NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Levski Sofia: result and goals
NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia drew 1-1 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in the Europa League.
Goals: Reinaldo 35', Tjaronn Chery 64'.
NEC Nijmegen sit 20th on 4 points.
Levski Sofia sit 17th on 4 points.
NEC Nijmegen have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Levski Sofia have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Kick-off
- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 20:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
- 👥
- 11700
Match facts
- Stadium
- Goffertstadion · Nijmegen
- Capacity: 12,650 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 11,700 · 92% of capacity
Referee
Əliyar Aghayev
Record: UEFA Europa League
- Games
- 5
- Yellows per game
- 4.6
- Reds
- 0
- Penalties
- 2
- Fouls per game
- 24.0
Absences
NEC Nijmegen
- Bram NuytinckInjured · Expected back: late November 2026
- Emre MorInjured
Levski Sofia
- Radoslav KirilovInjured
- Akram BourasInjured
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
The match in numbers
- NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia drew 1-1.
- Reinaldo opened the scoring for Levski Sofia on 35'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
NECLEV24'Noé Lebreton
35'⚽Reinaldo ast. Svetoslav Vutsov 0-1
62'⇄▲ Armstrong Oko-Flex ▼ David Kusso
62'⇄▲ Gašper Trdin ▼ Mehdi Moubarik
75'⇄▲ Mazire Soula ▼ Marko Grujić
75'⇄▲ Juan Perea ▼ Everton Bala
90+4'⇄▲ Álex Centelles ▼ Reinaldo
Live commentary
- Match ends, NEC 1, Levski Sofia 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, NEC 1, Levski Sofia 1.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Dennis Geiger (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Almugera Kabar.
- 90'+4'Substitution, Levski Sofia. Álex Centelles replaces Reinaldo.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+2'Substitution, NEC. Yassin Moslih replaces Gabriel Brás.
- 90'+2'Substitution, NEC. Almugera Kabar replaces Noé Lebreton.
- 90'+1'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Svetoslav Vutsov.
- 90'+1'Attempt saved. Bryan Linssen (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Bryan Linssen (NEC).
- 90'Offside, NEC. Tjaronn Chery is caught offside.
- 88'Maicon (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Foul by Kevin Kers (NEC).
- 87'Foul by Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez (Levski Sofia).
- 87'Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Bryan Linssen (NEC).
- 85'Foul by Gasper Trdin (Levski Sofia).
- 85'Dennis Geiger (NEC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84'Substitution, NEC. Dennis Geiger replaces Clement Bischoff.
- 84'Substitution, NEC. Willum Willumsson replaces Dusan Tadic because of an injury.
- 84'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83'Delay in match because of an injury Dusan Tadic (NEC).
- 80'Attempt saved. Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (NEC). Assisted by Mazire Soula.
- 79'Foul by Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez (Levski Sofia).
- 79'Kevin Kers (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Foul by Deveron Fonville (NEC).
- 77'Aldair (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Dangerous play by Dusan Tadic (NEC).
- 76'Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia).
- 76'Gabriel Brás (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Substitution, Levski Sofia. Juan Esteban Perea Sanchez replaces Everton Bala.
- 75'Substitution, Levski Sofia. Mazire Soula replaces Marko Grujic.
- 75'Substitution, NEC. Ahmetcan Kaplan replaces Perr Schuurs.
- 75'Foul by Aldair (Levski Sofia).
- 75'Clement Bischoff (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Darko Nejasmic.
- 69'Foul by Serginho (Levski Sofia).
- 69'Clement Bischoff (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66'Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia).
- 66'Deveron Fonville (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Goal! NEC 1, Levski Sofia 1. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62'Attempt saved. Kevin Kers (NEC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Gabriel Brás.
- 62'Substitution, Levski Sofia. Gasper Trdin replaces Mehdi El Moubarik.
- 62'Substitution, Levski Sofia. Armstrong Oko-Flex replaces David Kusso.
- 60'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Svetoslav Vutsov.
- 60'Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (NEC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Clement Bischoff with a cross.
- 58'Foul by Kevin Kers (NEC).
- 58'Christian Makoun (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Aldair.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Darko Nejasmic (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noé Lebreton.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clement Bischoff.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
- 56'Attempt saved. Noé Lebreton (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia).
- 54'Foul by Marko Grujic (Levski Sofia).
- 54'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52'Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Foul by Gabriel Brás (NEC).
- 52'Marko Grujic (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Foul by Dusan Tadic (NEC).
- 51'Everton Bala (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Gabriel Brás (NEC).
