Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

1 - 1

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Ajax 5 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Jeroen Manschot

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	36%
Draws	27%
Away wins	36%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (9-18).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 17

Avg: 1.88 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

1.59

1.88

2.12

1.00

1.65

53%

O2.5

65%

59%

BTTS

88%

59%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Ajax points56

NEC Nijmegen points59

Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +21

9 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%

Ajax clean sheet at home35%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first59%

Ajax win after scoring first80%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 33% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 16.5' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home1.88 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.00 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Ajax score 5% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 27% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

414

433

Passes Accurate

325

347

Passes %

79%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' Rayane Bounida

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ VAR

S. Ouaissa

Goal cancelled

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Godts

Normal Goal

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Nejašmić

Normal Goal

63'

63' N. Lebreton

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ K. Fitz-Jim

1st substitution · For: J. Mokio

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ K. Dolberg

2nd substitution · For: W. Weghorst

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Linssen

1st substitution · For: Danilo

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Önal

2nd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Wijndal

3rd substitution · For: T. Tomiyasu

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ P. Sandler

3rd substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Y. Regeer

4th substitution · For: O. Gloukh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Rayane Bounida

5th substitution · For: S. Berghuis

Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ajax drew 1-1 with NEC Nijmegen on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: Rayane Bounida received a yellow card for Ajax at 23'. VAR intervened at 26' for NEC Nijmegen (Goal cancelled). Ajax leveled the score at 39' when M. Godts scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 57' when D. Nejašmić scored, making the score 1-2. N. Lebreton received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 63'. Ajax made their 1st substitution at 64', with K. Fitz-Jim replacing J. Mokio. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. Dolberg replacing W. Weghorst. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. Linssen replacing Danilo. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 64', with B. Önal replacing Y. El Kachati. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 65', with O. Wijndal replacing T. Tomiyasu. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 69', with P. Sandler replacing Deveron Fonville. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 77', with Y. Regeer replacing O. Gloukh. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 84', with Rayane Bounida replacing S. Berghuis.

Ajax used 5 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 3 substitutions. Ajax got 1 yellow card, while NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card.