Highlights

90+5'

A. Kaplan (Time wasting)

90+4'

G. Crettaz (Time wasting)

90+3'

Y. Regeer (Foul)

88'

M. Godts (Foul)

77'

R. Bounida (Foul)

59'

S. Ouaissa (Serious Foul)

46'

S. Ouaissa (assist B. Linssen)

HT 1 - 2

44'

M. Godts (assist Y. Regeer)

38'

K. Dolberg (assist A. Gaaei)

11'

B. Linssen (Foul)

10'

B. Linssen (VAR - decision : Card upgraded)

V. Jaroš (VAR - decision : Goal)

V. Jaroš (OG)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

J. Mokio (Lucas Rosa - tactical)

83'

D. Konadu (O. Gloukh - tactical)

75'

B. Pereira (T. Chery - tactical)

74'

K. Shiogai (B. Önal - tactical)

72'

R. Bounida (D. Klaassen - tactical)

63'

N. Lebreton (B. Linssen - tactical)

63'

D. Fonville (K. Ogawa - tactical)

46'

K. Taylor (S. Steur - tactical)

Player of the match

Top assists

Youri Regeer # 6 - Midfielder

Duel won 6/11 (54.55%)
Accurate passes 61/67 (91.04%)
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	49	27	14	7	6
	4	Ajax	47	27	12	11	4

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	M. Godts	14
13	B. Linssen	9
14	K. Ogawa	8
19	K. Shiogai	7
-	T. Chery	7
27	S. Ouaissa	6
-	B. Önal	6
-	D. Klaassen	6
-	W. Weghorst	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-1-2

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

39%

61%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

O. Gloukh

M. Godts 2
D. Nejašmić 1

Shots off target

M. Godts

Y. Baas 2
E. Dasa 1

Big chance created

A. Gaaei

K. Sano 1
D. Klaassen 1

Successful contests

M. Godts

K. Sano 4
O. Gloukh 3

Fouls suffered

D. Klaassen

K. Itakura 2
E. Dasa 2

Dispossessed

B. Önal

N. Lebreton 1
D. Konadu 1

Touches

Y. Baas

Y. Regeer 84
K. Itakura 82

Duel won

K. Sano

K. Itakura 7
A. Kaplan 6

Duel lost

O. Gloukh

K. Sano 8
B. Önal 8

Interceptions

K. Itakura

Y. Baas 2
Lucas Rosa 2

Challenge lost

K. Sano

D. Nejašmić 3
B. Önal 3

Tackles

K. Sano

Y. Regeer 4
T. Chery 2

Aerial duels won

K. Itakura

K. Dolberg 3
K. Ogawa 3

Aerial duels lost

P. Sandler

A. Gaaei 4
Y. Regeer 3

Fouls

Y. Baas

K. Dolberg 2
B. Linssen 2

Saves

G. Crettaz

V. Jaroš 4

Passes

Y. Baas

Y. Regeer 67
K. Itakura 64

Accurate passes

Y. Baas

Y. Regeer 61
K. Itakura 57

Accurate crosses

A. Gaaei

O. Gloukh 2
Y. Regeer 1

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

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05/03/23

Referees

Allard Lindhout main referee

2.7

0.2

Average card count per match for 18 matches arbitrated
Pol van Boekel VAR assistant referee
Rogier Honig assistant referee
Patrick Inia VAR referee
Johan Balder assistant referee
Alex Bos fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

NEC

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Freek Entius Knee injury

Bram Johannes André Nuytinck Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Youssef El Kachati Hand injury

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Ajax

Takehiro Tomiyasu Knee injury

Steven Berghuis Groin Injury

James William McConnell Shoulder injury

Wout Weghorst Unknown

Wout Weghorst Ankle Injury

Rayane Bounida Illness

Davy Klaassen Illness

Kian Franklin Fitz-Jim Unknown

Josip Šutalo Unknown

Match venue

Goffertstadion - Nijmegen

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 12650
Average attendance: 9483
Maximum attendance: 12650
% sold: 75

Match result NEC Ajax

Date 20 December 2025 19:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 17
Match attendance 12650
Code NEC-AJX
Area Netherlands
Home team NEC
Away team Ajax

FAQ

What is the result between NEC Ajax?

The match resulted in a 2-2 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for NEC Ajax?

