Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: J. ManschotJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax and NEC Nijmegen drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Godts scored for Ajax; Nejašmić replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.48 for Ajax versus 1.16 for NEC Nijmegen. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
Bounida
Yellow Card
26'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Godts
Second Half
57'
⚽
Nejašmić
63'
Lebreton
Yellow Card
⇄
Dolberg
⇄
Fitz-Jim
64'
⇄
Linssen
64'
⇄
Önal
⇄
Wijndal
69'
⇄
Sandler
⇄
Regeer
⇄
Bounida
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxNEC Nijmegen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.48VS1.16
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
18
4
Shots on target
9
8
Shots in the box
9
1
Shots outside box
9
2
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
414
Total passes
433
325
Accurate passes
347
79%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
0.64
Goals prevented
0.64
Ajax
4-3-3
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 26Maarten Vincent PaesG
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 7Maher Mauricio CarrizoF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 32Takehiro TomiyasuD
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
- 68A. OuazaneM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 11Başar ÖnalM
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 20Noé LebretonF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
Substitutes
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 8Isak Hansen-AarøenM
- 9DaniloF
- 15Jetro Danovich Sexer WillemsD
- 17Bram NuytinckD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 19Willum Þór WillumssonM
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 34Youssef El KachatiF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Maarten Paes | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 77 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 64 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 65 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sean Steur | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Youri Baas(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 64 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Maher Carrizo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdellah Ouazane | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Başar Önal | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bram Nuytinck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 21 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Danilo | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |