Team Overview
NEC rate 1511 in our Elo model; they are in the upper half of the Eredivisie field. NEC beat Willem II 4-1 in the 2026/27 Eredivisie; subsequently they beat Zwolle 3-1, lost to Feyenoord 1-3, drew with Excelsior 2-2, lost to Cambuur 0-3, drew with Go Ahead 1-1, drew with Ajax 1-1, drew with Sittard 2-2, drew with Groningen 2-2 and lost to Heerenveen 0-1. The recorded goals include contributions by Tjaronn Chery (4), Kaj Sierhuis (2), Adam Tahauia (2) and Perr Schuurs (2). NEC kept 3 clean sheets across competitions in the most recent 35 matches we hold, an 8.6% share. NEC averaged 1.44 points at home and 1.71 away. NEC's Elo fell 56 points between 8 August 2026 and 31 October 2026, moving from 1567 to 1511.
NEC are number 11 of 18 teams in the 2026/27 Eredivisie table, with 9 points from 8 matches. Those points come from 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, 13 goals for and 14 goals against, a goal difference of -1.
For NEC in the 2026/27 Eredivisie and Champions League, the most goals belong to Tjaronn Chery (4), Kaj Sierhuis (2) and Perr Schuurs (2). The most assists there belong to Dušan Tadić: 3 assists. The appearance count is led by Noe Lebreton on 12 appearances.
Registered with NEC in our records: 56 players; by position, 8 goalkeepers, 21 defenders, 12 midfielders and 15 forwards. The median age of the registered players is 22.0, within a range of 16 to 38. Tjaronn Chery is the oldest registered player, aged 38; Mees Rensen is the youngest, aged 16. Nationalities represented: 20 nationalities, led by Netherlands (27) and Germany (3). The tallest player with a recorded height is Jamiro Monteiro, at 175 cm.
Figures for the 2026/27 Eredivisie on this page, from the table to the scorers and the squad, are as of 14 October 2026.
From 2010/11 to 2026/27, we hold 415 matches of NEC over 13 seasons and 1 competition. The 389 matches with a final result break down into 126 wins, 110 draws and 153 defeats for the side: 32% won. Those matches produced 570 goals for and 621 goals against, an average of 1.5 scored and 1.6 conceded per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 21% of the matches with a result and failed to score in 24%. No win in our data is wider than 6-0 against Groningen, in the Eredivisie on 3 November 2024. The heaviest defeat is 1-6 against Ajax in the Eredivisie on 19 August 2012. Away from home, the side has 55 wins, 52 draws and 88 defeats; at home the figures are 71 wins, 58 draws and 65 defeats. The busiest year for the side in the record is 2012: 37 matches. Between 9 November 2025 and 7 February 2026, the side was unbeaten in 10 matches, a record in our data. Between 7 May 2017 and 23 May 2021, the side won 5 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Across 12 seasons of the Eredivisie with a final table, the side’s best finish is position 3 in 2025/26 and the lowest position 19 in 2020/21. The club’s first match in our data is NEC 1-0 VVV Venlo, Eredivisie, on 7 August 2010.
NEC have met Ajax, Feyenoord and Twente most often in our records, 23 times each. The side has 1 win, 8 draws and 14 defeats against Ajax, with goals 22-57. They last met Ajax on 10 October 2026: Ajax 1-1 NEC in the Eredivisie. The side has 4 wins, 7 draws and 12 defeats against Feyenoord, with goals 30-51. The side has 5 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats against Twente, with goals 31-51. The club has also met Heerenveen 22 times, with 8 wins, 9 draws and 5 defeats. The club has also met PSV 22 times, with 2 wins, 3 draws and 17 defeats.