Twente VS NEC Nijmegen

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

NEC Nijmegen vs Twente carries a clear Twente advantage, but the margin is not always decisive. The teams drew 1–1 at Twente on 25 April 2026 and 3–3 at NEC Nijmegen on 18 October 2025. Twente then won 2–0 at home on 23 February 2025 and 2–1 in Nijmegen on 10 August 2024, giving NEC a demanding hierarchy to challenge.

Past matches, NEC Nijmegen vs Twente

  • League Regular Season - 31
    Home Twente
    1 - 1
    NEC Nijmegen Away
    De Grolsch Veste
  • League Regular Season - 9
    Home NEC Nijmegen
    3 - 3
    Twente Away
    Goffertstadion
  • League Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals
    Home Twente
    3 - 2
    NEC Nijmegen Away
    De Grolsch Veste
  • League Regular Season - 20
    Home Twente
    2 - 0
    NEC Nijmegen Away
    De Grolsch Veste
  • League Regular Season - 1
    Home NEC Nijmegen
    1 - 2
    Twente Away
    Goffertstadion

Match center

Twente
Twente
1 - 1
FT
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen

Starting eleven

Substitutes Twente
  • 3
    D
  • 9
    F
  • 42
    M
  • 4
    M
  • 32
    M
  • 21
    G
  • 22
    G
  • 12
    D
  • 38
    D
  • 8
    F
  • 7
    F
  • 25
    F
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes
  • M
    71
  • F
    9
  • D
    2
  • G
    31
  • G
    22
  • D
    5
  • D
    15
  • M
    8
  • M
    19
  • F
    34
  • F
    7
  • F
    18

Match events

0'
45'
90'
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  • 10'
    ⚽
    S. Orjasaeter Normal Goal
  • 18'
    Noe Lebreton Yellow Card
  • 26'
    Deveron Fonville Yellow Card
  • 37'
    ⚽
    B. Linssen Normal Goal (Asst: P. Sandler)
  • 66'
    R. van Wolfswinkel S. Lammers
  • 66'
    R. Propper R. Nijstad
  • 66'
    D. Proper B. Nuytinck
  • 77'
    D. Weidmann T. van den Belt
  • 78'
    M. Kjolo K. Hlynsson
  • 78'
    M. Kjolo K. Hlynsson
  • 79'
    Mats Rots Yellow Card
  • 85'
    Danilo Pereira B. Linssen
  • 87'
    A. Verschueren M. Rots
  • 90' +2
    B. Pereira T. Chery

Stats for this game

Matchup NEC Nijmegen VS Twente

Twente own the stronger direction

Twente’s broader edge is supported by victories at both venues. They beat NEC Nijmegen 2–0 at home on 23 February 2025 and 2–1 away on 10 August 2024. Those outcomes establish a clear hierarchy, while the 1–1 draw at Twente on 25 April 2026 shows that NEC can still prevent a decisive separation. The advantage is real, but it does not guarantee a straightforward meeting.

NEC’s resistance appears in the margins

The 3–3 draw in Nijmegen on 18 October 2025 is NEC’s most visible counterweight among the dated fixtures. It keeps the pairing from being reduced to Twente’s wins and highlights how quickly the expected direction can be interrupted. Future meetings will ask whether Twente can turn its wider platform into control and whether NEC can make another close contest uncomfortable for the stronger side. That contrast remains the central appeal. That distinction matters here.

Past head to head stats
NEC Nijmegen VS Twente

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

NEC Nijmegen
Twente

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games

NEC Nijmegen VS Twente
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 31
Twente
1 - 1
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 9
NEC Nijmegen
3 - 3
Twente
Goffertstadion
Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals
Twente
3 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 20
Twente
2 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 1
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 2
Twente
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 18
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 0
Twente
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 12
Twente
3 - 3
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 32
Twente
4 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 1
NEC Nijmegen
0 - 1
Twente
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 29
NEC Nijmegen
0 - 2
Twente
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 10
Twente
1 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 37
NEC Nijmegen
4 - 0
Twente
 
Regular Season - 19
Twente
2 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 31
Twente
3 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 14
NEC Nijmegen
3 - 2
Twente
 
Regular Season - 20
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 0
Twente
 
Regular Season - 9
Twente
1 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 33
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 5
Twente
 
Regular Season - 12
Twente
2 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 32
Twente
5 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 3
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 3
Twente
 
Regular Season - 25
NEC Nijmegen
3 - 1
Twente
 
Regular Season - 16
Twente
2 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 24
Twente
1 - 1
NEC Nijmegen
 
Regular Season - 16
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 4
Twente
 

Previous games NEC Nijmegen

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
League Stage - 2
NEC Nijmegen
1 - 1
Levski Sofia
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 8
Ajax
1 - 1
NEC Nijmegen
Johan Cruijff Arena

Previous games Twente

Regular Season - 10
AZ Alkmaar
0 - 2
Twente
AFAS Stadion
League Stage - 2
Lincoln Red Imps FC
1 - 4
Twente
 
Regular Season - 9
Twente
1 - 2
Utrecht
De Grolsch Veste
League Stage - 1
Twente
1 - 0
FC Thun
 
Regular Season - 8
Fortuna Sittard
1 - 1
Twente
Fortuna Sittard Stadion

Upcoming games NEC Nijmegen

- Regular Season - 11
Heerenveen
NEC Nijmegen
Abe Lenstra Stadion
- Group Stage
NEC Nijmegen
Omonia Nicosia
 
- Regular Season - 12
Utrecht
NEC Nijmegen
Stadion Galgenwaard
- Regular Season - 13
NEC Nijmegen
PSV Eindhoven
Goffertstadion
- Group Stage
NEC Nijmegen
Rennes
 

Upcoming games Twente

- Regular Season - 11
Excelsior
Twente
 
- League Stage - 3
Twente
Pafos
 
- Regular Season - 12
Twente
Ajax
De Grolsch Veste
- Regular Season - 13
Twente
Willem II
De Grolsch Veste
- League Stage - 4
SC Freiburg
Twente