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

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	59	34	16	11	7
	5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	M. Godts	17
11	B. Linssen	11
15	T. Chery	10
22	K. Ogawa	8
-	D. Klaassen	8
-	W. Weghorst	8
28	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
36	S. Ouaissa	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

3.7

0.3

Average card count per match for 22 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: 37836
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	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

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	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20