NEC Nijmegen Shots Stats 2026/2027

NEC Nijmegen Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

NEC Nijmegen are averaging 13.2 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 25.5 total shots on average. That puts them 7th of 18 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Ajax, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which NEC Nijmegen players take the most shots?

Tjaronn Chery leads with 29 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (3.22/g, 89% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every NEC Nijmegen player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does NEC Nijmegen's shot profile look this season?

NEC Nijmegen are averaging 13.2 shots per game over 10 games and concede 12.3 for a match-total of 25.5. That ranks 7th of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Ajax, the page weights each NEC Nijmegen attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 NEC Nijmegen fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

NEC Nijmegen player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
K. Sierhuis	attacker	5	11	2.2	100%
Ayodele Thomas	attacker	3	7	2.33	100%
Willum Thór Willumsson	midfielder	3	4	1.33	100%
Tjaronn Chery	midfielder	9	29	3.22	89%
Bryan Linssen	attacker	9	17	1.89	78%
Emre Mor	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Adam Tahaui	midfielder	6	6	1	67%
P. Schuurs	defender	3	5	1.67	67%
Noé Lebreton	midfielder	10	9	0.9	60%
Darko Nejašmić	midfielder	8	8	1	50%
Clement Bischoff	attacker	8	8	1	50%
Gabriel Brás	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Almugera Kabar	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Dušan Tadić	attacker	9	3	0.33	33%
Jamiro Monteiro	midfielder	6	5	0.83	33%
Dennis Geiger	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
T. Storm	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Deveron Fonville	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Gonzalo Crettaz	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Nikolas Polster	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Bram Nuytinck	defender	5	0	0	0%
Philippe Sandler	defender	4	0	0	0%
Brayann Pereira	defender	4	0	0	0%
Kevin Kers		2	0	0	0%
Isak Hansen-Aarøen	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

NEC Nijmegen shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	Home	1-1	17	14	31	Tjaronn Chery (4)
17 Sep 2026	Europa League	Juventus	Away	5-0	11	11	22	Bryan Linssen (4)
12 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur	Away	3-0	10	16	26	Tjaronn Chery (3)
8 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	Home	2-2	11	14	25	Ayodele Thomas (3)
5 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	Home	1-3	12	11	23	K. Sierhuis (3)
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	Away	1-3	8	9	17	Tjaronn Chery (4)
25 Aug 2026	Champions League	Bodø / Glimt	Away	3-0	3	21	24	Bryan Linssen (2)
19 Aug 2026	Champions League	Bodø / Glimt	Home	1-3	22	8	30	Tjaronn Chery (5)
15 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Away	1-4	21	9	30	Tjaronn Chery (4)
11 Aug 2026	Champions League	Olympiacos F.C.	Home	2-1	17	10	27	Tjaronn Chery (5)

NEC Nijmegen shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 13.2
Shots against per game: 12.3
Match total shots per game: 25.5
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 17 of 18

NEC Nijmegen Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	15.8	100%	100%	60%	60%	60%
Away	5	10.6	60%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	13.2	80%	70%	40%	40%	40%

NEC Nijmegen Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	11.4	80%	60%	40%	0%	0%
Away	5	13.2	100%	60%	40%	40%	20%
Overall	10	12.3	90%	60%	40%	20%	10%

NEC Nijmegen Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	27.2	100%	100%	100%	80%	60%
Away	5	23.8	80%	80%	60%	40%	20%
Overall	10	25.5	90%	90%	80%	60%	40%

NEC Nijmegen Team shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	13.2	15.8	10.6
Shots on target / match	4.3	4.6	4
Shots off target / match	8.9	11.2	6.6
Shot conversion	11%	9%	13%
Shots per goal	9.4	11.3	7.6
Shots on target per goal	3.1	3.3	2.9
Shots over 8.5	80%	100%	60%
Shots over 10.5	70%	100%	40%
Shots over 12.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots over 14.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots over 16.5	40%	60%	20%

NEC Nijmegen Shots against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	12.3	11.4	13.2
Shots against over 8.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots against over 12.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots against over 14.5	20%	0%	40%
Shots against over 16.5	10%	0%	20%

NEC Nijmegen Match shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	25.5	27.2	23.8
Match shots over 18.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots over 20.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots over 22.5	80%	100%	60%
Match shots over 24.5	60%	80%	40%
Match shots over 26.5	40%	60%	20%

NEC Nijmegen 1st-half shots for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	5.5	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	3.5	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	4.5	50%	50%	25%

NEC Nijmegen 1st-half shots against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	3	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	8	100%	50%	50%
Overall	4	5.5	75%	25%	25%

