NEC Nijmegen vs Willem II prediction | 23 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

NEC Nijmegen Rating: 63.8
H
73%
23 January 2027
Eredivisie
D
17%
Willem II Rating: 51.9
A
9%
NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #258 overall, #9 in Netherlands

68.0 → 63.8 (-4.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 08 Sep Excelsior (H) 67.1 -0.7
3-0 12 Sep Cambuur (A) 65.5 -1.6
5-0 17 Sep Juventus (A) 65.4 -0.1
1-1 20 Sep Go Ahead (H) 63.9 -1.5
1-1 10 Oct Ajax (A) 63.8 -0.1
Willem II
Ranking: #514 overall, #26 in Netherlands

52.4 → 51.9 (-0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-3 05 Sep Excelsior (H) 52.0 -0.3
1-1 11 Sep AZ Alkmaar (A) 51.9 -0.1
5-1 15 Sep Ajax (A) 51.8 -0.1
0-1 19 Sep Fortuna (H) 51.7 -0.1
3-1 11 Oct Utrecht (A) 51.9 +0.2

NEC Nijmegen vs Willem II: by the numbers

There are 256 places between these two in our European rankings, with NEC Nijmegen the higher, and 17 places between them in Netherlands.

The recent trend shows Willem II on the rise, -0.5 rating points over their last 10 matches, while NEC Nijmegen has gone the other way at -4.2.

Willem II lost 0.5 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 15 August 2026.

The highest NEC Nijmegen have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #159, first reached on 15 August 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Willem II have ever held is 66.5, first set on 18 January 2020.