Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

Twente vs NEC Nijmegen – Lineups & Match Details

Twente and NEC Nijmegen drew 1-1. Goals: S. Ørjasæter (10'), B. Linssen (37'). Twente had 49% possession against NEC Nijmegen's 51%. Shots on target: 8-6.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 31

Saturday, 25 April 2026

TwenteTwente

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen

Referee: Joey Kooij, Netherlands

Lineups

TwenteTwente4-2-3-1
Lars Unnerstall1Lars UnnerstallG
Bart van Rooij28Bart van RooijD
Stav Lemkin23Stav LemkinD
Ruud Nijstad43Ruud NijstadD
Mats Rots39Mats RotsD
Ramiz Zerrouki6Ramiz ZerroukiM
Thomas Van den Belt20Thomas Van den BeltM
Daan Rots11Daan RotsM
Kristian Hlynsson14Kristian HlynssonM
Sondre Ørjasæter27Sondre ØrjasæterM
Sam Lammers10Sam LammersF

Substitutes

3Robin PropperD
9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
42Daouda WeidmannM
4Mathias KjøløM
32Arno VerschuerenM
21Sam KarssiesG
22Przemysław TytońG
12Guilherme PeixotoD
38Max BrunsD
8Taylor BoothF
7Marko PjacaF
25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen3-4-1-2
Gonzalo Crettaz1Gonzalo CrettazG
Eli Dasa14Eli DasaD
Bram Nuytinck17Bram NuytinckD
Deveron Fonville24Deveron FonvilleD
Kodai Sano23Kodai SanoM
Philippe Sandler3Philippe SandlerM
Darko Nejašmić6Darko NejašmićM
Noe Lebreton20Noe LebretonM
Sami Ouaissa25Sami OuaissaF
Tjaronn Chery10Tjaronn CheryF
Bryan Linssen30Bryan LinssenF

Substitutes

71Dirk ProperM
9DaniloF
2Brayann PereiraD
31Rijk JanseG
22Jasper CillessenG
5Thomas OuwejanD
15Jetro WillemsD
8Isak Hansen AarøenM
19Willum Thor WillumssonM
34Youssef El KachatiF
7Virgil MisidjanF
18Koki OgawaF

Match Events

10'G

S. Ørjasæter

Assist: D. Rots

18'Y

N. Lebreton

26'Y

Deveron Fonville

37'G

B. Linssen

Assist: P. Sandler

66'S

S. Lammers

Substitution 1

66'S

R. Nijstad

Substitution 2

66'S

B. Nuytinck

Substitution 1

77'S

T. van den Belt

Substitution 3

78'S

K. Hlynsson

Substitution 4

79'Y

M. Rots

85'S

B. Linssen

Substitution 2

87'S

M. Rots

Substitution 5

90'+2S

T. Chery

Substitution 3

Statistics

Twente
49%51%
NEC Nijmegen
1.28Expected Goals (xG)1.86
13Total Shots20
8Shots on Target6
3Corners9
6Fouls16
2Offsides1
70Pass Accuracy (%)77
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Twente host NEC Nijmegen on Saturday, 25 April 2026 at De Grolsch Veste. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Twente go into the match 3rd in the table; NEC Nijmegen sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Oct 2025: Twente 3-3 NEC Nijmegen; 22 May 2025: Twente 3-2 NEC Nijmegen; 23 Feb 2025: Twente 2-0 NEC Nijmegen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Twente and NEC Nijmegen drew 1-1. Twente scored through S. Ørjasæter 10'. NEC Nijmegen replied with B. Linssen 37'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 37 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Twente held 49% of the ball against 51% for NEC Nijmegen. Shots on target finished 8-6. Expected goals read 1.28 for Twente, 1.86 for NEC Nijmegen.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Twente sat 3rd 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.