NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie
2-1
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Going into the match, NEC Nijmegen had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; GO Ahead Eagles had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 2.0. The sides have met 3 times in our records: GO Ahead Eagles 2 wins, 1 drawn. NEC Nijmegen are 12th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; GO Ahead Eagles are 9th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: NEC Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (L D D L D). 1.8 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Groningen · 10 May 2026
- D 1-1 vs Telstar · 2 May 2026
- D 1-1 at Twente · 25 Apr 2026
- L 5-1 at AZ Alkmaar · 19 Apr 2026
- D 1-1 vs Feyenoord · 12 Apr 2026
- W 0-2 at Excelsior · 4 Apr 2026
Away form going in: GO Ahead Eagles
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L D D D W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- L 1-4 vs PSV Eindhoven · 10 May 2026
- D 2-2 at Sparta Rotterdam · 3 May 2026
- D 0-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 23 Apr 2026
- D 0-0 at Groningen · 11 Apr 2026
- W 5-0 vs Zwolle · 5 Apr 2026
- L 2-0 at Utrecht · 22 Mar 2026
Head-to-head: NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles
- NEC Nijmegen 1-1 GO Ahead Eagles · 20 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
- NEC Nijmegen 2-3 GO Ahead Eagles · 9 Mar 2025 · Eredivisie
- NEC Nijmegen 1-2 GO Ahead Eagles · 23 May 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen)
- 27' Normal Goal — N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen)
- 55' Normal Goal — S. Tengstedt (GO Ahead Eagles)
Match statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Metric | GO Ahead Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 4.44 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.32 |
| 37 | Total shots | 3 |
| 12 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 11 | Shots off target | 0 |
| 14 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 26 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 11 | Attempts outside box | 0 |
| 13 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 401 | Total passes | 303 |
| 328 | Accurate passes | 229 |
| 82 | Pass accuracy | 76 |
| 23 | Key passes | 3 |
| 111 | Duels | 111 |
| 53 | Duels won | 58 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |