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	59	34	16	11	7
	7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	T. Parrott	16
11	S. Mijnans	11
-	B. Linssen	11
15	J. Hornkamp	10
-	T. Chery	10
21	K. Ogawa	8
26	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
35	S. Ouaissa	6

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

0.2

Average card count per match for 21 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: 9484
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	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