NEC : Coached by D. Schreuder, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-1-2 formation: G. Crettaz, A. Kaplan, P. Sandler, E. Dasa, B. Önal, D. Nejašmić, K. Sano, S. Ouaissa, T. Chery (C), B. Linssen, K. Ogawa

Ajax : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by F. Grim, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : V. Jaroš, Lucas Rosa, Y. Baas, K. Itakura, A. Gaaei, S. Steur, Y. Regeer, D. Klaassen (C), M. Godts, K. Dolberg, O. Gloukh

Who is the referee of the match NEC Ajax ?

Allard Lindhout is the referee for this match

Where is the match NEC Ajax?

The venue Goffertstadion in Nijmegen is hosting the match

At what time is NEC Ajax?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 December 2025. Kick-off at 19:00

Who is the man of the match NEC - Ajax ?

Youri Regeer is the outstanding player of the match NEC - Ajax. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

6/11 Duel won (54.55%)
61/67 Accurate passes (91.04%)
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

NEC 3-4-1-2

- 7.3 1 G. Crettaz
- 7.0 4 A. Kaplan
- 5.1 3 P. Sandler
- 6.4 14 E. Dasa
- 4.6 11 B. Önal
- 6.8 6 D. Nejašmić
- 6.3 23 K. Sano
- 4.9 25 S. Ouaissa
- 5.0 10 (C) T. Chery
- 7.5 30 B. Linssen
- 5.3 18 K. Ogawa
- 5.6 1 V. Jaroš
- 6.4 2 Lucas Rosa
- 6.1 15 Y. Baas
- 7.3 4 K. Itakura
- 7.1 3 A. Gaaei
- 5.1 48 S. Steur
- 7.9 6 Y. Regeer
- 5.3 18 (C) D. Klaassen
- 6.8 11 M. Godts
- 6.5 9 K. Dolberg
- 5.6 10 O. Gloukh

Ajax 4-3-3

- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- 75'
  
  B. Pereira #2 - Defender
- V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- 63'
  
  N. Lebreton #20 - Midfielder
- 63'
  
  D. Fonville #24 - Defender
- D. Proper #71 - Midfielder
- 74'
  
  K. Shiogai #9 - Striker
- Róber González #21 - Midfielder
- V. van Crooij #32 - Striker
- S. de Laat #35 - Midfielder
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- R. Janse #31 - Goalkeeper
- F. Grim Coach
Substitutes
- 46'
  
  K. Taylor #8 - Midfielder
- O. Edvardsen #17 - Striker
- Raúl Moro #7 - Striker
- L. Jetten #46 - Defender
- P. Reverson #52 - Goalkeeper
- 72'
  
  R. Bounida #43 - Striker
- O. Wijndal #5 - Defender
- 83'
  
  D. Konadu #19 - Striker
- R. Pasveer #22 - Goalkeeper
- B. van den Boomen #21 - Midfielder
- 90+2'
  
  J. Mokio #24 - Defender
- A. Bouwman #30 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

39%

61%

Duel won

49%

51%

Accurate passes

78%

84%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

339

Passes

522

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

A. Gaaei

K. Sano 1
D. Klaassen 1
G. Crettaz 1
Y. Regeer 1

Shots (%)

O. Gloukh

67% 2/3

B. Linssen 50% (1/2)
K. Ogawa 50% (1/2)
K. Dolberg 50% (1/2)
S. Ouaissa 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

M. Godts

K. Sano 4
O. Gloukh 3
Lucas Rosa 2
E. Dasa 2

Fouls suffered

D. Klaassen

K. Itakura 2
E. Dasa 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

K. Taylor

0% 0/2

Y. Baas 0% (0/2)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

A. Kaplan

86% 6/7

K. Itakura 78% (7/9)
E. Dasa 71% (5/7)
K. Ogawa 71% (5/7)
K. Dolberg 63% (5/8)

Interceptions

K. Itakura

Y. Baas 2
Lucas Rosa 2

Aerial duels won (%)

A. Kaplan

100% 3/3

Y. Baas 100% (2/2)
D. Nejašmić 100% (2/2)
K. Itakura 80% (4/5)
K. Dolberg 75% (3/4)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

B. Önal

0% 0/8

P. Sandler 0% (0/5)
S. Ouaissa 0% (0/4)
T. Chery 0% (0/4)
B. Linssen 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

K. Sano

D. Nejašmić 3
B. Önal 3
O. Gloukh 3

Aerial duels won (%)

P. Sandler

0% 0/4

B. Pereira 0% (0/3)
T. Chery 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Y. Baas

93% 76/82

Lucas Rosa 92% (47/51)
P. Sandler 92% (33/36)
Y. Regeer 91% (61/67)
K. Itakura 89% (57/64)

