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  M. Chávez #15 - Defender
- H. Verhulst #12 - Goalkeeper
- 74'
  
  L. Zeefuik #25 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

44%

56%

Duel won

59%

41%

Accurate passes

73%

76%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

327

Passes

423

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

B. Linssen

T. Ouwejan 1

Shots (%)

M. Meerdink

50% 1/2

B. Önal 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

S. Ouaissa

B. Önal 2
B. Pereira 2

Fouls suffered

A. Kaplan

B. Pereira 3
K. Sano 2
I. Jensen 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

B. Linssen

0% 0/3

Dispossessed

M. Meerdink

I. Sadiq 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

W. Goes

80% 4/5

K. Sano 78% (7/9)
K. Ogawa 67% (10/15)
I. Jensen 67% (4/6)
A. Kaplan 65% (17/26)

Interceptions

B. Pereira

M. de Wit 2
S. Mijnans 2
W. Goes 2

Aerial duels won (%)

S. Ouaissa

100% 3/3

D. Proper 100% (2/2)
W. Goes 100% (2/2)
K. Ogawa 67% (6/9)
L. Zeefuik 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

I. Sadiq

0% 0/13

S. Mijnans 0% (0/6)
D. Kasius 0% (0/5)
P. Koopmeiners 0% (0/5)
Alexandre Penetra 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

I. Sadiq

0% 0/5

D. Nejašmić 0% (0/4)
P. Koopmeiners 0% (0/3)
M. de Wit 0% (0/3)
M. Chávez 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Alexandre Penetra

92% 61/66

J. Clasie 88% (36/41)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

G. Crettaz

51% 24/47

R. Owusu-Oduro 53% (26/49)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	59	22	19	2	1	66	26	40
2	Feyenoord	42	22	13	3	6	52	32	20
3	NEC	41	22	12	5	5	57	38	19
4	Ajax	39	22	10	9	3	42	29	13
5	Sparta	36	22	11	3	8	29	36	-7
6	Twente	34	22	8	10	4	36	24	12
7	AZ	33	22	9	6	7	37	36	1
8	Groningen	31	22	9	4	9	29	28	1
9	Heerenveen	28	22	7	7	8	35	37	-2
10	Utrecht	27	22	7	6	9	33	29	4
11	Fortuna	26	22	7	5	10	33	38	-5
12	Excelsior	26	22	7	5	10	24	37	-13
13	Zwolle	26	22	7	5	10	31	45	-14
14	Go Ahead	23	22	4	11	7	33	38	-5
15	Volendam	21	22	5	6	11	24	37	-13
16	Telstar	17	22	3	8	11	26	38	-12
17	Heracles	17	22	5	2	15	31	57	-26
18	NAC	16	22	3	7	12	23	36	-13

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	26	11	8	2	1	36	16	20
2	NEC	23	11	7	2	2	30	17	13
3	Ajax	23	11	7	2	2	19	9	10
4	Feyenoord	22	11	7	1	3	29	18	11
5	Twente	19	11	5	4	2	18	11	7
6	Zwolle	19	11	6	1	4	15	15	0
7	Fortuna	18	11	5	3	3	19	17	2
8	Utrecht	17	11	5	2	4	18	11	7
9	AZ	17	11	4	5	2	22	20	2
10	Sparta	17	11	5	2	4	13	18	-5
11	Volendam	16	11	4	4	3	17	14	3
12	Groningen	15	11	4	3	4	16	11	5
13	Go Ahead	15	11	3	6	2	17	16	1
14	Heerenveen	14	11	3	5	3	18	19	-1
15	Excelsior	14	11	4	2	5	12	14	-2
16	Heracles	13	10	4	1	5	20	24	-4
17	NAC	12	12	3	3	6	14	18	-4
18	Telstar	7	11	1	4	6	17	23	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	33	11	11	0	0	30	10	20
2	Feyenoord	20	11	6	2	3	23	14	9
3	Sparta	19	11	6	1	4	16	18	-2
4	NEC	18	11	5	3	3	27	21	6
5	Ajax	16	11	3	7	1	23	20	3
6	AZ	16	11	5	1	5	15	16	-1
7	Groningen	16	11	5	1	5	13	17	-4
8	Twente	15	11	3	6	2	18	13	5
9	Heerenveen	14	11	4	2	5	17	18	-1
10	Excelsior	12	11	3	3	5	12	23	-11
11	Utrecht	10	11	2	4	5	15	18	-3
12	Telstar	10	11	2	4	5	9	15	-6
13	Go Ahead	8	11	1	5	5	16	22	-6
14	Fortuna	8	11	2	2	7	14	21	-7
15	Zwolle	7	11	1	4	6	16	30	-14
16	Volendam	5	11	1	2	8	7	23	-16
17	NAC	4	10	0	4	6	9	18	-9
18	Heracles	4	12	1	1	10	11	33	-22

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	46	22	14	4	4	36	13	23
2	Feyenoord	42	22	13	3	6	25	13	12
3	Ajax	39	22	11	6	5	23	13	10
4	Twente	34	22	8	10	4	12	6	6
5	Sparta	33	22	9	6	7	11	12	-1
6	NEC	31	22	8	7	7	21	21	0
7	AZ	31	22	7	10	5	21	18	3
8	Excelsior	30	22	7	9	6	13	15	-2
9	Utrecht	29	22	8	5	9	13	13	0
10	Groningen	29	22	6	11	5	13	11	2
11	Zwolle	28	22	7	7	8	17	25	-8
12	Heerenveen	28	22	7	7	8	14	16	-2
13	Fortuna	25	22	6	7	9	16	21	-5
14	Go Ahead	24	22	5	9	8	15	18	-3
15	NAC	21	22	5	6	11	10	17	-7
16	Volendam	21	22	5	6	11	10	21	-11
17	Telstar	21	22	4	9	9	10	16	-6
18	Heracles	19	22	5	4	13	15	26	-11