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
- 2Mats DeijlD
- 3Gerrit NauberD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 9Milan SmitF
- 17Mathis SurayF
- 18Richonell MargaretF
- 21Melle MeulensteenM
- 22Jari De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 6Calvin TwigtM
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 14Oscar Hans PetterssonF
- 15Robbin WeijenbergM
- 20Xander BlommeM
- 24Kenzo GoudmijnM
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
- 33Nando VerdoniG
- 34Yassir Salah RahmouniM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Substitutes
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 9Kento ShiogaiF
- 11Başar ÖnalF
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 20Noé LebretonM
- 21RóberM
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 32Vito van CrooijF
- 34Youssef 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |