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Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen is one of the more evenly balanced Eredivisie pairings, with the venue offering no permanent answer. Utrecht won 1–0 at home on 2 November 2025, but NEC had taken a 1–0 victory in Utrecht on 15 March 2025. Utrecht also won 2–1 in Nijmegen on 24 November 2024 and had claimed a 1–0 home victory on 17 March 2024. Small margins keep the contest open.
Past matches, Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Utrecht
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25G
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33G
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5D
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6M
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8M
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9F
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10F
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14M
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26F
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44D
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55D
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes
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G
22
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G
31
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D
2
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F
7
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M
8
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F
9
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D
15
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M
20
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M
21
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D
24
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F
32
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M
71
Match events
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41'⚽M. Rodriguez Normal Goal (Asst: A. Blake)
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42'Bryan Linssen Yellow Card
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53'Adrian Blake Yellow Card
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60'K. Shiogai K. Ogawa
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65'Y. Cathline A. Blake
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72'N. Lebreton B. Linssen
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73'V. Misidjan T. Ouwejan
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75'Philippe Sandler Yellow Card
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75'D. Min S. Haller
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83'D. Fonville P. Sandler
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90'D. van den Berg G. Zechiel
Stats for this game
Matchup Utrecht VS NEC Nijmegen
A balance that resists easy labels
The dated meetings show how little separation this fixture can offer. Utrecht won 1–0 at home on 2 November 2025, NEC Nijmegen took a 1–0 victory in Utrecht on 15 March 2025, and Utrecht also won 2–1 away in Nijmegen on 24 November 2024. A 1–0 Utrecht home success on 17 March 2024 reinforces the pattern of close decisions rather than a stable order.
Venue helps, but does not decide
Both clubs have found ways to win, and the narrow margins leave room for the balance to change from one meeting to the next. Utrecht’s home advantage is not an automatic guarantee, while NEC Nijmegen’s away success shows that the contest can travel beyond its expected setting. Future encounters will ask which side can make a small advantage count without assuming that the previous venue will dictate the outcome. That uncertainty is the fixture’s defining feature.