UEFA Europa League | League Phase Matchday 2 | 2026-10-16 04:00 JST
Match summary
NEC Nijmegen took on Levski Sofia in the UEFA Europa League League Phase Matchday 2 on October 16. The match ended 1-1. It was 0-1 at half-time and 1-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: NEC Nijmegen – T. Chery; Levski Sofia – Reinaldo. Assists: Levski Sofia – S. Vutsov.
Possession: NEC Nijmegen 51%, Levski Sofia 49%. Shots: NEC Nijmegen 18, Levski Sofia 8.
Team stats
3-4-3
4-3-3
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| NEC Nijmegen | Stat | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4-3 | Formation | 4-3-3 |
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 2.06 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.39 |
| 18 | Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 7 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 440 | Passes | 450 |
| 355 | Accurate passes | 363 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Player stats
NEC Nijmegen
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | D. Tadić | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.29 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 5(1) | |
| MF | Clement Bischoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(25%) | 1 | 0 | 27(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.81 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 13(5) |
| DF | Gabriel Brás | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.98 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 15(10) | |
| FW | T. Chery | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7(2) | |
| DF | Deveron Fonville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 4 | 0 | 62(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.73 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 12(10) |
| MF | Kevin Kers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6(100%) | 3 | 0 | 23(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.64 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 24(15) |
| MF | N. Lebreton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 3 | 0 | 29(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.45 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 13(6) |
| FW | B. Linssen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.39 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 11(2) |
| MF | D. Nejašmić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 1 | 2 | 53(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.59 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 12(6) |
| DF | P. Schuurs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.42 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 5(3) | |
| GK | G. Crettaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | D. Geiger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| GK | Joep Geneste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) |
| DF | A. Kaplan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.98 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| MF | Joël Monteiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Y. Moslih | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | N. Polster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | K. Sierhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | W. Willumsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2(0) |
Levski Sofia
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Serginho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 0 | 43(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.35 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 11(7) |
| DF | K. Dimitrov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | |
| MF | M. Grujić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 0 | 28(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.29 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 10(6) |
| FW | David Kusso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 0 | 1 | 14(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.21 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 6(2) |
| DF | C. Makoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 10(8) | |
| MF | E. El Moubarik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 0 | 33(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 6(4) |
| DF | Aldair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 3 | 0 | 27(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7.07 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 14(7) |
| FW | Reinaldo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1(25%) | 2 | 1 | 14(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 12(5) |
| GK | S. Vutsov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43(59%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.43 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| DF | Álex Centelles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | ||
| DF | Hevertton Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | M. Lukov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | A. Oko-Flex | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 5(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8(2) |
| DF | N. Serafimov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | M. Soula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | G. Trdin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| GK | O. Vladimirov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | J. Perea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 2(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) |
| DF | Maicon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 5 | 0 | 23(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.58 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 21(7) |
| FW | Everton Bala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 0 | 19(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.48 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 12(6) |
Lineups
NEC Nijmegen
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | G. Crettaz |
| Starter | DF | 73 | Gabriel Brás |
| Starter | DF | 4 | P. Schuurs |
| Starter | DF | 24 | Deveron Fonville |
| Starter | MF | 34 | Kevin Kers |
| Starter | MF | 6 | D. Nejašmić |
| Starter | MF | 20 | N. Lebreton |
| Starter | MF | 99 | Clement Bischoff |
| Starter | FW | 9 | T. Chery |
| Starter | FW | 30 | B. Linssen |
| Starter | FW | 10 | D. Tadić |
| Bench | MF | 18 | D. Geiger |
| Bench | DF | 66 | Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar |
| Bench | DF | 22 | A. Kaplan |
| Bench | DF | 42 | Y. Moslih |
| Bench | MF | 11 | W. Willumsson |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 38 | Joep Geneste |
| Bench | MF | 35 | Joël Monteiro |
| Bench | GK | 12 | N. Polster |
| Bench | FW | 14 | K. Sierhuis |
Levski Sofia
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 92 | S. Vutsov |
| Starter | DF | 21 | Aldair |
| Starter | DF | 50 | K. Dimitrov |
| Starter | DF | 4 | C. Makoun |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Maicon |
| Starter | MF | 35 | Serginho |
| Starter | MF | 8 | M. Grujić |
| Starter | MF | 19 | E. El Moubarik |
| Starter | FW | 27 | David Kusso |
| Starter | FW | 7 | Reinaldo |
| Starter | FW | 17 | Everton Bala |
| Bench | FW | 11 | A. Oko-Flex |
| Bench | FW | 22 | M. Soula |
| Bench | MF | 18 | G. Trdin |
| Bench | DF | 20 | Álex Centelles |
| Bench | FW | 9 | J. Perea |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 78 | M. Lukov |
| Bench | DF | 31 | N. Serafimov |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Hevertton Santos |
| Bench | GK | 1 | O. Vladimirov |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 17' | Levski Sofia | 📺 VAR | Everton Bala | |
| 1H 24' | NEC Nijmegen | 🟨 Yellow card | N. Lebreton | |
| 1H 35' | Levski Sofia | ⚽ Goal | Reinaldo | 0-1 |
| 2H 17' | Levski Sofia | 🔄 Substitution | OUT David Kusso → IN A. Oko-Flex | |
| 2H 17' | Levski Sofia | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. El Moubarik → IN G. Trdin | |
| 2H 19' | NEC Nijmegen | ⚽ Goal | T. Chery | 1-1 |
| 2H 30' | NEC Nijmegen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Schuurs → IN A. Kaplan | |
| 2H 30' | Levski Sofia | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Grujić → IN M. Soula | |
| 2H 30' | Levski Sofia | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Everton Bala → IN J. Perea | |
| 2H 39' | NEC Nijmegen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Tadić → IN W. Willumsson | |
| 2H 39' | NEC Nijmegen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Clement Bischoff → IN D. Geiger | |
| 2H 45+2' | NEC Nijmegen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Lebreton → IN Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar | |
| 2H 45+2' | NEC Nijmegen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Gabriel Brás → IN Y. Moslih | |
| 2H 45+4' | Levski Sofia | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Reinaldo → IN Álex Centelles |
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