Go Ahead Eagles vs NEC, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Go Ahead Eagles vs NEC — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.
- Go Ahead Eagles 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- NEC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Richard Polman
- Referee Siemen Mulder
- Referee Rogier Honig
- Referee Erwin Blank
- Referee Jesse Rozendal
- Referee Halis Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | AFC Ajax | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | SBV Excelsior | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 5 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec | NEC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Dec | FC Utrecht | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Dec | FC Twente '65 | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Nov | Willem II Tilburg | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Nov | FC Groningen | H | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Nov | AFC Ajax | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Dec | PSV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Dec | RKC Waalwijk | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Nov | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | H | 2–3 | L |
| 20 Nov | AZ | A | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Nov | SC Heerenveen | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Go Ahead Eagles | NEC | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #11 |
| 10 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 4 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 16 | Scored | 12 |
| 14 | Conceded | 13 |
| +2 | GD | -1 |
| 1.43 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 29% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
45%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
0%
Clean Sheets
NEC this season
NEC this season
Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (10 pts). NEC are 11th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 5 G | 2 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 3 G | 1 A |
| Mathis Suray | 2 G | 2 A |
| Melle Meulensteen | 1 G | 1 A |
NEC
| Tjaronn Chery | 3 G | 2 A |
| Kaj Sierhuis | 2 G | |
| Adam Tahauia | 2 G | |
| Bryan Linssen | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at De Adelaarshorst. Go Ahead Eagles are looking to make home advantage count against NEC.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Mats Deijl, a Netherlands , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Go Ahead Eagles started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 25' Go Ahead Eagles is showing some good football. However, Go Ahead Eagles are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' Elayis Tavsan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
- 34' With 1 assists to his name this season, Bart van Rooij is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Go Ahead Eagles.
- 37' Jordy Bruijn adds to his 0 season tally! NEC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
- 40' NEC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 50' NEC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Calvin Verdonk is hanging Souffian El Karouani on the field on 50 minute.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Go Ahead Eagles that had 182 games and scored 229 goals.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 68' A tactical swap from Go Ahead Eagles — Ogechika Heil on, Isac Lidberg off on 68 minutes.
- 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' NEC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ali Akman is hanging Magnus Mattsson on the field on 74 minute.
- 75' NEC make a change. Magnus Mattsson trudges off to be replaced by Ali Akman on 75 minutes.
- 79' Mats Deijl was booked on 79.
- 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 85' Go Ahead Eagles make a change. Giannis-Fivos Botos trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Mulenga on 85 minutes.
- 86' It is a substitution in Go Ahead Eagles team. Giannis-Fivos Botos is replaced by Jacob Mulenga on 86 minute.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
5
Bas Kuipers ↓ Boyd Lucassen 68'
- 1
- 21
- 8
- 10
- 11
- 20
-
6
Jay Idzes ↓ Frank Ross 85'
-
9
Isac Lidberg ↓ Ogechika Heil 68'
- 30
Bench
- 23
- 26
-
2
Boyd Lucassen ↑ 68'
- 7
- 24
-
3
Gerrit Nauber ↑ 85'
-
17
Frank Ross ↑ 85'
- 31
-
27
Jacob Mulenga ↑ 85'
-
19
Ogechika Heil ↑ 68'
Coach
Kees van Wonderen
NEC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 1
-
6
Jordy Bruijn ↓ Mikkel Duelund 75'
- 28
-
7
Elayis Tavsan ↓ Javier Vet 85'
- 26
- 16
- 71
- 5
- 4
-
11
Magnus Mattsson ↓ Ali Akman 74'
Bench
-
9
Ali Akman ↑ 74'
-
24
Calvin Verdonk ↑ 50'
-
14
Mikkel Duelund ↑ 75'
- 27
-
15
Javier Vet ↑ 85'
- 17
- 31
- 23
- 2
Coach
Rogier Meijer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Oliver Edvardsen | 5 |
| Magnus Mattsson | 2 |
| Dean James | 2 |
| Finn Stokkers | 2 |
| Noe Lebreton | 2 |
| Oussama Tannane | 1 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 1 |
| Philippe Sandler | 1 |
Head to Head
Go Ahead Eagles Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48
Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78
NEC xG
I would bet for:
Go Ahead Eagles or NEC 74% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: NEC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
59%
Draw or NEC
67%
Go Ahead Eagles or NEC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: NEC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles
| Handicap | Go Ahead Eagles covers | Push | NEC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 9% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 16% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 20% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 13% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
24%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

