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ADO Den Haag and NEC Nijmegen form a closely balanced matchup with wins in both directions and a cup decision that required penalties. NEC won 3–0 on 6 February 2024, while ADO won 1–0 on 11 March 2017. In the KNVB Beker on 21 September 2016, a 0–0 draw after extra time was followed by ADO’s 5–3 shootout win. The balance remains open.
Past matches, ADO Den Haag vs NEC Nijmegen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes NEC Nijmegen
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19F
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11M
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27F
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4D
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14F
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2D
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1G
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21D
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5D
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31G
ADO Den Haag Substitutes
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F
30
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F
17
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M
13
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M
19
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D
15
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G
23
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G
28
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F
32
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D
26
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M
8
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D
18
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F
11
Match events
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2'⚽K. Ogawa Normal Goal (Asst: T. Chery)
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38'Sontje Hansen Yellow Card
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59'S. Sow K. Ogawa
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59'Róber M. Hoedemakers
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61'A. Schalk D. van Mieghem
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61'J. Ideho H. Koudossou
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61'⚽D. Proper Normal Goal (Asst: B. van Rooij)
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67'⚽T. Chery Normal Goal (Asst: S. Sow)
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71'Y. Borges Sanches S. Hansen
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74'Justin Che Yellow Card
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75'L. Vigen J. Che
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75'J. van Wolfgang H. Veerman
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77'M. Ross P. Sandler
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77'L. Olden Larsen T. Chery
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77'A. Absalem B. van Hintum
Stats for this game
Matchup ADO Den Haag VS NEC Nijmegen
Neither side owns a lasting edge
The overall profile is close, and the results point away from a one-sided hierarchy. NEC Nijmegen won 3–0 in the KNVB Beker on 6 February 2024, while ADO Den Haag had won 1–0 in the league on 11 March 2017. NEC’s 3–0 league victory on 10 December 2016 adds weight to their side, but the direction has never been one-way. The sequence places a clear result for each club alongside a drawn cup tie, so venue and competition both matter when reading this pairing. No single score explains the whole shape.
A cup tie settled beyond the score
ADO’s 21 September 2016 KNVB Beker win came after a 0–0 draw through extra time and a 5–3 penalty shootout. That distinction matters: the match itself was level before the shootout supplied the winner. The competing results leave both clubs with a credible route to control, and the cup meeting shows how a winner can emerge only after the match remains level. Future meetings will ask whether either side can turn a narrow advantage into a clear result without assuming the balance is already settled.