NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles

NEC Nijmegen

2 - 1

GO Ahead Eagles

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · GO Ahead Eagles 12

Referee Stats

Sander van der Eijk

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	57%
Draws	19%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (37-3).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (58%).
NEC Nijmegen had the sharper finishing (12-1 shots on target).

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

GO Ahead Eagles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 1.18 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

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

0.76

2.41

1.18

1.47

1.71

82%

O2.5

53%

76%

BTTS

59%

47%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

GO Ahead Eagles rank12th

NEC Nijmegen points59

GO Ahead Eagles points38

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.

GO Ahead Eagles: #12 · 38 pts · GD +1

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

21-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.

GO Ahead Eagles last 5 away

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-6

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 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%

GO Ahead Eagles trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

GO Ahead Eagles score away71%

GO Ahead Eagles clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

GO Ahead Eagles score first24%

GO Ahead Eagles win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · GO Ahead Eagles 27%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · GO Ahead Eagles 25.3'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

GO Ahead Eagles score away1.18 vs 1.38

GO Ahead Eagles concede away1.71 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while GO Ahead Eagles score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and GO Ahead Eagles are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 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

GO Ahead Eagles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

401

300

Passes Accurate

327

228

Passes %

82%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Lebreton

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Önal

22' ↑↓

↑↓

22' ⇄ E. Waayers

1st substitution · For: G. van Zwam

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Lebreton

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Sigurðarson

2nd substitution · For: E. Linthorst

48'

48' V. Edvardsen

50'

50' D. Nejašmić

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Tengstedt

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Edvardsen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Tengstedt

3rd substitution · For: O. Sivertsen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Sampsted

4th substitution · For: T. Baeten

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Sampsted

5th substitution · For: T. Baeten

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Tengstedt

6th substitution · For: O. Sivertsen

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Önal

1st substitution · For: Koki Ogawa

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: Danilo

77'

77' J. Dirksen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Dirksen

7th substitution · For: R. Margaret

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Chery

3rd substitution · For: B. Nuytinck

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ P. Sandler

4th substitution · For: D. Proper

NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat GO Ahead Eagles 2-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Sander van der Eijk. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 12' when N. Lebreton scored, with the assist credited to B. Önal, making the score 1-0. GO Ahead Eagles made their 1st substitution at 22', with E. Waayers replacing G. van Zwam. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 27' when N. Lebreton scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: GO Ahead Eagles made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Sigurðarson replacing E. Linthorst. V. Edvardsen received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 48'. D. Nejašmić received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 50'. GO Ahead Eagles reduced the deficit at 55' when S. Tengstedt scored, with the assist credited to V. Edvardsen, making the score 2-1. GO Ahead Eagles made their 3rd substitution at 70', with S. Tengstedt replacing O. Sivertsen. GO Ahead Eagles made their 4th substitution at 70', with A. Sampsted replacing T. Baeten. GO Ahead Eagles made their 5th substitution at 70', with A. Sampsted replacing T. Baeten. GO Ahead Eagles made their 6th substitution at 70', with S. Tengstedt replacing O. Sivertsen. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 71', with B. Önal replacing Koki Ogawa. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 71', with B. Linssen replacing Danilo. J. Dirksen received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 77'. GO Ahead Eagles made their 7th substitution at 81', with J. Dirksen replacing R. Margaret. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 85', with T. Chery replacing B. Nuytinck. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 85', with P. Sandler replacing D. Proper.

NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions while GO Ahead Eagles used 7 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card, while GO Ahead Eagles got 2 yellow cards.