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AjaxAjax vs Nijmegen — Eredivisie
1-1
NijmegenJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.1 goals a game; Nijmegen had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.5. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Nijmegen 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (W D D L W). 2.1 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 4-1 vs For Sittard · 14 Feb 2026
- D 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar · 8 Feb 2026
- D 2-2 at Excelsior · 1 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs Olympiakos Piraeus · 28 Jan 2026
- W 2-0 vs Volendam · 24 Jan 2026
- W 1-2 at Villarreal · 20 Jan 2026
Away form going in: Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (D L W W W). 2.5 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 100% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 17 Feb 2026
- L 1-3 vs Utrecht · 11 Feb 2026
- W 4-1 vs Heracles · 7 Feb 2026
- W 1-3 at AZ Alkmaar · 31 Jan 2026
- W 2-1 vs PEC Zwolle · 24 Jan 2026
- W 3-4 at NAC Breda · 17 Jan 2026
Head-to-head: Ajax vs Nijmegen
- Ajax 0-3 Nijmegen · 11 May 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-2 Nijmegen · 18 Feb 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 39' Normal Goal — M. Godts (Ajax)
- 57' Normal Goal — D. Nejasmic (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | Nijmegen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.48 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.16 |
| 9 | Total shots | 18 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 9 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 414 | Total passes | 433 |
| 325 | Accurate passes | 347 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 80 |
| 7 | Key passes | 14 |
| 91 | Duels | 91 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |