NEC Nijmegen vs Omonia Nicosia — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 15′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 23′Omonia Nicosia, goal:0–1assist
- 32′NEC Nijmegen, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 50′NEC Nijmegen, goal:1–1assist
- 68′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 68′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 69′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 69′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 72′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 72′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 74′NEC Nijmegen, goal:2–1
- 76′NEC Nijmegen, goal:3–1assist
- 81′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 81′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 86′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
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Match report
NEC Nijmegen come from behind to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-1
NEC Nijmegen recovered from a goal down to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-1 at Stadion de Goffert on matchday 4 of the Europa League league stage. The visitors led at the break, but the hosts scored three times in the second half to take the points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Omonia struck first in the 23rd minute, when Loïs Diony finished from a Panagiotis Andreou assist to make it 1-0. NEC pressed for the rest of the half without reply, and the visitors went into the interval ahead.
The turnaround came quickly after the restart. Bryan Linssen levelled in the 50th minute from a Tjaronn Chery assist, and Clement Bischoff put NEC in front in the 74th. Linssen added a third two minutes later, converting a Dušan Tadić assist to settle it at 3-1.
NEC finished with 63% of the possession and had 19 shots to 6 for Omonia. They next travel to Utrecht in the Eredivisie on Sunday, while Omonia visit Juventus in the Europa League on Thursday 26 November.
Bryan Linssen scored twice, in the 50th and 76th minutes, and was the highest-rated performer on the pitch with 9.14. Clement Bischoff added the winner in between, rated 8.16.
NEC had 9 shots on target to Omonia's 3, a gap that reflected their dominance after the interval.
NEC Nijmegen beat Omonia Nicosia 3–1 (half-time 0–1).
NEC Nijmegen met Omonia Nicosia in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 4). Kick-off was Thursday, 5 November 2026, 17:45 UTC at Stadion de Goffert. Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili.
Team pages: NEC Nijmegen · Omonia Nicosia · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 23' Goal: Loïs Diony (assist: Panagiotis Andreou) — 0–1
- 50' Goal: Bryan Linssen (assist: Tjaronn Chery) — 1–1
- 74' Goal: Clement Bischoff — 2–1
- 76' Goal: Bryan Linssen (assist: Dušan Tadić) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
NEC Nijmegen (3-1-4-2)
Omonia Nicosia (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave NEC Nijmegen 53%, the draw 24%, Omonia Nicosia 23%. It finished NEC Nijmegen 3–1 Omonia Nicosia.
NEC Nijmegen's control of the ball gives them the edge — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, NEC Nijmegen's habit of controlling the ball (56% possession to 45% in recent games) is the main reason we give them 53%, helped by home sides doing well in the UEFA Europa League. The draw starts at the usual 28% for sides this level and drops to 24%, mainly because draws are less common in this competition.
Why NEC Nijmegen in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1560 to 1539. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,589 home games (draw 27.5%, visitors 26.6%). NEC Nijmegen hold 11 more possession points (56 to 45 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.5% of 5,645 games, vs 44.1% when styles were level. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.3% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 46.9% of 4,493 games vs 44.6% across all 108,407 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 53%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 24% and Omonia Nicosia at 23%.
Why the draw at 24%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.7% of 27,348. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off.
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About this match
On this page: the NEC Nijmegen vs Omonia Nicosia final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa 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.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the NEC Nijmegen and Omonia Nicosia team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.