NEC Nijmegen vs 11.08.26 17:302 – 1After ETAgg: 2 – 1
Olympiakos Piraeus — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Emre Mor's stoppage-time winner sends NEC Nijmegen past Olympiakos
NEC Nijmegen came from behind to beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 at the Goffertstadion in the Champions League third qualifying round, overturning a first-half deficit with a stoppage-time winner after Olympiakos had a man sent off. The match had been level at half-time before the visitors struck early in the second period.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ayoub El Kaabi put Olympiakos ahead just after the restart, finishing in the 46th minute to make it 0-1. NEC responded through Bryan Linssen, who converted an assist from Dušan Tadić in the 70th minute to level the score at 1-1. Ten minutes later Konstantinos Fortounis was sent off for the visitors, leaving Olympiakos to see out the remainder of the match with ten men.
With the extra man advantage, NEC pushed forward and were rewarded deep into stoppage time when Emre Mor scored in the 95th minute, set up by Kaj Sierhuis, to complete the turnaround at 2-1. NEC dominated territory throughout, recording 55% possession and outshooting their opponents 16 to 10, with seven of those efforts on target compared to just two for Olympiakos.
Emre Mor scored the decisive stoppage-time goal and finished with a match-high rating of 7.9 for NEC Nijmegen.
NEC's seven shots on target, more than three times Olympiakos's tally of two, underlined their greater threat in front of goal.
NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
NEC Nijmegen met Olympiakos Piraeus in the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 17:30 UTC at Stadion de Goffert. Referee: Maurizio Mariani.
Team pages: NEC Nijmegen · Olympiakos Piraeus · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 46' Goal: Ayoub El Kaabi — 0–1 · Watch Ayoub El Kaabi's goal video (46')
- 70' Goal: Bryan Linssen (assist: Dušan Tadić) — 1–1 · Watch Bryan Linssen's goal video (70')
- 80' Red card: Konstantinos Fortounis
- 95' Goal: Emre Mor (assist: Kaj Sierhuis) — 2–1 · Watch Emre Mor's goal video (95')
Starting line-ups
NEC Nijmegen (3-1-4-2)
Olympiakos Piraeus (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave NEC Nijmegen 34%, the draw 29%, Olympiakos Piraeus 37%. It finished NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Olympiakos Piraeus.
Olympiakos Piraeus' rating edge outweighs NEC Nijmegen's home ground — Olympiakos Piraeus are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Olympiakos Piraeus' 37%. The draw at 29% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Olympiakos Piraeus at 37%?
Olympiakos Piraeus sit 111 points higher on our strength rating — 1658 to 1769. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.2% of 13,031 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 34–30–36.
Why only 37%?
NEC Nijmegen sit -0.32 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,335 such games where the class table expected 36.2%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,535. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
NEC Nijmegen average 16 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 111 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. NEC Nijmegen have shed 76 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,594 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus 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 UEFA Champions League 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 Ayoub El Kaabi's goal against NEC Nijmegen (46').
- Watch Bryan Linssen's goal against Olympiakos Piraeus (70').
- Watch Emre Mor's goal against Olympiakos Piraeus (95').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from NEC Nijmegen 2–1 Olympiakos Piraeus. Explore more on the NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos Piraeus team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus?
NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus?
Ayoub El Kaabi (46') for Olympiakos Piraeus; Bryan Linssen (70') for NEC Nijmegen; Emre Mor (95') for NEC Nijmegen.
›Where can I watch NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from NEC Nijmegen 2–1 Olympiakos Piraeus are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos Piraeus?
NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos Piraeus have met 1 time — 0 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 0 wins for Olympiakos Piraeus and 1 draw.