NEC Nijmegen host Omonia Nicosia in the UEFA Europa League. Looking at the bigger picture, Omonia have been winning regularly across their recent matches while NEC have struggled for consistency.
It's worth noting this fixture sits about a month beyond the data we're working from here, so squads and form could shift before kickoff. Still, the gap between these two sides right now gives us a starting point for the analysis.
Analysis updated .
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Form check: contrasting trajectories
NEC's recent record reads 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses from 20 matches, with 33 scored but 37 conceded. That's a side that's leaked goals in bursts, including a 5-0 defeat at Juventus and a 1-4 home loss to Willem II.
NEC Nijmegen: 20 completed matches; Omonia Nicosia: 20 completed matches.
NEC Nijmegen
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- -4
Omonia Nicosia
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +18
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | NEC Nijmegen | GO Ahead Eagles | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Juventus | NEC Nijmegen | 17.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Eredivisie | Cambuur | NEC Nijmegen | 12.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Eredivisie | NEC Nijmegen | Excelsior | 08.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Eredivisie | NEC Nijmegen | Feyenoord | 05.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Eredivisie | PEC Zwolle | NEC Nijmegen | 29.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Champions League | Bodo/Glimt | NEC Nijmegen | 25.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | NEC Nijmegen | Bodo/Glimt | 19.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Eredivisie | Willem II | NEC Nijmegen | 15.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| UEFA Champions League | NEC Nijmegen | Olympiakos Piraeus | 11.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Division | Omonia Nicosia | Krasava Ypsonas | 20.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Omonia Nicosia | Celta Vigo | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| 1. Division | Omonia Nicosia | Apollon Limassol | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| 1. Division | Aris | Omonia Nicosia | 07.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Super Cup | Omonia Nicosia | Pafos | 03.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| 1. Division | Omonia Nicosia | Omonia Aradippou | 31.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | Omonia Nicosia | St. Truiden | 27.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| UEFA Europa League | St. Truiden | Omonia Nicosia | 20.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | Omonia Nicosia | Lincoln Red Imps FC | 13.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | Lincoln Red Imps FC | Omonia Nicosia | 06.08.2026 | 1-1 |
Omonia's numbers are tighter all round. Eleven wins, six draws and just three losses from 20 games, with 33 scored and only 15 against. That defensive record stands out next to NEC's leaky one.
Omonia look considerably more settled defensively than their hosts right now.
Comparative Team Statistics: NEC Nijmegen vs Omonia Nicosia
Early days in the league phase
The table shown here only covers one matchday of the Europa League league phase. Omonia sit 16th with three points after a 1-0 win, while NEC are down in 36th following a 5-0 defeat.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 16 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 17 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/5 | 0 |
One game each isn't much to build a full picture from, but it does line up with the broader form gap between the two sides.
Limited player detail available
The only scoring note we have is J. Balkovec for Omonia, with one goal in five appearances. That's a single data point rather than a full squad breakdown, so it shouldn't be read as the full story of who's carrying the threat.
There's no comparable detail here for NEC, so we can't say anything concrete about personnel on that side.
Still a month from kickoff
This preview is being put together roughly a month before the match itself, so there's time for form on both sides to move. NEC's results haven't been uniformly poor either, they did beat Olympiakos at home in the Champions League earlier in their run.
Even so, as things stand, Omonia bring a tighter defensive record and a stronger overall points return into this one, while NEC's home form in Europe this season has been shaky.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Schuurs | Netherlands | 26 | Defender | 191 | 80 |
| D. Tadić | Serbia | 37 | Attacker | 181 | 76 |
| P. Sandler | Netherlands | 29 | Defender | 190 | 82 |
| D. Geiger | Germany | 28 | Midfielder | 173 | 67 |
| W. Willumsson | Iceland | 27 | Midfielder | 193 | 84 |
| D. Nejašmić | Croatia | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 74 |
| B. Nuytinck | Netherlands | 36 | Defender | 191 | 80 |
| T. Ouwejan | Netherlands | 30 | Defender | 178 | 72 |
| V. van Crooij | Netherlands | 30 | Midfielder | 179 | 76 |
| B. Linssen | Netherlands | 36 | Attacker | 170 | 64 |
| K. Sierhuis | Netherlands | 28 | Attacker | 180 | 83 |
| E. Mor | Türkiye | 29 | Attacker | 169 cm | 64 kg |
| T. Chery | Suriname | 38 | Attacker | 170 | 68 |
| Jamiro Monteiro | Cape Verde | 32 | Midfielder | 172 | 63 |
| G. Crettaz | Argentina | 26 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 78 |
| N. Polster | Austria | 24 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 82 |
| I. Hansen-Aarøen | Norway | 22 | Midfielder | 173 | 67 |
| B. Pereira | France | 23 | Defender | 172 | 60 |
| N. Lebreton | France | 22 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| T. Storm | Denmark | 22 | Defender | 176 | n/a |
| Gabriel Brás | Portugal | 22 | Defender | 183 cm | 77 kg |
| Deveron Fonville | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | ||
| S. Ouaissa | Netherlands | 22 | Midfielder | 170 | 68 |
| Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar | Germany | 20 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| Clement Bischoff | Denmark | 20 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| A. Thomas | Netherlands | 19 | Midfielder | 188 cm | n/a |
| Adam Tahaui | Netherlands | 21 | Attacker | 171 cm | n/a |
| Joep Geneste | Netherlands | 19 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | 74 kg |
| Freek Entius | Netherlands | 20 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Y. Moslih | Netherlands | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. van de Wiel | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Kevin Kers | Netherlands | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano | Brazil | 38 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 90 |
| L. Négo | Hungary | 35 | Defender | 181 | 71 |
| T. Kaminski | Belgium | 33 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 82 |
| Ewandro | Brazil | 30 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| A. Kakoullis | Cyprus | 25 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| J. Duverne | France | 29 | Defender | 184 | 71 |
| S. Coulibaly | Mali | 32 | Defender | 193 | 80 |
| L. Diony | France | 33 | Attacker | 183 | 85 |
| J. Balkovec | Slovenia | 32 | Defender | 185 | 74 |
| S. Simič | Czechia | 31 | Defender | 189 | 79 |
| L. Brouwers | Netherlands | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 78 |
| M. Mayambela | South Africa | 30 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| F. Tănase | Romania | 31 | Midfielder | 186 | 72 |
| M. Tankovic | Sweden | 31 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| Ľ. Šatka | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| M. Marić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| A. Neophytou | Cyprus | 21 | Attacker | 184 | n/a |
| A. Christou | Cyprus | 21 | Defender | 175 cm | n/a |
| J. Montnor | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | 191 | n/a |
| P. Andreou | Cyprus | 20 | Midfielder | 173 | n/a |
| P. Michael | Cyprus | 20 | Goalkeeper | 190 | n/a |
| C. Konstantinidis | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Panagiotis | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
With no market on offer here, there isn't a bet to make either way. The underlying form picture favours Omonia on current evidence, but that's a long way from certainty given how early we are relative to kickoff.
We'd rather wait for closer team news and a clearer run of form before leaning either direction.
Who will win?
