Highlights

63'

N. Lebreton (Foul)

57'

D. Nejašmić

HT 1 - 0

39'

M. Godts

26'

S. Ouaissa (VAR - decision : No goal)

23'

R. Bounida (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

84'

S. Berghuis (R. Bounida - tactical)

77'

O. Gloukh (Y. Regeer - injury)

69'

D. Fonville (P. Sandler - tactical)

65'

T. Tomiyasu (O. Wijndal - tactical)

64'

W. Weghorst (K. Dolberg - injury)

64'

J. Mokio (K. Fitz-Jim - tactical)

64'

Danilo (B. Linssen - tactical)

64'

Y. El Kachati (B. Önal - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Darko Nejašmić # 6 - Midfielder

Duel won 7/9 (77.78%)
Accurate passes 49/57 (85.96%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	56	32	15	11	6
	4	Ajax	55	32	14	13	5

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	M. Godts	17
9	B. Linssen	11
13	T. Chery	10
19	K. Ogawa	8
25	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
-	W. Weghorst	7
32	S. Ouaissa	6
-	D. Klaassen	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

3-4-2-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Chery

A. Kaplan 2
K. Fitz-Jim 2

Shots off target

S. Ouaissa

T. Chery 1
A. Kaplan 1

Big chance created

O. Wijndal

R. Bounida 1

Successful contests

K. Fitz-Jim

S. Ouaissa 2
A. Kaplan 1

Fouls suffered

K. Fitz-Jim

R. Bounida 3
Lucas Rosa 3

Dispossessed

N. Lebreton

B. Linssen 3
M. Godts 2

Touches

K. Sano

D. Nejašmić 75
Lucas Rosa 74

Duel won

Lucas Rosa

A. Kaplan 8
K. Fitz-Jim 8

Duel lost

N. Lebreton

K. Dolberg 8
M. Godts 8

Interceptions

J. Šutalo

T. Tomiyasu 2
N. Lebreton 2

Challenge lost

M. Godts

R. Bounida 2
B. Önal 1

Tackles

D. Nejašmić

Lucas Rosa 4
N. Lebreton 3

Aerial duels won

A. Kaplan

Y. Regeer 3
K. Sano 3

Aerial duels lost

K. Dolberg

N. Lebreton 4
Danilo 3

Fouls

N. Lebreton

P. Sandler 3
A. Kaplan 3

Saves

M. Paes

G. Crettaz 3

Passes

K. Sano

D. Nejašmić 57
M. Paes 51

Accurate passes

D. Nejašmić

E. Dasa 44
K. Sano 43

Accurate crosses

T. Chery

R. Bounida 2
E. Dasa 1

Current form

Stats

W D D L W

D L W W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

20/12/25

11/05/25

01/12/24

18/02/24

03/12/23

Referees

Jeroen Manschot main referee

3.8

0.3

Average card count per match for 20 matches arbitrated
Stan Teuben fourth referee
Roy de Nas assistant referee
Joris Westhof VAR referee
Joost van Zuilen assistant referee
Clay Ruperti VAR assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Ajax

Steven Berghuis Groin Injury

Wout Weghorst Unknown

Rayane Bounida Illness

Davy Klaassen Illness

Oleksandr Zinchenko ACL Knee Injury

Ko Itakura Back injury

Vítězslav Jaroš ACL Knee Injury

NEC

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Freek Entius Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Match venue

Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam

Year of construction: 1996
Surface: grass
Capacity: 55885
Average attendance: 37830
Maximum attendance: 55865
% sold: 70

Match result Ajax NEC

Date 21 February 2026 20:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 24
Match attendance 53583
Code AJX-NEC
Area Netherlands
Home team Ajax
Away team NEC

FAQ

What is the result between Ajax NEC?

The match resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Ajax NEC?

Ajax : Coached by F. Grim, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: M. Paes, O. Wijndal, Y. Baas (C), J. Šutalo, Lucas Rosa, S. Steur, Y. Regeer, K. Fitz-Jim, M. Godts, K. Dolberg, R. Bounida

NEC : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Schreuder, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-2-1 : G. Crettaz, A. Kaplan, P. Sandler, E. Dasa, B. Önal, D. Nejašmić, K. Sano, S. Ouaissa, N. Lebreton, T. Chery (C), B. Linssen

Who is the referee of the match Ajax NEC ?

Jeroen Manschot is the referee for this match

Where is the match Ajax NEC?

The venue Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Ajax NEC?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 21 February 2026. Kick-off at 20:00

Who is the man of the match Ajax - NEC ?

Darko Nejašmić is the outstanding player of the match Ajax - NEC. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

7/9 Duel won (77.78%)
49/57 Accurate passes (85.96%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Ajax 4-3-3

- 7.6 26 M. Paes
- 5.6 5 O. Wijndal
- 5.6 15 (C) Y. Baas
- 6.1 37 J. Šutalo
- 6.4 2 Lucas Rosa
- 5.5 48 S. Steur
- 6.1 6 Y. Regeer
- 6.2 28 K. Fitz-Jim
- 7.2 11 M. Godts
- 4.4 9 K. Dolberg
- 5.4 43 R. Bounida
- 6.2 1 G. Crettaz
- 6.2 4 A. Kaplan
- 6.0 3 P. Sandler
- 6.2 14 E. Dasa
- 5.2 11 B. Önal
- 7.6 6 D. Nejašmić
- 4.3 23 K. Sano
- 7.5 25 S. Ouaissa
- 5.4 20 N. Lebreton
- 6.0 10 (C) T. Chery
- 4.8 30 B. Linssen

NEC 3-4-2-1

- F. Grim Coach
Substitutes
- 84'
  
  S. Berghuis #23 - Striker
- 65'
  
  T. Tomiyasu #32 - Defender
- J. Heerkens #12 - Goalkeeper
- O. Edvardsen #17 - Striker
- P. Reverson #52 - Goalkeeper
- A. Gaaei #3 - Defender
- A. Ouazane #68 - Midfielder
- M. Carrizo #7 - Striker
- 77'
  
  O. Gloukh #10 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  W. Weghorst #25 - Striker
- 64'
  
  J. Mokio #24 - Defender
- A. Bouwman #30 - Defender
- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- B. Nuytinck #17 - Defender
- B. Pereira #2 - Defender
- V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- 69'
  
  D. Fonville #24 - Defender
- K. Ogawa #18 - Striker
- D. Proper #71 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- I. Hansen-Aarøen #8 - Midfielder
- W. Willumsson #19 - Midfielder
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- 64'
  
  Danilo #9 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Duel won

54%

46%

Accurate passes

78%

79%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

415

Passes

437

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

O. Wijndal

R. Bounida 1

Shots (%)

K. Fitz-Jim

100% 2/2

T. Chery 67% (2/3)
A. Kaplan 67% (2/3)
M. Godts 50% (2/4)
N. Lebreton 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

K. Fitz-Jim

S. Ouaissa 2

Fouls suffered

K. Fitz-Jim

R. Bounida 3
Lucas Rosa 3
A. Kaplan 3

Attacking - Flops

Dispossessed

N. Lebreton

B. Linssen 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Y. Regeer

86% 6/7

Lucas Rosa 82% (9/11)
D. Nejašmić 78% (7/9)
S. Ouaissa 71% (5/7)
A. Kaplan 67% (8/12)

Interceptions

J. Šutalo

T. Tomiyasu 2
N. Lebreton 2
Lucas Rosa 2
K. Sano 2

Aerial duels won (%)

A. Kaplan

100% 4/4

J. Mokio 100% (2/2)
Y. Regeer 75% (3/4)
K. Sano 75% (3/4)
D. Nejašmić 75% (3/4)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

R. Bounida

0% 0/7

B. Linssen 0% (0/6)
P. Sandler 0% (0/5)
Y. El Kachati 0% (0/4)
Danilo 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

K. Dolberg

0% 0/6

N. Lebreton 0% (0/4)
Danilo 0% (0/3)
Y. El Kachati 0% (0/2)
P. Sandler 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

P. Sandler

97% 29/30

J. Šutalo 90% (36/40)
E. Dasa 90% (44/49)
T. Chery 89% (34/38)
Y. Baas 89% (42/47)

Accurate crosses

T. Chery

Successful final third passes

T. Chery

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

G. Crettaz

39% 19/49

M. Paes 53% (27/51)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	78	32	25	3	4	92	43	49
2	Feyenoord	61	32	18	7	7	67	43	24
3	NEC	56	32	15	11	6	74	50	24
4	Ajax	55	32	14	13	5	61	39	22
5	Twente	55	32	14	13	5	54	35	19
6	AZ	50	32	14	8	10	54	47	7
7	Heerenveen	50	32	14	8	10	57	51	6
8	Utrecht	47	32	13	8	11	51	41	10
9	Sparta	43	32	12	7	13	38	55	-17
10	Groningen	42	32	12	6	14	45	43	2
11	Go Ahead	38	32	8	14	10	52	47	5
12	Zwolle	37	32	9	10	13	42	66	-24
13	Fortuna	36	32	10	6	16	46	59	-13
14	Excelsior	34	32	9	7	16	39	53	-14
15	Telstar	31	32	7	10	15	44	54	-10
16	Volendam	31	32	8	7	17	33	52	-19
17	NAC	25	32	5	10	17	30	55	-25
18	Heracles	19	32	5	4	23	34	80	-46

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	38	16	12	2	2	53	25	28
2	Feyenoord	35	16	11	2	3	38	22	16
3	Ajax	31	16	9	4	3	31	15	16
4	Utrecht	30	16	9	3	4	29	13	16
5	AZ	30	16	8	6	2	36	23	13
6	NEC	29	16	8	5	3	39	24	15
7	Heerenveen	29	16	8	5	3	33	24	9
8	Twente	29	16	8	5	3	25	16	9
9	Zwolle	28	16	8	4	4	21	19	2
10	Go Ahead	25	16	6	7	3	33	20	13
11	Volendam	23	16	6	5	5	23	21	2
12	Sparta	23	16	6	5	5	19	24	-5
13	Groningen	22	16	6	4	6	25	17	8
14	Fortuna	22	16	6	4	6	25	27	-2
15	Telstar	17	16	4	5	7	28	28	0
16	Excelsior	17	16	5	2	9	19	21	-2
17	NAC	17	16	4	5	7	18	23	-5
18	Heracles	15	16	4	3	9	22	34	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	40	16	13	1	2	39	18	21
2	NEC	27	16	7	6	3	35	26	9
3	Twente	26	16	6	8	2	29	19	10
4	Feyenoord	26	16	7	5	4	29	21	8
5	Ajax	24	16	5	9	2	30	24	6
6	Heerenveen	21	16	6	3	7	24	27	-3
7	Groningen	20	16	6	2	8	20	26	-6
8	AZ	20	16	6	2	8	18	24	-6
9	Sparta	20	16	6	2	8	19	31	-12
10	Utrecht	17	16	4	5	7	22	28	-6
11	Excelsior	17	16	4	5	7	20	32	-12
12	Telstar	14	16	3	5	8	16	26	-10
13	Fortuna	14	16	4	2	10	21	32	-11
14	Go Ahead	13	16	2	7	7	19	27	-8
15	Zwolle	9	16	1	6	9	21	47	-26
16	NAC	8	16	1	5	10	12	32	-20
17	Volendam	8	16	2	2	12	10	31	-21
18	Heracles	4	16	1	1	14	12	46	-34

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	59	32	17	8	7	46	21	25
2	Ajax	59	32	16	11	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	55	32	16	7	9	32	19	13
4	Utrecht	50	32	14	8	10	22	16	6
5	Heerenveen	48	32	13	9	10	25	24	1
6	Twente	47	32	11	14	7	21	13	8
7	Sparta	44	32	11	11	10	15	17	-2
8	AZ	44	32	10	14	8	29	24	5
9	NEC	43	32	11	10	11	28	29	-1
10	Excelsior	42	32	10	12	10	19	21	-2
11	Groningen	42	32	8	18	6	19	17	2
12	Zwolle	41	32	10	11	11	23	32	-9
13	Fortuna	38	32	9	11	12	24	30	-6
14	Telstar	37	32	9	10	13	18	23	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	32	8	13	11	22	23	-1
16	NAC	29	32	6	11	15	13	27	-14
17	Volendam	26	32	5	11	16	11	30	-19
18	Heracles	25	32	6	7	19	17	37	-20