NEC Nijmegen VS Telstar

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

NEC Nijmegen and Telstar present a closely balanced Eredivisie matchup, with neither side holding a decisive advantage across these meetings. Telstar won 2–1 away on 8 August 2026, while the teams drew 1–1 at NEC on 2 May 2026 and 2–2 at Telstar on 13 December 2025. The mix of results across both venues makes this a contest where small margins can carry unusual weight.

Past matches, NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar

  • League Regular Season - 1
    Home NEC Nijmegen
    1 - 2
    Telstar Away
    Goffertstadion
  • League Regular Season - 32
    Home NEC Nijmegen
    1 - 1
    Telstar Away
    Goffertstadion
  • League Regular Season - 16
    Home Telstar
    2 - 2
    NEC Nijmegen Away
    BUKO Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 32
    Home NEC Nijmegen
    1 - 1
    Telstar Away
    Goffertstadion
  • League Regular Season - 18
    Home Telstar
    5 - 2
    NEC Nijmegen Away
     

Match center

NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 2
FT
Telstar
Telstar

Starting eleven

Substitutes NEC Nijmegen
  • 36
    G
  • 38
  • 30
    F
  • 21
    D
  • 37
    M
  • 7
    F
  • 5
    D
  • 3
    D
  • 14
    F
  • 11
    M
  • 19
    F
  • 34
    F
Telstar Substitutes
  • G
    20
  • 13
  • 15
  • D
    18
  • M
    5
  • F
    21
  • M
    6
  • M
    23
  • F
    19
  • F
    8
  • D
    28
  • M
    14

Match events

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90'
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  • 1'
    ⚽
    P. Brouwer Normal Goal (Asst: A. Soualhia)
  • 24'
    ⚽
    R. Mendes Normal Goal (Asst: P. Brouwer)
  • 46'
    K. Sierhuis D. Nejasmic
  • 55'
    E. Demircan R. Mendes
  • 57'
    Brayann Pereira Yellow Card
  • 64'
    P. Aning S. Hetli
  • 64'
    N. Shenkman N. Rossen
  • 64'
    I. Ahmed G. Alders
  • 64'
    B. Linssen T. Chery
  • 64'
    P. Sandler J. Monteiro
  • 64'
    W. T. Willumsson N. Lebreton
  • 64'
    I. Ahmed G. Alders
  • 64'
    N. Shenkman N. Rossen
  • 68'
    Isak Hansen Aarøen Yellow Card
  • 70'
    G. Caschili T. Owusu
  • 74'
    Isaiah Ahmed Yellow Card
  • 78'
    Ronald Koeman Jr Yellow Card
  • 79'
    E. Mor S. Ouaissa
  • 83'
    ⚽
    K. Sierhuis Normal Goal (Asst: D. Tadic)

Stats for this game

Matchup NEC Nijmegen VS Telstar

A narrow contest

The balance between NEC Nijmegen and Telstar is unusually close. Their Eredivisie meetings include a 1–1 draw at NEC Nijmegen on 2 May 2026 and a 2–2 draw at Telstar on 13 December 2025, so neither venue has produced clear separation in these encounters. Telstar’s 2–1 away win at NEC on 8 August 2026 then added a decisive result without transforming the overall character of the matchup. The close margins make the fixture difficult to reduce to one side’s territory.

Telstar have an opening

Telstar’s away victory gives them the clearest single result, but it sits beside two draws rather than a string of similar outcomes. NEC Nijmegen therefore retain a credible route back through either venue, while Telstar have shown they can take advantage when the margin is narrow. Future meetings will be shaped by the same question: can one side turn another close encounter into a sustained edge, or will the balance return to another stalemate?

Past head to head stats
NEC Nijmegen VS Telstar

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

NEC Nijmegen
Telstar

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 11 games

NEC Nijmegen VS Telstar
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 1
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 2
Telstar
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 32
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 1
Telstar
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 16
Telstar
2 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
BUKO Stadion
Regular Season - 32
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 1
Telstar
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 18
Telstar
5 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 25
Telstar
1 - 7
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 4
NEC Nijmegen
4 - 2
Telstar
 
Regular Season - 21
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 1
Telstar
 
Regular Season - 10
Telstar
0 - 3
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 33
NEC Nijmegen
3 - 0
Telstar
 
Regular Season - 15
Telstar
3 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
 

Previous games NEC Nijmegen

Regular Season - 6
Cambuur
3 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
Kooi Stadion
Regular Season - 3
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 2
Excelsior
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 5
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 3
Feyenoord
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 4
PEC Zwolle
1 - 3
NEC Nijmegen
 
Play-offs
Bodo/Glimt
3 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
 

Previous games Telstar

Regular Season - 6
Heerenveen
0 - 0
Telstar
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Regular Season - 3
Twente
1 - 0
Telstar
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 5
Telstar
2 - 2
Cambuur
 
Regular Season - 4
Telstar
0 - 4
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 2
Telstar
1 - 3
Sparta Rotterdam
 

Upcoming games NEC Nijmegen

- Group Stage
Juventus
NEC Nijmegen
 
- Regular Season - 7
NEC Nijmegen
GO Ahead Eagles
Goffertstadion
- Regular Season - 8
Ajax
NEC Nijmegen
Johan Cruijff Arena
- Group Stage
NEC Nijmegen
Levski Sofia
 
- Regular Season - 9
NEC Nijmegen
Fortuna Sittard
Goffertstadion

Upcoming games Telstar

- Regular Season - 7
AZ Alkmaar
Telstar
AFAS Stadion
- Regular Season - 8
Telstar
ADO Den Haag
 
- Regular Season - 9
Telstar
Feyenoord
 
- Regular Season - 10
GO Ahead Eagles
Telstar
De Adelaarshorst
- Regular Season - 11
Telstar
Utrecht