NEC Nijmegen 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	2	8.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	11.5	100%	100%	50%	0%
Overall	4	10	75%	75%	50%	25%

NEC Nijmegen shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (H)	1-1	17	14	31	-
17 Sep	Europa League	Juventus (A)	5-0	11	11	22	-
12 Sep	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur (A)	3-0	10	16	26	-
8 Sep	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-2	11	14	25	-
5 Sep	Eredivisie	Feyenoord (H)	1-3	12	11	23	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (A)	1-3	8	9	17	-
25 Aug	Champions League	Bodø / Glimt (A)	3-0	3	21	24	12
19 Aug	Champions League	Bodø / Glimt (H)	1-3	22	8	30	14
15 Aug	Eredivisie	Willem II (A)	1-4	21	9	30	11
11 Aug	Champions League	Olympiacos F.C. (H)	2-1	17	10	27	3

Eredivisie shots table 2026/2027: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Ajax	7	24.71	9.43	34.14	86%
2	SC Heerenveen	7	16	15.86	31.86	100%
3	Go Ahead Eagles	7	15.14	16.71	31.86	100%
4	Willem II	7	11.86	19.86	31.71	100%
5	Feyenoord	7	22.29	9.29	31.57	100%
6	FC Twente	7	21.29	10	31.29	100%
7	PSV	7	21	10.14	31.14	100%
8	Sparta Rotterdam	7	13.14	18	31.14	100%
9	PEC Zwolle	7	10.57	20.43	31	86%
10	Fortuna Sittard	7	10.14	20.29	30.43	86%
11	FC Groningen	7	15	15.14	30.14	100%
12	FC Utrecht	7	10.71	18.57	29.29	86%
13	ADO Den Haag	7	11.86	16.14	28	71%
14	AZ	7	19.57	8.14	27.71	71%
15	Excelsior	7	11.29	16.14	27.43	86%
16	SC Cambuur	7	11.71	15.57	27.29	86%
17	NEC Nijmegen	7	15.14	11.57	26.71	86%
18	Telstar	7	7.71	17.86	25.57	57%

NEC Nijmegen shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	11	16.91	13.27	30.18	91%
Vs top half	19	16.05	12.53	28.58	89%
Vs bottom half	22	17.27	10.18	27.45	86%
Vs bottom six	16	16.63	10.25	26.88	81%

NEC Nijmegen shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	7	15.14	11.57	26.71	86%
Champions League	2026/2027	4	13.75	12.5	26.25	100%
Europa League	2026/2027	1	11	11	22	0%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	17.03	11.21	28.24	88%
Eredivisie	2024/2025	35	13.23	13.97	27.2	77%

NEC Nijmegen next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 19:00	Ajax (away)	34.14	24.71	9.43	37.25	27	10.25
Thu 15 Oct 19:00	Levski Sofia (home)	21	10.7	10.3	23.4	10	13.4
Sun 18 Oct 18:00	Fortuna (home)	30.43	10.14	20.29	28	10.5	17.5

NEC Nijmegen players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tjaronn Chery	midfielder	10	11	91%
2	Bryan Linssen	attacker	8	11	73%
3	Noé Lebreton	midfielder	8	12	67%
4	K. Sierhuis	attacker	6	7	86%
5	Clement Bischoff	attacker	6	11	55%

NEC Nijmegen players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tjaronn Chery	midfielder	10	11	91%
2	Bryan Linssen	attacker	6	11	55%
3	K. Sierhuis	attacker	5	7	71%
4	Clement Bischoff	attacker	5	11	45%
5	Ayodele Thomas	attacker	3	4	75%

NEC Nijmegen players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tjaronn Chery	midfielder	8	11	73%
2	K. Sierhuis	attacker	3	7	43%
3	Bryan Linssen	attacker	3	11	27%
4	Clement Bischoff	attacker	3	11	27%
5	Emre Mor	attacker	2	7	29%

Ajax shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Excelsior (H)	2-2	33	4	37	-
15 Sep	Eredivisie	Willem II (H)	5-1	33	10	43	-
12 Sep	Eredivisie	Fortuna (A)	1-5	27	8	35	-
5 Sep	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	1-3	19	13	32	-
30 Aug	Eredivisie	Telstar (A)	0-4	12	10	22	-
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sion (H)	5-3	26	11	37	-
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sion (A)	2-4	23	12	35	21
16 Aug	Eredivisie	Heerenveen (H)	2-2	23	14	37	20
13 Aug	Europa Conference League	Shelbourne (A)	2-2	19	12	31	19
9 Aug	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (A)	0-2	26	7	33	15