Match Report
NEC comfortably beat Willem II 4-1 on 15 August 2026. Adam Tahauia opened the scoring 48 minutes into the game for NEC, set up by Clement Bischoff, to make it 1-0. Tjaronn Chery added to the tally 54 minutes into the game for NEC to make it 2-0. Bryan Linssen added to the tally 64 minutes into the game for NEC to make it 3-0. Kaj Sierhuis added to the tally 67 minutes into the game for NEC, set up by Tjaronn Chery, to make it 4-0. Thomas Verheydt got one back 77 minutes into the game for Willem II, set up by Devin Haen, to make it 1-4. Nathan Tjoe-A-On (16') was booked. Kaj Sierhuis and Thomas Verheydt scored after coming off the bench. Every goal came after the interval. On current ratings the model puts NEC at around 1.92 goals in this pairing; they scored 4 here.