Twente v NEC Nijmegen result

Full-time · Twente 2–0 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:30 GMT · De Grolsch Veste

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Twente · NEC Nijmegen · Head-to-head

Twente 2–0 NEC Nijmegen — Twente won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Twente beat NEC Nijmegen 2–0 at De Grolsch Veste in the Eredivisie on Sunday 23 February. Twente have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Twente led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Twente: Bas Kuipers (19’, assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke; 80’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Twente 2.21, NEC Nijmegen 1.60, from 13 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Makkelie showed three yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Twente: Michal Sadílek (55’); NEC Nijmegen: Calvin Verdonk (57’) and Bryan Linssen (65’).

What it changes

NEC Nijmegen are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bas Kuipers (Twente) 10.0, Gustaf Lagerbielke (Twente) 6.3 and Lars Unnerstall (Twente) 4.6 led the match.

Next up

Twente next travel to Lincoln Red Imps FC on 22 October 2026.

NEC Nijmegen next travel to Dinamo Zagreb on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Twente: Lincoln Red Imps FC v Twente, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for NEC Nijmegen: Dinamo Zagreb v NEC Nijmegen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Twente 2–0 NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie
Venue: De Grolsch Veste · Enschede
Referee: D. Makkelie
Head-to-head (last 6): Twente 4 · draws 1 · NEC Nijmegen 1 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Twente 2W 2D 1L · NEC Nijmegen 2W 2D 1L

Twente 2–0 NEC Nijmegen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.14 / 5.17

Corners

against 5.43 / 4.83 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.57 / 5.67

Shots on target

against 4.43 / 5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.43 / 0.83

Cards

against 2.86 / 2 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.08 yellows

Referee · D. Makkelie

1.31 home / 1.77 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 February 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Twente for / against	Line	NEC Nijmegen for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.14 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.29 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.17 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.67 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 9.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.83 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Makkelie — 3.08 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.62 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.77 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.77

Twente

Twente — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink n 3	6.3	4.7 1/0	4.7 1/0	—
Gijs Besselink n 8	42.6	3.2 5/4	0.5 2/0	—
N. Ünüvar n 8	24.3	2.8 3/2	1.4 3/0	—
A. Verschueren n 8	49.9	2 6/3	0.7 1/1	—
Y. Regeer n 8	46.4	1.7 5/1	1.5 3/3	—

Twente — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Ünüvar n 8	24.3	2.8 6/0	0 0/0
S. Lammers n 8	61.5	2.4 4/3	0.9 4/1
S. Steijn n 8	86.9	1.8 7/5	1 6/1
R. van Wolfswinkel n 8	90.8	1.6 6/5	1.2 5/4
A. Verschueren n 8	49.9	1.6 4/1	1.1 3/1

Twente — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Steijn n 8	86.9	0.6 4/1	0 0/0
R. van Wolfswinkel n 8	90.8	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
N. Ünüvar n 8	24.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
M. Sadílek n 8	89.5	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
D. Rots n 8	88.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Twente — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink n 3	6.3	4.7 1/0
N. Ünüvar n 8	24.3	4.6 5/3
D. Rots n 8	88.3	3.7 8/8
M. Sadílek n 8	89.5	3.6 8/8
B. van Rooij n 8	93.8	2.9 8/5

Twente — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Unnerstall n 8	93.8	2.6 7/4

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Linssen n 8	38.9	2 5/2	0.6 2/0	—
T. Ouwejan n 8	35.1	1.9 5/1	0 0/0	—
Róber n 8	55.1	1.8 6/2	2.2 6/3	—
V. van Crooij n 8	76.4	1.6 6/3	0.9 6/0	—
D. Proper n 8	90	1.4 8/3	0.9 5/2	—

NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Shiogai n 8	14.3	3.2 4/0	2.4 3/0
Koki Ogawa n 8	77.4	2.3 6/6	1.5 6/4
B. Linssen n 8	38.9	2.3 6/2	1.2 3/1
V. van Crooij n 8	76.4	1.8 5/4	1 5/2
Róber n 8	55.1	1.8 5/4	0.6 3/0

NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Shiogai n 8	14.3	0.8 1/0	0.8 1/0
T. Ouwejan n 8	35.1	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
S. Ouaissa n 8	69.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
V. van Crooij n 8	76.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
S. Hansen n 8	83.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Hoedemakers n 8	71.8	3.8 8/7
C. Verdonk n 8	90	3 8/7
D. Proper n 8	90	2.4 8/4
K. Shiogai n 8	14.3	2.4 3/0
T. Ouwejan n 8	35.1	2.2 5/1

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	3.4 7/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Twente		NEC Nijmegen
48%	Possession	52%
2.21	Expected goals (xG)	1.60
13	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	6
8	Shots inside the box	8
2	Corners	4
3	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
426	Passes	470
82%	Pass accuracy	83%

Twente player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Unnerstall	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
B. van Rooij	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Bruns	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
G. Lagerbielke	90	0	1	3	1	1	2	0	7.9
B. Kuipers	90	2	0	2	2	1	2	0	9
S. Lammers	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
M. Sadílek	89	0	0	0	0	3	2	Y	7.2
D. Rots	68	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.2
S. Steijn	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Vlap	62	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
T. Booth	62	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
M. Kjølø sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
N. Ünüvar sub	28	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7
A. Verschueren sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
R. van Wolfswinkel sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
Gijs Besselink sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–

NEC Nijmegen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Pereira	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
B. Nuytinck	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Verdonk	90	0	0	1	0	Y	6.5
M. Hoedemakers	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
D. Proper	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
V. van Crooij	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
S. Hansen	84	0	0	2	1	0	6.3
B. Linssen	84	1	1	0	1	Y	6.5
T. Ouwejan	76	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
S. Ouaissa	69	2	0	1	1	0	6.7
Koki Ogawa sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Schöne sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Önal sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Shiogai sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Twente v NEC Nijmegen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

TwenteDDWWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

NEC NijmegenWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Twente 4 · 1 draw · NEC Nijmegen 1 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-08-10 NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Twente
2024-01-20 NEC Nijmegen 1–0 Twente
2023-11-11 Twente 3–3 NEC Nijmegen
2023-05-12 Twente 4–0 NEC Nijmegen
2022-08-07 NEC Nijmegen 0–1 Twente
2022-04-09 NEC Nijmegen 0–2 Twente

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Twente#6 pos54 pts34 pl+13 GD

NEC Nijmegen#8 pos43 pts34 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Twente scored1.82

NEC Nijmegen scored1.5

Twente conceded1.44

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.35

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What is the head-to-head record between Twente and NEC Nijmegen?: In their last 6 meetings, Twente won 4, NEC Nijmegen won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
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