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	38	20	11	5	4
	4	Ajax	38	21	10	8	3

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
4	M. Godts	10
14	K. Ogawa	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
18	W. Weghorst	6
24	S. Ouaissa	5
-	B. Linssen	5
-	T. Chery	5
-	O. Gloukh	5
36	B. Önal	4

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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03/12/23

05/03/23

Referees

Allard Lindhout main referee

2.7

0.2

Average card count per match for 14 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

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: 9486
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	56	21	18	2	1	64	25	39
2	Feyenoord	39	21	12	3	6	51	32	19
3	NEC	38	20	11	5	4	52	34	18
4	Ajax	38	21	10	8	3	41	28	13
5	Sparta	35	21	11	2	8	27	34	-7
6	AZ	32	21	9	5	7	36	35	1
7	Twente	31	21	7	10	4	31	24	7
8	Groningen	31	21	9	4	8	28	26	2
9	Zwolle	26	21	7	5	9	30	43	-13
10	Heerenveen	25	20	6	7	7	32	31	1
11	Fortuna	25	21	7	4	10	31	36	-5
12	Utrecht	24	20	6	6	8	30	27	3
13	Excelsior	23	21	6	5	10	22	37	-15
14	Go Ahead	21	19	4	9	6	30	33	-3
15	Volendam	17	20	4	5	11	21	35	-14
16	Heracles	17	21	5	2	14	30	53	-23
17	NAC	16	21	3	7	11	23	34	-11
18	Telstar	16	21	3	7	11	25	37	-12

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

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

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	46	21	14	4	3	36	12	24
2	Feyenoord	39	21	12	3	6	24	13	11
3	Ajax	38	21	11	5	5	23	13	10
4	Sparta	33	21	9	6	6	11	11	0
5	Twente	31	21	7	10	4	10	6	4
6	AZ	30	21	7	9	5	21	18	3
7	NEC	28	20	7	7	6	19	18	1
8	Zwolle	27	21	7	6	8	16	24	-8
9	Heerenveen	27	20	7	6	7	14	14	0
10	Excelsior	27	21	6	9	6	11	15	-4
11	Utrecht	26	20	7	5	8	11	12	-1
12	Groningen	26	21	5	11	5	12	11	1
13	Fortuna	22	21	5	7	9	15	21	-6
14	NAC	21	21	5	6	10	10	15	-5
15	Volendam	20	20	5	5	10	9	19	-10
16	Telstar	20	21	4	8	9	10	16	-6
17	Heracles	19	21	5	4	12	14	24	-10
18	Go Ahead	19	19	4	7	8	14	18	-4