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

League Stage - 4
NEC Nijmegen
3 - 1
Omonia Nicosia
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 11
Heerenveen
1 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Regular Season - 10
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 2
Groningen
Goffertstadion
League Stage - 3
Dinamo Zagreb
2 - 4
NEC Nijmegen
Khalifa International Stadium
Regular Season - 9
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 2
Fortuna Sittard
Goffertstadion

Previous games Telstar

Regular Season - 12
Fortuna Sittard
2 - 2
Telstar
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Regular Season - 11
Telstar
4 - 2
Utrecht
711 Stadion
Round of 64
Telstar
0 - 2
Almere City FC
 
Regular Season - 10
GO Ahead Eagles
3 - 2
Telstar
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 9
Telstar
3 - 4
Feyenoord
711 Stadion

Upcoming games NEC Nijmegen

- Regular Season - 13
NEC Nijmegen
PSV Eindhoven
Goffertstadion
- Group Stage
NEC Nijmegen
Rennes
 
- Regular Season - 14
NEC Nijmegen
Twente
Goffertstadion
- Regular Season - 15
Sparta Rotterdam
NEC Nijmegen
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
- Group Stage
Ararat-Armenia
NEC Nijmegen
 

Upcoming games Telstar

- Regular Season - 13
Telstar
PEC Zwolle
 
- Regular Season - 14
Excelsior
Telstar
 
- Regular Season - 15
Telstar
Groningen
 
- Regular Season - 16
PSV Eindhoven
Telstar
Philips Stadion
- Regular Season - 17
Telstar
Willem II