Highlights

77'

J. Dirksen (Foul)

55'

S. Tengstedt (assist V. Edvardsen)

50'

D. Nejašmić (Foul)

48'

V. Edvardsen (Foul)

HT 2 - 0

27'

N. Lebreton

12'

N. Lebreton (assist B. Önal)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

85'

D. Proper (P. Sandler - tactical)

85'

B. Nuytinck (T. Chery - tactical)

81'

R. Margaret (J. Dirksen - tactical)

71'

K. Ogawa (B. Önal - tactical)

71'

Danilo (B. Linssen - tactical)

70'

T. Baeten (A. Sampsted - tactical)

70'

O. Sivertsen (S. Tengstedt - tactical)

46'

E. Linthorst (S. Sigurðarson - tactical)

22'

G. van Zwam (E. Waayers - injury)

Player of the match

Jari De Busser # 22 - Goalkeeper

Duel won 1 (100%)
Saves 10

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7
	12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
8	M. Suray	12
11	B. Linssen	11
15	T. Chery	10
22	K. Ogawa	8
28	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
36	J. Breum	6
-	S. Ouaissa	6
-	M. Smit	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-2-1

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

58%

42%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

S. Ouaissa

T. Chery 3
N. Lebreton 2

Shots off target

N. Lebreton

S. Ouaissa 2
T. Chery 2

Big chance created

T. Chery

V. Edvardsen 1
B. Önal 1

Successful contests

S. Ouaissa

B. Önal 4
J. Dirksen 3

Fouls suffered

S. Ouaissa

J. Dirksen 2
M. Meulensteen 2

Dispossessed

R. Margaret

S. Ouaissa 3
O. Sivertsen 2

Touches

J. Kramer

B. Önal 71
S. Ouaissa 71

Duel won

S. Ouaissa

N. Lebreton 10
M. Meulensteen 10

Duel lost

S. Ouaissa

M. Meulensteen 10
N. Lebreton 8

Interceptions

A. Sampsted

M. Meulensteen 2
G. van Zwam 2

Challenge lost

N. Lebreton

M. Meulensteen 3
S. Ouaissa 3

Tackles

N. Lebreton

A. Sampsted 4
S. Ouaissa 3

Aerial duels won

M. Meulensteen

S. Sigurðarson 5
D. Nejašmić 4

Aerial duels lost

A. Sampsted

P. Sandler 5
B. Linssen 4

Fouls

P. Sandler

N. Lebreton 3
V. Edvardsen 2

Saves

J. De Busser

G. Crettaz 1

Passes

J. Kramer

D. Fonville 51
K. Sano 49

Accurate passes

D. Fonville

K. Sano 46
J. Kramer 42

Accurate crosses

T. Chery

B. Önal 3
M. Suray 1

Current form

Stats

L D D D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

05/10/25

09/03/25

07/12/24

23/05/24

28/01/24

Referees

Sander van der Eijk main referee

3.4

0.2

Average card count per match for 21 matches arbitrated
Clay Ruperti VAR assistant referee
Rob Dieperink VAR assistant referee
Joshua Kuipers fourth referee
Michael Osseweijer VAR referee
Patrick Inia assistant referee
Stefan de Groot assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

NEC

Ahmetcan Kaplan Knee injury

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Freek Entius Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Go Ahead Eagles

Luca Plogmann Unknown

Julius Dirksen Unknown

Gerrit Nauber Broken leg

Match venue

Goffertstadion - Nijmegen

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 12650
Average attendance: 9484
Maximum attendance: 12650
% sold: 75

Match result NEC Go Ahead

Date 17 May 2026 13:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 34
Match attendance 12650
Code NEC-GAE
Area Netherlands
Home team NEC
Away team Go Ahead Eagles

FAQ

What is the result between NEC Go Ahead?

NEC won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for NEC Go Ahead?

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

Go Ahead Eagles : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Boel, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : J. De Busser, E. Waayers, J. Kramer (C), J. Dirksen, A. Sampsted, J. Breum, M. Meulensteen, V. Edvardsen, M. Suray, S. Tengstedt, S. Sigurðarson

Who is the referee of the match NEC Go Ahead ?

Sander van der Eijk is the referee for this match

Where is the match NEC Go Ahead?

The venue Goffertstadion in Nijmegen is hosting the match

At what time is NEC Go Ahead?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 17 May 2026. Kick-off at 13:30

Who is the man of the match NEC - Go Ahead ?

