Match Report
NEC beat Zwolle 3-1 on 29 August 2026. Tjaronn Chery opened the scoring from the penalty spot inside the first 5 minutes for NEC to make it 1-0. Tjaronn Chery added to the tally from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute for NEC to make it 2-0. Koen Kostons pulled one back from the penalty spot 46 minutes into the game for Zwolle to make it 1-2. Perr Schuurs added to the tally late on, in the 83rd minute for NEC to make it 3-1. Almugera Kabar (63'), Dušan Tadić (70'), Tobias Storm (73') and Olivier Aertssen (90') were booked. Perr Schuurs scored after coming off the bench. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have NEC 181 points stronger than Zwolle.