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Regular Season - 12• 8 Nov 2026

Utrecht 2–3 NEC Nijmegen

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Match Recap

Dušan Tadić single-handedly outscored the home side, and NEC Nijmegen rode his double to a wild 3-2 win at Utrecht that swung three times. Kevin Kers opened the scoring in the 34th minute before Tadić struck twice either side of halftime, the second coming just six minutes after Yoann Cathline had dragged Utrecht back level in the 56th. Dani De Wit's reply four minutes later wasn't enough to stop NEC leaving Eredivisie action with all three points. The head-to-head history favored Utrecht, who'd won their only previous meeting, but the league table tells a different story this season: Utrecht sit 11th on 12 points, NEC one place further back on 11, and neither side's form line (Utrecht's LDWWL, NEC's LDDDD) suggested a five-goal thriller was coming. With S. Mijnans still well clear atop the scoring charts, this one belonged entirely to Tadić. Watch how he times his second strike in the 58th minute to snatch back the lead for good.

Match Statistics

Utrecht
VS
NEC Nijmegen
49% Ball Possession 51%
2.1 Expected goals (xG) 2.31
16 Total Shots 16
5 Shots on target 7
7 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Shots inside box 11
5 Shots outside box 5
3 Corner Kicks 8
1 Offsides 1
17 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Goalkeeper Saves 3
402 Total passes 401
294 Accurate passes 295
10 Free Kicks 17

Lineups

Utrecht
A. Correia 4-3-3
VS
NEC Nijmegen
Dick Schreuder 3-4-2-1

Substitutes — Utrecht

38O. Agougil 39N. Amrabat 15A. Blake 33K. Gadellaa 2S. Horemans 18J. Medić 6G. Offerhaus 21N. Ogidi Nwankwo 22S. Padt 34D. van den Berg 17S. van Duijn 92A. Zagré

Substitutes — NEC Nijmegen

11W. Willumsson 66Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar 35Jamiro Monteiro 42Y. Moslih 12N. Polster 3P. Sandler 14K. Sierhuis 21T. Storm 19Adam Tahaui 77A. Thomas 99Clement Bischoff 8I. Hansen-Aarøen