Accurate crosses

A. Gaaei

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

G. Crettaz

45% 18/40

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	68	27	22	2	3	77	34	43
2	Feyenoord	52	27	16	4	7	60	39	21
3	NEC	49	27	14	7	6	67	45	22
4	Ajax	47	27	12	11	4	52	34	18
5	Twente	44	27	11	11	5	45	29	16
6	AZ	42	27	12	6	9	47	42	5
7	Heerenveen	40	27	11	7	9	47	44	3
8	Utrecht	38	27	10	8	9	40	31	9
9	Sparta	38	27	11	5	11	33	47	-14
10	Groningen	35	27	10	5	12	37	37	0
11	Fortuna	35	27	10	5	12	42	50	-8
12	Go Ahead	32	27	7	11	9	45	43	2
13	Zwolle	30	27	7	9	11	36	52	-16
14	Volendam	27	27	7	6	14	30	46	-16
15	Excelsior	26	27	7	5	15	28	46	-18
16	Telstar	24	27	5	9	13	35	45	-10
17	NAC	23	27	5	8	14	28	48	-20
18	Heracles	18	27	5	3	19	32	69	-37

UEFA Champions League
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UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	32	14	10	2	2	43	21	22
2	Feyenoord	31	14	10	1	3	34	20	14
3	Ajax	30	14	9	3	2	28	11	17
4	NEC	26	13	8	2	3	35	20	15
5	Twente	25	14	7	4	3	22	14	8
6	AZ	23	13	6	5	2	29	21	8
7	Heerenveen	23	14	6	5	3	27	22	5
8	Volendam	22	14	6	4	4	23	19	4
9	Utrecht	21	13	6	3	4	21	12	9
10	Fortuna	21	13	6	3	4	22	22	0
11	Zwolle	21	13	6	3	4	16	16	0
12	Go Ahead	21	14	5	6	3	28	20	8
13	Sparta	19	13	5	4	4	15	20	-5
14	Groningen	18	13	5	3	5	20	14	6
15	NAC	16	14	4	4	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	14	13	4	2	7	21	28	-7
17	Excelsior	14	14	4	2	8	14	19	-5
18	Telstar	11	13	2	5	6	21	24	-3

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	36	13	12	0	1	34	13	21
2	NEC	23	14	6	5	3	32	25	7
3	Feyenoord	21	13	6	3	4	26	19	7
4	Twente	19	13	4	7	2	23	15	8
5	AZ	19	14	6	1	7	18	21	-3
6	Sparta	19	14	6	1	7	18	27	-9
7	Ajax	17	13	3	8	2	24	23	1
8	Heerenveen	17	13	5	2	6	20	22	-2
9	Utrecht	17	14	4	5	5	19	19	0
10	Groningen	17	14	5	2	7	17	23	-6
11	Fortuna	14	14	4	2	8	20	28	-8
12	Telstar	13	14	3	4	7	14	21	-7
13	Excelsior	12	13	3	3	7	14	27	-13
14	Go Ahead	11	13	2	5	6	17	23	-6
15	Zwolle	9	14	1	6	7	20	36	-16
16	NAC	7	13	1	4	8	10	27	-17
17	Volendam	5	13	1	2	10	7	27	-20
18	Heracles	4	14	1	1	12	11	41	-30

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	52	27	15	7	5	42	17	25
2	Ajax	50	27	14	8	5	30	15	15
3	Feyenoord	46	27	14	4	9	29	19	10
4	Twente	41	27	10	11	6	16	9	7
5	Utrecht	40	27	11	7	9	17	13	4
6	NEC	39	27	10	9	8	25	24	1
7	Heerenveen	38	27	10	8	9	19	19	0
8	Excelsior	37	27	9	10	8	15	17	-2
9	Sparta	36	27	9	9	9	11	15	-4
10	AZ	36	27	8	12	7	24	22	2
11	Zwolle	34	27	8	10	9	19	27	-8
12	Groningen	34	27	6	16	5	16	14	2
13	Fortuna	32	27	8	8	11	22	27	-5
14	Go Ahead	32	27	7	11	9	19	20	-1
15	Telstar	30	27	7	9	11	15	20	-5
16	NAC	26	27	6	8	13	13	23	-10
17	Volendam	24	27	5	9	13	11	25	-14
18	Heracles	21	27	5	6	16	15	32	-17