- 50'Attempt missed. David Kusso (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Everton Bala following a fast break.
- 49'Attempt missed. Kevin Kers (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 48'Foul by Clement Bischoff (NEC).
- 48'David Kusso (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Aldair (Levski Sofia).
- 47'Clement Bischoff (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Attempt missed. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
- 45'Second Half begins NEC 0, Levski Sofia 1.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, NEC 0, Levski Sofia 1.
- 45'+2'Foul by Everton Bala (Levski Sofia).
- 45'+2'Darko Nejasmic (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Foul by Serginho (Levski Sofia).
- 45'+1'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 40'Foul by Aldair (Levski Sofia).
- 40'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35'Goal! NEC 0, Levski Sofia 1. Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Svetoslav Vutsov.
- 31'Attempt missed. Christian Makoun (Levski Sofia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Serginho with a headed pass following a corner.
- 30'Corner, Levski Sofia. Conceded by Gonzalo Crettaz.
- 30'Attempt missed. Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aldair with a cross following a fast break.
- 30'Attempt blocked. Darko Nejasmic (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29'Attempt missed. Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 28'Attempt blocked. Reinaldo (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton Bala.
- 26'Kevin Kers (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Foul by Christian Makoun (Levski Sofia).
- 26'Attempt blocked. David Kusso (Levski Sofia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi El Moubarik.
- 24'Noé Lebreton (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24'Foul by Noé Lebreton (NEC).
- 24'Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Foul by Noé Lebreton (NEC).
- 23'Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Aldair.
- 17'VAR Decision: No Goal NEC 0-0 Levski Sofia.
- 17'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Everton Bala (Levski Sofia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 17'Offside, Levski Sofia. Serginho is caught offside.
- 16'Foul by Perr Schuurs (NEC).
- 16'Serginho (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'Attempt missed. Kevin Kers (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 13'Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Clement Bischoff with a cross.
- 9'Darko Nejasmic (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9'Foul by Serginho (Levski Sofia).
- 5'Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia). Assisted by Kevin Kers.
- 4'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Maicon.
- 3'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Christian Makoun.
- 3'Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clement Bischoff.
- 2'Foul by Clement Bischoff (NEC).
- 2'Aldair (Levski Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
NECLEV
General
51%Possession49%
5Big chances4
4Big chances missed3
6Corners1
Shots
18Total shots8
4Shots off target4
9Shots on target2
5Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
11Shots inside box7
7Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.97xG1.34
1.96xG open play1.25
0.01xG set play0.08
1.97Non-penalty xG1.34
2.89xG on target (xGOT)1.12
Passes
440Passes450
355 (81%)Accurate passes363 (81%)
146Own half271
209Opposition half92
27 (48%)Accurate long balls30 (39%)
7 (24%)Accurate crosses2 (67%)
17Throw-ins18
51Touches in opposition box15
1Offsides1
Defence
23Tackles21
7Interceptions10
2Shot blocks5
15Clearances45
1Keeper saves8
Duels
64Duels won59
50 (53%)Ground duels won45 (47%)
14 (50%)Aerial duels won14 (50%)
13 (62%)Successful dribbles10 (40%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
14Fouls committed14
General
49%Possession51%
2Big chances3
2Big chances missed2
3Corners1
Shots
5Total shots6
1Shots off target3
2Shots on target1
2Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box6
2Shots outside box0
Expected goals (xG)
0.40xG0.96
0.40xG open play0.88
0.00xG set play0.08
0.40Non-penalty xG0.96
0.47xG on target (xGOT)0.89
Passes
231Passes250
189 (82%)Accurate passes206 (82%)
89Own half157
100Opposition half49
11 (38%)Accurate long balls14 (39%)
3 (23%)Accurate crosses2 (100%)
9Throw-ins5
18Touches in opposition box13
0Offsides1
Defence
12Tackles8
4Interceptions4
2Shot blocks2
8Clearances16
0Keeper saves2
Duels
31Duels won25
24 (57%)Ground duels won18 (43%)
7 (50%)Aerial duels won7 (50%)
7 (70%)Successful dribbles6 (43%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed5
General
53%Possession47%
3Big chances1
2Big chances missed1
3Corners0
Shots
13Total shots2
3Shots off target1
7Shots on target1
3Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
8Shots inside box1
5Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.58xG0.37
1.57xG open play0.37
0.01xG set play0.00
1.58Non-penalty xG0.37
