NEC Nijmegen 1-1 GO Ahead Eagles: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

NEC Nijmegen

1 : 1

GO Ahead Eagles

P. Schuurs1'

10'S. I. Sigurdarson

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles crest

Substitutions

46'
47.3
P. Schuurs
177.2
B. Nuytinck
60'
346.5
K. Kers
196.5
A. Tahaui
71'
776.7
A. Thomas
356.9
J. Monteiro
71'
206.6
N. Lebreton
186.6
D. Geiger

Unused

Substitutions

69'
267.6
J. Dirksen
256.9
G. van Zwam
69'
26.3
A. Sampsted
236.5
T. Baeten
83'
105.7
S. Tengstedt
276.6
T. Galvez
89'
166.5
V. Edvardsen
34
Y. Salah Rahmouni
89'
176.7
M. Suray
11
O. Sivertsen

Unused

Home

C. Bischoff
Hamstring Injury
Out
G. Crettaz
Hamstring Injury
Out
D. Fonville
Ankle Injury
Out
A. Kaplan
Knee Injury
Out
E. Mor
Groin Injury
Out

Away

P. Saathof
Knee Injury
Out
E. Waayers
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Dusan Tadic

Midfielder · NEC Nijmegen

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes26

Key passes1

Pass accuracy73%

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks2

Duels won3 · 50%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Dušan Tadić

Nikolas Polster

Darko Nejašmić

Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson

Kjetil Haug

Joris Kramer

Player
Nikolas PolsterG	5	1	1,81	+0,81	25/45	14/33
Kjetil HaugG	4	1	0,79	-0,21	33/50	18/34

Live stats

Possession & Passing

46%Possession54%

388Total passes459

77%Pass accuracy80%

5Corners7

Attack

17Shots14

5On target6

6Off target4

6Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

9Shots in box11

8Shots out box3

1.0xG2.3

-0.2Goals prevented-0.2

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves4

2Offsides1

8Fouls6

0Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,53xG1,43

10Shots6

2On target4

0Big chances3

14Touches in box14

44%Possession56%

1Corners2

Second half

0,51xG0,87

7Shots8

3On target2

1Big chances3

17Touches in box15

49%Possession51%

4Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

NEC Nijmegen

1.04171146%

78% open play22% set piece

GO Ahead Eagles

2.31141054%

88% open play12% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

NEC Nijmegen1,04 xG · 1 scored

GO Ahead Eagles2,31 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

NEC Nijmegen32

Open play 23Set piece 6Foul won 1Rebound 2

GO Ahead Eagles28

Open play 23Set piece 3Dribble 1Rebound 1

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

NEC Nijmegen53% pressure

GO Ahead Eagles47% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-1

0%Draw 100%0%

1.04xG2.31

17Shots14

11On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Jamiro Monteiro 0.09 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

17 v 14

NEC Nijmegen shoot right, GO Ahead Eagles left. Bigger dot = better chance.

NECNEC NijmegenGOGO Ahead Eaglesgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

21 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

NEC NijmegenGO Ahead Eaglesgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

NEC NijmegenDefensive line 35%

GO Ahead EaglesDefensive line 27%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

NEC NijmegenUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Lebreton and Thomas, 10 passes between them.

GO Ahead EaglesUntil 69'

Most-connected pair: Kramer and Haug, 14 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41

Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson

9 touches in box

In possession

57,3%Field tilt42,7%

12Passes into box15

32Progressive passes31

12Carries into final third11

12Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

12,75Press intensity (PPDA)12,05

13High turnovers8

13Regains within 5s7

21,8sBall recovery time18,7s

10Interceptions20

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

115Carries127

1238mCarry distance1580m

12Progressive carries12

636mProgressive carry distance676m

4Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won8

10Take-ons attempted16

501mProgressive pass distance622m

0Through balls3

1Switches of play6

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,50Expected threat (xT)0,95

1,58Action value (VAEP)1,50

32Shot-creating actions28

2Goal-creating actions2

15Box entries16

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,2Passes per attack3,9

10,8sAttack duration13,2s

3,15 m/sAttack directness2,51 m/s

3Build-up attacks5

14Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

31Touches in box29

62Final third entries62

1Big chances6

0,88xG on target1,80

1Big chances missed5

Passing

6/19 (32%)Crosses5/20 (25%)

27/61 (44%)Long balls43/80 (54%)

20Throw-ins20

6Free kicks8

9Goal kicks7

Duels

46Total54

28/60 (47%)Ground32/60 (53%)

16/36 (44%)Aerial20/36 (56%)

4/10 (40%)Dribbles8/16 (50%)

10Dispossessed10

Defending

57Recoveries53

3Interceptions16

18Tackles16

72%Tackles won56%

28Clearances33

0Big chances scored1

0Big saves2

1Fouled in final third2

7,70Average rating7,55

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

NEC NijmegenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 0-15

GO Ahead EaglesThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals75%

25%3+ goals50%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

100%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals50%

25%3+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 4-1 (H)·worst 2-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

NEC NijmegenshootallowGO Ahead Eagles

4.5%Six-yard box4.7%

61.1%Penalty area63.1%

26.1%Edge of the box+3.027.8%

8.3%Long range-3.24.4%

579 shots taken · 662 faced

GO Ahead EaglesshootallowNEC Nijmegen

6.8%+1.7Six-yard box+1.97.0%

64.7%+2.4Penalty area+2.965.4%

21.2%-3.7Edge of the box-3.221.6%

7.3%Long range-1.66.0%

397 shots taken · 384 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen and GO Ahead Eagles drew 1-1 at Stadion de Goffert in the Eredivisie. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: P. Schuurs (1') for NEC Nijmegen; S. I. Sigurdarson (10') for GO Ahead Eagles. In their last 26 meetings, NEC Nijmegen have won 6, GO Ahead Eagles 9, with 11 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.