Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven vs NEC Nijmegen – Lineups & Match Details

NEC Nijmegen beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2. Goals: B. Linssen (20'), B. Linssen (38'), K. Sildillia (42'), Y. El Kachati (67'), C. Driouech (90'). PSV Eindhoven had 70% possession against NEC Nijmegen's 30%. Shots on target: 6-6.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 14 March 2026

PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven

2 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 2

NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen

Referee: Joey Kooij, Netherlands

Lineups

PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven4-2-3-1
M. Kovar32M. KovarG
K. Sildillia25K. SildilliaD
R. Flamingo6R. FlamingoD
Y. Gasiorowski3Y. GasiorowskiD
A. Salah-Eddine2A. Salah-EddineD
I. Saibari34I. SaibariM
J. Schouten22J. SchoutenM
D. Man27D. ManM
P. Wanner10P. WannerM
I. Perisic5I. PerisicM
R. Pepi9R. PepiF

Substitutes

24N. SchiksG
51T. SmolenaarsG
4A. ObispoD
21M. BoaduF
19E. BajraktarevicF
50N. VerkooijenM
11C. DriouechF
38F. MerienD
31N. FernandezM
NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
J. Cillessen22J. CillessenG
J. Willems15J. WillemsD
A. Kaplan4A. KaplanD
D. Fonville24D. FonvilleD
S. Ouaissa25S. OuaissaM
D. Nejasmic6D. NejasmicM
K. Sano23K. SanoM
B. Onal11B. OnalM
T. Chery10T. CheryF
N. Lebreton20N. LebretonF
B. Linssen30B. LinssenF

Substitutes

38M. OvermarsG
31R. JanseG
17B. NuytinckD
7V. MisidjanF
18K. OgawaF
5T. OuwejanD
19W. T. WillumssonM
34Y. El KachatiF
71D. ProperM
44M. RensenD

Match Events

20'G

B. Linssen

Assist: S. Ouaissa

32'Y

D. Nejašmić

38'G

B. Linssen

Assist: K. Sano

42'G

K. Sildillia

Assist: I. Saibari

46'S

Yarek Gasiorowski

Substitution 1

56'S

J. Willems

Substitution 1

63'S

S. Ouaissa

Substitution 2

67'G

Y. El Kachati

70'S

R. Pepi

Substitution 2

75'S

D. Man

Substitution 3

79'Y

K. Sano

83'S

B. Linssen

Substitution 3

86'S

P. Wanner

Substitution 4

90'+6Y

B. Nuytinck

90'G

C. Driouech

Assist: I. Saibari

Statistics

PSV Eindhoven
70%30%
NEC Nijmegen
1.53Expected Goals (xG)2.09
12Total Shots17
6Shots on Target6
7Corners7
8Fouls12
3Offsides0
78Pass Accuracy (%)59
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

PSV Eindhoven host NEC Nijmegen on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at Philips Stadion. The kick-off time is 17:45 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. PSV Eindhoven go into the match 1st in the table; NEC Nijmegen sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

PSV Eindhoven have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 3 wins in a row. NEC Nijmegen have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Sept 2025: PSV Eindhoven 5-3 NEC Nijmegen; 1 Feb 2025: PSV Eindhoven 3-3 NEC Nijmegen; 14 Sept 2024: PSV Eindhoven 2-0 NEC Nijmegen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

NEC Nijmegen beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2. PSV Eindhoven scored through K. Sildillia 42', C. Driouech 90'. NEC Nijmegen replied with B. Linssen 20', B. Linssen 38', Y. El Kachati 67'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

PSV Eindhoven held 70% of the ball against 30% for NEC Nijmegen. Shots on target finished 6-6. Expected goals read 1.53 for PSV Eindhoven, 2.09 for NEC Nijmegen.

Verdict

NEC Nijmegen take the three points; PSV Eindhoven look at a thin night for the home crowd. PSV Eindhoven sat 1st and NEC Nijmegen 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.