NEC Nijmegen vs 08.08.26 14:301 – 2Full Time
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Match report
Telstar stun NEC Nijmegen despite huge shot deficit
NEC Nijmegen lost their Eredivisie opener 2-1 to Telstar at the Goffertstadion, despite dominating for long spells. The result left Dick Schreuder's side without a point from their first match, while Henk Brugge's Telstar took an early lead into the season.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Telstar could hardly have started better, with Patrick Brouwer converting after just one minute from an Abdelnour Soualhia assist. The visitors doubled their advantage on 24 minutes when Rui Mendes finished off a move started by Brouwer, and the score stood at 0-2 at half-time despite NEC controlling much of the ball.
NEC pushed hard after the break and were rewarded in the 83rd minute when Kaj Sierhuis pulled a goal back, assisted by Dušan Tadić, but they could not find an equaliser. Telstar held on to secure victory despite being heavily outshot, with NEC managing 27 attempts to their eight.
Soualhia impressed for Telstar, setting up the opening goal inside the first minute and finishing with a rating of 8.3.
NEC dominated possession with 71 percent of the ball but were unable to convert that control into victory.
Telstar won 2–1 away against NEC Nijmegen (half-time 0–2).
NEC Nijmegen met Telstar in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 14:30 UTC at Goffertstadion. Referee: Allard Lindhout.
Team pages: NEC Nijmegen · Telstar · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Patrick Brouwer (assist: Abdelnour Soualhia) — 0–1 · Watch Patrick Brouwer's goal video (1')
- 24' Goal: Rui Mendes (assist: Patrick Brouwer) — 0–2 · Watch Rui Mendes's goal video (24')
- 83' Goal: Kaj Sierhuis (assist: Dušan Tadić) — 1–2 · Watch Kaj Sierhuis's goal video (83')
Starting line-ups
NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)
Telstar (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave NEC Nijmegen 51%, the draw 28%, Telstar 21%. It finished NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar.
NEC Nijmegen's rating edge, but the draw is in play — NEC Nijmegen are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives NEC Nijmegen the lean. The draw at 28% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why NEC Nijmegen at 51%?
NEC Nijmegen sit 100 points higher on our strength rating — 1675 to 1575. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,332 such games. NEC Nijmegen hold 5 more possession points (53 to 48 in recent games) across a 100-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,562 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why only 51%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims NEC Nijmegen's column. Across 10,505 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Telstar win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,858. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Patrick Brouwer's goal against NEC Nijmegen (1').
- Watch Rui Mendes's goal against NEC Nijmegen (24').
- Watch Kaj Sierhuis's goal against Telstar (83').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar. Explore more on the NEC Nijmegen and Telstar team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar?
Telstar won 2–1 away against NEC Nijmegen (half-time 0–2).
›Who scored in NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar?
Patrick Brouwer (1') for Telstar; Rui Mendes (24') for Telstar; Kaj Sierhuis (83') for NEC Nijmegen.
›Where can I watch NEC Nijmegen vs Telstar highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between NEC Nijmegen and Telstar?
NEC Nijmegen and Telstar have met 2 times — 0 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 0 wins for Telstar and 2 draws.