NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax

NEC Nijmegen

2 - 2

Ajax

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Allard Lindhout 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · Ajax 5

Referee Stats

Allard Lindhout

20 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25

Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-10-2

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.76 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.88

PPG

1.47

2.41

1.76

1.47

1.41

82%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

76%

47%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Ajax rank5th

NEC Nijmegen points59

Ajax points56

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.

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.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Ajax last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-4

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.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

Ajax score away88%

Ajax clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

Ajax score first41%

Ajax win after scoring first14%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Ajax 83%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Ajax 26.7'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

Ajax score away1.76 vs 1.38

Ajax concede away1.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Ajax score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Ajax are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

Ajax goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

V. Jaroš

Own Goal

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ VAR

B. Linssen

Goal confirmed

10'

10' 📺 VAR

B. Linssen

Card upgrade

11'

11' B. Linssen

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Dolberg

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Gaaei

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Godts

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Regeer

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Sean Steur

1st substitution · For: K. Taylor

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

S. Ouaissa

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Linssen

59'

59' S. Ouaissa

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

1st substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: N. Lebreton

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Klaassen

2nd substitution · For: Rayane Bounida

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Önal

3rd substitution · For: K. Shiogai

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ T. Chery

4th substitution · For: B. Pereira

77'

77' Rayane Bounida

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ O. Gloukh

3rd substitution · For: Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah Konadu

88'

88' M. Godts

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Lucas Rosa

4th substitution · For: J. Mokio

90+3'

90+3' Y. Regeer

90+4'

90+4' G. Crettaz

90+5'

90+5' A. Kaplan

NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen drew 2-2 with Ajax on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Allard Lindhout. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: NEC Nijmegen took an early lead at 3' when V. Jaroš scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 4' for NEC Nijmegen (Goal confirmed). VAR intervened at 10' for NEC Nijmegen (Card upgrade). B. Linssen received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 11'. Ajax reduced the deficit at 38' when K. Dolberg scored, with the assist credited to A. Gaaei, making the score 2-1. Ajax leveled the score at 44' when M. Godts scored, with the assist credited to Y. Regeer, making the score 2-2.

Second half: Ajax made their 1st substitution at 46', with Sean Steur replacing K. Taylor. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 46' when S. Ouaissa scored, with the assist credited to B. Linssen, making the score 3-2. S. Ouaissa received a red card for NEC Nijmegen at 59'. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 63', with Koki Ogawa replacing Deveron Fonville. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 63', with B. Linssen replacing N. Lebreton. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 72', with D. Klaassen replacing Rayane Bounida. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 74', with B. Önal replacing K. Shiogai. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 75', with T. Chery replacing B. Pereira. Rayane Bounida received a yellow card for Ajax at 77'. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 83', with O. Gloukh replacing Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah Konadu. M. Godts received a yellow card for Ajax at 88'. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Lucas Rosa replacing J. Mokio. Y. Regeer received a yellow card for Ajax at 90+3'. G. Crettaz received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 90+4'. A. Kaplan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 90+5'.

NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions while Ajax used 4 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Ajax got 3 yellow cards.