2.42xG on target (xGOT)0.23
Passes
209Passes200
166 (79%)Accurate passes157 (79%)
57Own half114
109Opposition half43
16 (59%)Accurate long balls16 (39%)
4 (25%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
8Throw-ins13
33Touches in opposition box2
1Offsides0
Defence
11Tackles13
3Interceptions6
0Shot blocks3
7Clearances29
1Keeper saves6
Duels
33Duels won34
26 (49%)Ground duels won27 (51%)
7 (50%)Aerial duels won7 (50%)
6 (55%)Successful dribbles4 (36%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
10Fouls committed9
NEC NijmegenLevski Sofia
Expected goals (xG)
1.97–1.34
xG on target (xGOT)
2.89–1.12
Shots
18–8
Big chances
5–4
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Levski Sofia (8)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedNEC (18) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Svetoslav Vutsov
Levski Sofia
Ratings
NEC Nijmegen7.1
- 8.09Tjaronn Chery⚽
- 7.924Deveron Fonville
- 7.734Kevin Kers
- 7.66Darko Nejašmić
- 7.373Gabriel Brás
- 7.299Clement Bischoff
- 7.020Noé Lebreton
- 6.810Dušan Tadić
- 6.71Gonzalo Crettaz
- 6.430Bryan Linssen
- 6.222Ahmetcan Kaplan▲75'
- 6.14Perr Schuurs
Levski Sofia6.9
- 8.692Svetoslav VutsovA
- 7.84Christian Makoun
- 7.635Sérginho
- 7.67Reinaldo⚽
- 7.48Marko Grujić
- 7.221Aldair
- 7.019Mehdi Moubarik
- 6.817Everton Bala
- 6.650Kristian Dimitrov
- 6.63Maicon
- 6.627David Kusso
- 6.322Mazire Soula▲75'
- 6.118Gašper Trdin▲62'
- 6.011Armstrong Oko-Flex▲62'
- 5.99Juan Perea▲75'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
NEC · Substitutes
- 22Ahmetcan Kaplan▲75'6.2
- 18Dennis Geiger▲84'
- 11Willum Willumsson▲84'
- 42Yassin Moslih▲90'
- 66Almugera Kabar▲90'
- 38Joep Geneste
- 12Nikolas Polster
- 35Jamiro Monteiro
- 14Kaj Sierhuis
Manager: Dick Schreuder
Levski Sofia · Substitutes
- 18Gašper Trdin▲62'6.1
- 11Armstrong Oko-Flex▲62'6.0
- 22Mazire Soula▲75'6.3
- 9Juan Perea▲75'5.9
- 20Álex Centelles▲90'
- 78Martin Lukov
- 1Ognyan Vladimirov
- 2Hevertton Santos
- 31Nikola Serafimov
Manager: Julio Velázquez
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| 2 |  Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 | WWW |
| 4 |  Ferencvaros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | WWW |
| 5 |  Olympiacos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 | WWW |
| 6 |  Union SG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 | WDW |
| 7 |  Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 | WWD |
| 8 |  Besiktas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | WWD |
| 9 |  Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 | WWD |
| 10 |  AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | LWW |
| 11 |  Omonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | WWL |
| 12 |  Lyon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | WWL |
| 13 |  Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 | DWD |
| 14 |  Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 | LDW |
| 15 |  C Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 16 |  Sparta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | WDL |
| 17 |  Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | WWDLL |
| 18 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | DWL |
| 19 |  Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | DLW |
| 20 |  NEC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | DLLDD |
| 21 |  RB Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | WLD |
| 22 |  Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | LLW |
| 23 |  Hoffenheim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LLW |
| 24 |  Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 25 |  Celta Vigo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 26 |  OFI Crete | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| 27 |  Jagiellonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LWL |
| 28 |  Torreense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | WLL |
| 29 |  NK Celje | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 30 |  Hapoel Be'er | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 | DLL |
| 31 |  Lillestrom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 | LDL |
| 32 |  Lech Poznan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 | LLD |
| 33 |  Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
| 34 |  Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
| 35 |  Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | LLL |
| 36 |  Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | LLL |
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What was the score in NEC Nijmegen v Levski Sofia?
NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia drew 1-1 on Thursday 15 October (Europa League).
Who scored in NEC Nijmegen v Levski Sofia?
Goals: Reinaldo 35' and Tjaronn Chery 64'.
When do NEC Nijmegen play next?
NEC Nijmegen play FC Groningen on Sunday 25 October at 13:30 (UK time).
When do Levski Sofia play next?
Levski Sofia play Arda Kardzhali on Tuesday 27 October at 17:30 (UK time).
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