NEC Nijmegen v Rennes prediction

UEFA Europa League · Thu, 26 Nov 2026 20:00 GMT · Goffertstadion

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 16:53 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for NEC Nijmegen v Rennes, UEFA Europa League on Thu, 26 Nov 2026 20:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

NEC Nijmegen host Rennes in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 26 November (kick-off 20:00 UK).

The key numbers

12 of Rennes’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Form and the table

11 of NEC Nijmegen’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of NEC Nijmegen’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, NEC Nijmegen have one win, five draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.63 and conceding 1.88.

Both teams scored in 10 of Rennes’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Rennes have one win, two draws and four defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.71 points per game, scoring 1.43 and conceding 2.71.

Rennes are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. NEC Nijmegen (12th) and Rennes (17th) are one point apart, 2026/27 so far.

Team news

Predicted NEC Nijmegen XI (3-4-2-1): G. Crettaz, A. Kaplan, P. Schuurs, G. Brás, D. Nejašmić, C. Bischoff, N. Lebreton, J. Monteiro, K. Kers, W. Willumsson, B. Linssen — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Darko Nejašmić (4.5 per match over 18 appearances, one goal and one assist) and Tjaronn Chery (4.1 per match over 18 appearances, seven goals and three assists) have been NEC Nijmegen’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for NEC Nijmegen (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Darko Nejašmić averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 1488 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. Tjaronn Chery averages 2.5 shots per 90 over 1852 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Rennes XI (5-3-2): B. Samba, C. Cresswell, A. Rouault, A. Ait Boudlal, M. Nagida, B. Reynolds, M. Camara, V. Rongier, A. Thomasson, B. Dia, M. Tamari — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Esteban Lepaul (5.2 per match over nine appearances, seven goals) and Mahamadou Nagida (4.7 per match over 14 appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Rennes’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Rennes (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Esteban Lepaul averages 4.3 shots per 90 over 885 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last 10 appearances. Mahamadou Nagida averages 2.9 tackles per 90 over 960 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Thu, 26 Nov 2026 20:00 GMT · UEFA Europa League · Goffertstadion
Recent form: NEC Nijmegen 2W 2D 1L · Rennes 1W 2D 2L

NEC Nijmegen v Rennes (UEFA Europa League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 11 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.63 / 6.63

Corners

against 3.25 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 6.38

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 4.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.13 / 2

Cards

against 1.63 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 8 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	NEC Nijmegen for / against	Line	Rennes for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.63 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	17.88 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.38 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.88 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.38 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.63 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen Goalkeeper

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Crettaz	13	871125 min	302.4 /90	110.9 /90	00 /90
N. Polster	5	80400 min	184.1 /90	81.8 /90	00 /90

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Crettaz n 8	84.4	2.7 4/3
N. Polster n 5	80	4.1 4/3

NEC Nijmegen Defensive

NEC Nijmegen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Storm	14	841178 min	251.9 /90	100.8 /90	30.2 /90	655 /90	191.5 /90	30.2 /90
Deveron Fonville	10	78777 min	192.2 /90	161.9 /90	30.3 /90	576.6 /90	101.2 /90	00 /90
P. Schuurs	9	53474 min	112.1 /90	112.1 /90	20.4 /90	163 /90	50.9 /90	00 /90
A. Kaplan	7	64449 min	112.2 /90	71.4 /90	30.6 /90	367.2 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90
Gabriel Brás	6	77464 min	132.5 /90	71.4 /90	00 /90	285.4 /90	61.2 /90	10.2 /90
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NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. 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
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	0.8 4/2	2 6/6	—
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	1.8 6/5	0.3 2/0	—
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	0.5 3/1	1 6/2	—
T. Chery n 8	86.3	0.1 1/0	0.7 3/1	—
T. Storm n 8	82.3	1.2 6/2	0.5 4/0	—
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NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	2.4 6/3
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	0.4 2/1
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	2.4 7/5
T. Chery n 8	86.3	0.5 3/1
T. Storm n 8	82.3	1.8 7/4
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NEC Nijmegen Attacking

