Eredivisie 2026/27 Matchweek 3 · 8 Sep 2026
NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior in the Eredivisie 2026/27.
At Goffertstadion, Nijmegen.
NEC Nijmegen and Excelsior drew 2–2. Adam Tahaui opened the scoring for NEC Nijmegen after 10 minutes. Noe Lebreton made it 2–2 after 90+2 minutes.
NEC Nijmegen went into the match 10th and came out of it 9th, on 7 points. Excelsior went into the match 5th and came out of it 4th, on 10 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | +11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | +12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | -8 | 1 |
| 17 | Willem II | 4 | -9 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | -12 | 1 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.