Jari De Busser is the outstanding player of the match NEC - Go Ahead. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1 Duel won (100%)
10 Saves

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Confirmed line-ups

NEC 3-4-2-1

- 6.2 1 G. Crettaz
- 7.6 24 D. Fonville
- 6.1 3 P. Sandler
- 6.4 2 B. Pereira
- 8.0 11 B. Önal
- 5.9 6 D. Nejašmić
- 6.9 23 K. Sano
- 7.1 25 S. Ouaissa
- 8.4 20 N. Lebreton
  
  2
- 8.1 10 (C) T. Chery
- 6.0 30 B. Linssen
- 8.8 22 J. De Busser
- 5.1 20 E. Waayers
- 5.8 4 (C) J. Kramer
- 6.0 26 J. Dirksen
- 5.2 2 A. Sampsted
- 4.5 7 J. Breum
- 5.6 21 M. Meulensteen
- 5.7 16 V. Edvardsen
- 4.9 17 M. Suray
- 7.0 10 S. Tengstedt
- 4.4 9 S. Sigurðarson

Go Ahead Eagles 4-2-3-1

- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- 85'
  
  B. Nuytinck #17 - Defender
- V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- 71'
  
  K. Ogawa #18 - Striker
- 85'
  
  D. Proper #71 - Midfielder
- T. Ouwejan #5 - Defender
- Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- I. Hansen-Aarøen #8 - Midfielder
- E. Dasa #14 - Defender
- W. Willumsson #19 - Midfielder
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- 71'
  
  Danilo #9 - Striker
- M. Boel Coach
Substitutes
- 22'
  
  G. van Zwam #25 - Defender
- 81'
  
  R. Margaret #18 - Striker
- K. Goudmijn #24 - Midfielder
- J. Slory #19 - Striker
- F. Stokkers #27 - Striker
- N. Verdoni #33 - Goalkeeper
- 70'
  
  T. Baeten #23 - Striker
- 70'
  
  O. Sivertsen #11 - Striker
- 46'
  
  E. Linthorst #8 - Midfielder
- Y. Rahmouni #34 - Midfielder
- L. Plogmann #1 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

58%

42%

Duel won

48%

52%

Accurate passes

81%

75%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

403

Passes

305

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

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Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

T. Chery

V. Edvardsen 1
B. Önal 1
N. Lebreton 1

Shots (%)

N. Lebreton

50% 2/4

K. Sano 50% (1/2)
Danilo 50% (1/2)
S. Ouaissa 44% (4/9)

Successful contests

S. Ouaissa

B. Önal 4
J. Dirksen 3
S. Tengstedt 2
J. Breum 2

Fouls suffered

S. Ouaissa

J. Dirksen 2
M. Meulensteen 2
D. Nejašmić 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

B. Önal

0% 0/4

B. Linssen 25% (1/4)

Dispossessed

R. Margaret

S. Ouaissa 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

J. Kramer

80% 4/5

J. Dirksen 75% (6/8)
D. Nejašmić 73% (8/11)
S. Sigurðarson 64% (7/11)
B. Önal 63% (5/8)

Interceptions

A. Sampsted

M. Meulensteen 2
G. van Zwam 2
J. Kramer 2

Aerial duels won (%)

S. Ouaissa

100% 2/2

D. Nejašmić 67% (4/6)
N. Lebreton 67% (2/3)
M. Meulensteen 64% (7/11)
S. Sigurðarson 63% (5/8)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

K. Sano

0% 0/6

G. van Zwam 0% (0/5)
K. Ogawa 0% (0/4)
B. Pereira 0% (0/4)
R. Margaret 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

N. Lebreton

M. Meulensteen 3
S. Ouaissa 3
G. van Zwam 3
B. Linssen 3

Aerial duels won (%)

B. Pereira

0% 0/4

K. Sano 0% (0/3)
G. van Zwam 0% (0/2)
P. Sandler 29% (2/7)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

T. Chery

94% 34/36

K. Sano 94% (46/49)
D. Fonville 92% (47/51)
B. Önal 88% (35/40)
B. Pereira 85% (29/34)

Accurate crosses

T. Chery

B. Önal 3

Successful final third passes

K. Sano

B. Önal 25
D. Fonville 24
T. Chery 23

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

G. Crettaz

52% 17/33

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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