GO Ahead Eagles vs Willem II

GO Ahead Eagles

4 - 1

Willem II

🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 De Adelaarshorst 🧑‍⚖️ Robin Hensgens 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

GO Ahead Eagles 9 · Willem II 18

Referee Stats

Robin Hensgens

6 matches · 1.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

GO Ahead Eagles outshot their opponent (20-13).
GO Ahead Eagles controlled possession (69%).
GO Ahead Eagles had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

GO Ahead Eagles (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

11 / 6

Avg: 2.75 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Willem II (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-4

Goals For / Against

6 / 16

Avg: 1.20 / 3.20

Points

Avg: 0.20

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

2.00

PPG

0.20

2.75

1.20

1.50

3.20

75%

O2.5

80%

100%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

GO Ahead Eagles rank9th

Willem II rank18th

GO Ahead Eagles points11

Willem II points2

GO Ahead Eagles: #9 · 11 pts · GD -1

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Willem II: #18 · 2 pts · GD -17

18 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

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

GO Ahead Eagles last 5 home

D D W W

Points8/12

Weighted index53

Goals11-6

Record2-2-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Willem II last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals6-16

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

GO Ahead Eagles trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 25%

Willem II trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

GO Ahead Eagles score at home100%

GO Ahead Eagles clean sheet at home0%

Willem II score away100%

Willem II clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

GO Ahead Eagles score first0%

GO Ahead Eagles win after scoring first0%

Willem II score first40%

Willem II win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: GO Ahead Eagles 100% · Willem II 33%

Avg first goal minute: GO Ahead Eagles — · Willem II 15.0'

Vs league average

GO Ahead Eagles score at home2.75 vs 1.80

GO Ahead Eagles concede at home1.50 vs 2.04

Willem II score away1.20 vs 2.04

Willem II concede away3.20 vs 1.80

GO Ahead Eagles score 53% above league average, while Willem II score 41% below league average.

Defensive side: GO Ahead Eagles are 26% below league average at home, and Willem II are 78% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

GO Ahead Eagles goal timing (home)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

Willem II goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

577

258

Passes Accurate

506

196

Passes %

88%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Haen

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Tjoe-A-On

19'

19' D. James

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Tengstedt

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Meulensteen

34'

34' J. Dirksen

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Meulensteen

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Suray

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Sigurðarson

1st substitution · For: E. Flataker

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

E. Flataker

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Edvardsen

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ T. Didillon

1st substitution · For: W. van der Steen

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Per van Loon

2nd substitution · For: A. Et-Taïbi

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

J. Dirksen

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Suray

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. James

2nd substitution · For: T. Baeten

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Meulensteen

3rd substitution · For: C. Twigt

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Dirksen

4th substitution · For: G. van Zwam

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ E. Gürbüz

3rd substitution · For: M. Lemmens

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Suray

5th substitution · For: R. Margaret

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ K. Boogaard

4th substitution · For: J. van Esdonk

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Slory

5th substitution · For: I. Mouhoul

90+1'

90+1' I. Mouhoul

GO Ahead Eagles vs Willem II 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

GO Ahead Eagles beat Willem II 4-1 on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Robin Hensgens. It was played at De Adelaarshorst.

First half: Willem II took the lead at 13' when D. Haen scored, with the assist credited to N. Tjoe-A-On, making the score 0-1. D. James received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 19'. GO Ahead Eagles leveled the score at 30' when S. Tengstedt scored, with the assist credited to M. Meulensteen, making the score 1-1. J. Dirksen received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 34'.

Second half: GO Ahead Eagles took the lead at 61' when M. Meulensteen scored, with the assist credited to M. Suray, making the score 2-1. GO Ahead Eagles made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. Sigurðarson replacing E. Flataker. GO Ahead Eagles extended the lead at 63' when E. Flataker scored, with the assist credited to V. Edvardsen, making the score 3-1. Willem II made their 1st substitution at 68', with T. Didillon replacing W. van der Steen. Willem II made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Per van Loon replacing A. Et-Taïbi. GO Ahead Eagles extended the lead at 69' when J. Dirksen scored, with the assist credited to M. Suray, making the score 4-1. GO Ahead Eagles made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. James replacing T. Baeten. GO Ahead Eagles made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Meulensteen replacing C. Twigt. GO Ahead Eagles made their 4th substitution at 75', with J. Dirksen replacing G. van Zwam. Willem II made their 3rd substitution at 76', with E. Gürbüz replacing M. Lemmens. GO Ahead Eagles made their 5th substitution at 83', with M. Suray replacing R. Margaret. Willem II made their 4th substitution at 90', with K. Boogaard replacing J. van Esdonk. Willem II made their 5th substitution at 90', with J. Slory replacing I. Mouhoul. I. Mouhoul received a yellow card for Willem II at 90+1'.

GO Ahead Eagles used 5 substitutions while Willem II used 5 substitutions. GO Ahead Eagles got 2 yellow cards, while Willem II got 1 yellow card.