NEC Nijmegen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Linssen	16	761209 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	261.9 /90	100.7 /90	110.8 /90	20.1 /90
T. Chery	15	831241 min	60.4 /90	20.1 /90	362.6 /90	191.4 /90	342.5 /90	60.4 /90
Dušan Tadić	12	74893 min	00 /90	30.3 /90	111.1 /90	50.5 /90	202 /90	40.4 /90
Adam Tahaui	7	45316 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	72 /90	30.9 /90
K. Sierhuis	7	44307 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	144.1 /90	30.9 /90	51.5 /90	10.3 /90
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NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	2.7 7/5	0.7 4/1
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	2.2 7/5	0.9 5/1
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	0.6 3/2	0.1 1/0
T. Chery n 8	86.3	3 8/7	1.3 7/2
T. Storm n 8	82.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Chery n 8	86.3	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
T. Storm n 8	82.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Rennes

Rennes Goalkeeper

Rennes — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Samba	12	901080 min	363 /90	70.6 /90	00 /90
N. Lemaitre	2	90180 min	63 /90	21 /90	00 /90

Rennes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rennes before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Rennes Defensive

Rennes — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Cresswell	14	901260 min	171.2 /90	90.6 /90	110.8 /90	896.4 /90	130.9 /90	20.1 /90
M. Nagida	13	73948 min	312.9 /90	232.2 /90	20.2 /90	736.9 /90	90.9 /90	00 /90
A. Rouault	9	90810 min	222.4 /90	111.2 /90	60.7 /90	455 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
Przemysław Frankowski	9	74666 min	172.3 /90	111.5 /90	10.1 /90	364.9 /90	152 /90	20.3 /90
Bryan Reynolds	9	68614 min	111.6 /90	60.9 /90	50.7 /90	314.5 /90	91.3 /90	00 /90
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Rennes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rennes before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. 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
C. Cresswell n 8	90	1 5/2	0.5 4/0	—
V. Rongier n 8	71.3	2.2 8/4	0.3 2/0	—
Mousa Tamari n 8	64.4	0.2 1/0	1.4 4/3	—
M. Camara n 8	73.3	0.9 4/2	0.8 4/1	—
M. Nagida n 8	81.4	1 3/2	2.1 8/5	—
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Rennes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rennes before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Cresswell n 8	90	1.5 5/3
V. Rongier n 8	71.3	3.2 7/6
Mousa Tamari n 8	64.4	0.9 5/0
M. Camara n 8	73.3	1.5 4/3
M. Nagida n 8	81.4	2.4 6/5
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Rennes Attacking

Rennes — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Mousa Tamari	14	62871 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	212.2 /90	101 /90	141.4 /90	212.2 /90
Esteban Lepaul	9	80719 min	70.9 /90	00 /90	364.5 /90	192.4 /90	91.1 /90	10.1 /90
L. Blas	9	47424 min	00 /90	00 /90	163.4 /90	61.3 /90	71.5 /90	61.3 /90
I. Soumaré	8	51409 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	81.8 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90
B. Dia	7	65452 min	40.8 /90	00 /90	81.6 /90	51 /90	61.2 /90	20.4 /90
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Rennes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rennes before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Cresswell n 8	90	1 4/2	0.4 3/0
V. Rongier n 8	71.3	1.7 6/4	0.5 3/0
Mousa Tamari n 8	64.4	2.8 7/5	1.2 5/2
M. Camara n 8	73.3	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
M. Nagida n 8	81.4	2.1 5/4	1 3/2
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Rennes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rennes before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Cresswell n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
V. Rongier n 8	71.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Mousa Tamari n 8	64.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Camara n 8	73.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Nagida n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

NEC NijmegenDWDLW

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

RennesDWLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

NEC Nijmegen#12 pos7 pts4 pl-1 GD

Rennes#17 pos6 pts4 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

NEC Nijmegen scored2

Rennes scored1

NEC Nijmegen conceded2.25

Rennes conceded0.75

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