GO Ahead Eagles vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: Martijn Vos, NetherlandsDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
GO Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Nauber scored for GO Ahead Eagles; De Busser replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.76 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 0.95 for NEC Nijmegen. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
Suray
Yellow Card
32'
⚽
De Busser (OG)
43'
Ouaissa
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Linthorst
65'
⇄
Linssen
⇄
Margaret
69'
Nejašmić
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Misidjan
74'
⇄
Ouaissa
75'
Crettaz
Yellow Card
⇄
Suray
⇄
Meulensteen
⇄
James
85'
Sandler
Yellow Card
85'
Sandler
Red Card
87'
⇄
Chery
⚽
Nauber
Assist: Breum
| # | 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 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GO Ahead EaglesNEC Nijmegen
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.76VS0.95
Attack1 · 5 won
8
Shots
17
3
Shots on target
7
5
Shots in the box
10
3
Shots outside box
7
3
Shots off goal
5
11
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
372
Total passes
347
296
Accurate passes
274
80%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
13
Fouls
18
1
Yellow cards
5
0
Red cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
5
-0.21
Goals prevented
-0.21
GO Ahead Eagles
4-3-3
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2
GO Ahead Eagles
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2M. DeijlD
- 3G. NauberD
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 7J. BreumM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 9M. SmitF
- 17M. SurayF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 6C. TwigtM
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 14O. PetterssonF
- 15R. WeijenbergM
- 20X. BlommeM
- 24K. GoudmijnM
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 33N. VerdoniG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 2B. PereiraD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanM
- 10T. CheryF
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
- 71D. ProperM
Substitutes
- 3P. SandlerD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 11B. ÖnalF
- 14E. DasaD
- 20N. LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 35Sam de LaatM
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gerrit Nauber | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Breum | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Richonell Margaret | F | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Dean James | D | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathis Suray | F | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Twigt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbin Weijenberg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Blomme | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Pettersson | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Virgil Misidjan | M | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Başar Önal | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |