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	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

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

3.6

0.4

Average card count per match for 17 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: 37814
Maximum attendance: 55865
% sold: 69

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	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
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	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