NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Telstar result, stats and report

Juventus were ruthless and clinical in Turin, dismantling NEC Nijmegen 5-0 in the UEFA Europa League with goals from Nico González, Kerim Alajbegovic, Nick Woltemade, Zeki Çelik, and Randal Kolo Muani. NEC never competed.

SC Heerenveen controlled virtually every department against Telstar but could not find a way through, squandering two big chances in a goalless Eredivisie draw that will sting.

SC Cambuur put NEC Nijmegen to the sword with a commanding 3-0 victory, with Ilyes Hamache scoring twice and substitute Iwan Henstra adding a late third. NEC's wretched evening was compounded by four yellow cards and a defensive display that had no backbone whatsoever.

Twente ground out a 1-0 victory over Telstar in the Eredivisie, with Sondre Ørjasæter's 65th-minute finish settling a match Twente controlled from start to finish but should have won by more.

Excelsior came from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at NEC Nijmegen, but the hosts will feel they let two points slip after dominating large periods of the match. Noé Lebreton's stoppage-time equaliser saved Excelsior from defeat.

Two teams with zero points and zero goals between them in this campaign so far meet in Nijmegen on Thursday. Someone has to end that run. The question is whether either of them has the desire to do it.

Telstar and ADO Den Haag meet on Sunday with a combined four wins from their last ten Eredivisie matches. Something has to give, but neither side is giving much confidence.

Ajax host NEC Nijmegen at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Saturday evening knowing their defensive standards have been nowhere near good enough. NEC arrive having conceded in every single Eredivisie match in their last ten, so something has to give.