Excelsior 0–2 NEC Nijmegen
- Linssen 30'
- Önal 71'
4 April 2026
The match in data
NEC Nijmegen got the better of Excelsior, 2–0, on 4 April 2026, on matchday 29 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), rated 73, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.48 xG. Linssen produced 1.3 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Irakli Yegoian, with 72.
Bryan Linssen
NEC Nijmegen · 81'
Produced 1.33× and cost 0.30× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 0.48 xG 1.8×
- 1 shot on target 1.2×
- 1 shot off target 0.7×
- 7 duels lost 1.1×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 30 | 72 |
| Emil Hansson | Forward | 60 | 70 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 76 | 51 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Noah Naujoks | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 76 | 28 |
| Stijn van Gassel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Mike van Duinen | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Simon Janssen | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| Adam Carlén | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Linssen ★ | Forward | 81 | 73 |
| Darko Nejasmic | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Philippe Sandler | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Noé Lebreton | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| Başar Önal | Midfielder | 80 | 57 |
| Eli Dasa | Defender | 81 | 56 |
| Sami Ouaissa | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Kodai Sano | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Deveron Fonville | Defender | 85 | 33 |
| Tjaronn Chery | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Dirk Proper | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Brayann Pereira | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Danilo | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | Defender | 5 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.