§ Eredivisie · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar

  • Sierhuis 82'
  • Brouwer 1'
  • Mendes 24'

8 August 2026

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Telstar against NEC Nijmegen on 8 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), rated 69, thanks above all to 3 interceptions and 7 duels won. Soualhia produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For NEC Nijmegen, the highest-rated player was Deveron Fonville, with 66.

69
Player of the match

Abdelnour Soualhia

Telstar · 90'

Produced 1.18× and cost 0.28× their position's average

Added
  • 3 interceptions 2.6×
  • 7 duels won 1.6×
  • 4 aerials won 2.4×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
  • 1 duel lost 0.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

NEC Nijmegen
PlayerPositionMinRating
Deveron Fonville Defender 90 66
Philippe Sandler Defender 26 65
Kaj Sierhuis Forward 44 58
Darko Nejasmic Midfielder 46 54
Gonzalo Crettaz Goalkeeper 90 50
Bryan Linssen Forward 26 49
Brayann Pereira Defender 90 47
Isak Hansen-Aarøen Midfielder 90 43
Noé Lebreton Midfielder 64 43
Tjaronn Chery Midfielder 64 43
Dusan Tadic Forward 90 42
Sami Ouaissa Midfielder 79 38
Jamiro Monteiro Midfielder 64 37
Clement Bischoff Midfielder 90 31
Emre Mor Forward 11 no rating
Telstar
PlayerPositionMinRating
Abdelnour Soualhia ★ Defender 90 69
Emirhan Demircan Forward 35 66
Ronald Koeman Jr. Goalkeeper 90 60
Gabi Caschili Defender 20 53
Rui Mendes Forward 55 49
Gerald Alders Defender 64 46
Patrick Brouwer Midfielder 90 43
Tyrone Owusu Midfielder 70 41
Nils Rossen Midfielder 64 36
Jelani Seedorf Forward 90 35
Noach Shenkman Midfielder 26 35
Marvin Peersman Defender 90 34
Soufiane Hetli Forward 63 34
Jeff Hardeveld Midfielder 90 31
Isaiah Ahmed Midfielder 26 30
Prince Aning Midfielder 27 23

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

A 2026-27 Eredivisie match. With these numbers, how did it end?

NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar. The side that created more danger did not win.

NEC Nijmegen generated 2.95 xG and 27 shots but lost 1–2 to Telstar, who posted 1.74 xG from just 8 attempts. Massive shot totals can mislead when the opponent converts with clinical precision.

Which Telstar player completed the most dribbles?

Tyrone Owusu, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Jelani Seedorf 1, Patrick Brouwer 1.

Telstar took a 1–2 win against NEC Nijmegen thanks in part to Tyrone Owusu's 1v1 ability, completing 3 dribbles. Jelani Seedorf and Patrick Brouwer each completed 1.

Which NEC Nijmegen player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Dusan Tadic, with 8 key passes. Next: Sami Ouaissa 4, Isak Hansen-Aarøen 2.

Despite the 1–2 loss to Telstar, Dusan Tadic dominated NEC Nijmegen's playmaking with 8 key passes. Tadic doubled the tally of Sami Ouaissa, who had 4, while Isak Hansen-Aarøen recorded 2.

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.

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NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Telstar, Eredivisie 2026-27. Player of the match: Abdelnour Soualhia, 69
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.