Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Willem II Tilburg

Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 11:15 UTC De Adelaarshorst 9,997 HT 45' · FT 45'

Milan Smit 83' 1–0

Evert Linthorst 52' Y

Y 90' Jeremy Bokila

Overview

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Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.

Go Ahead Eagles 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Willem II Tilburg 12 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robin Hensgens
Assistant 1 Kevin Bodde
Assistant 2 Cristian Dobre

7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	PSV	12	26
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	12	25
3	AFC Ajax	12	25
4	FC Twente '65	12	24
5	AZ	12	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	17
9	FC Groningen	12	15
10	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	12	15
11	NEC	12	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	12
15	SBV Excelsior	12	11
16	Telstar 1963	12	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	9
18	Willem II Tilburg	12	3

Head-to-Head

Go Ahead Eagles 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Willem II Tilburg

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-16 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2024-08-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-04-08 Go Ahead Eagles 4–0 Willem II Tilburg 2021-11-27 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles

Recent Form

Go Ahead Eagles

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Willem II Tilburg	H	1–0	W
09 Mar	NEC	A	3–2	W
01 Mar	PSV	H	3–2	W
23 Feb	AFC Ajax	A	0–2	L
14 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	H	1–0	W
08 Feb	Heracles Almelo	A	2–4	L

Willem II Tilburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Go Ahead Eagles	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	FC Utrecht	H	2–3	L
02 Mar	Sparta Rotterdam	A	0–4	L
15 Feb	FC Groningen	H	1–3	L
08 Feb	PSV	A	1–1	D
02 Feb	AZ	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Go Ahead Eagles		Willem II Tilburg
#8	Position	#18
17	Points	3
12	Played	12
4 / 5 / 3	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 9
24	Scored	11
27	Conceded	40
-3	GD	-29
1.42	PPG	0.25
33%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season

0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

Go Ahead Eagles are 8th (17 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Go Ahead Eagles

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

7/4

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Willem II Tilburg

0-15

2/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

–/7

46-60

1/7

61-75

2/11

76+

5/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Go Ahead Eagles

Soren Tengstedt	9 G	2 A
Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson	4 G	1 A
Mathis Suray	3 G	4 A
Victor Edvardsen	3 G	2 A
Melle Meulensteen	1 G	1 A

Willem II Tilburg

Devin Haen	3 G	2 A
Thomas Verheydt	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Go Ahead Eagles to score. At the same time, Willem II Tilburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Go Ahead Eagles started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Thomas Didillon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' With 2 assists to his name this season, Enric Llansana is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Willem II Tilburg.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Go Ahead Eagles currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Go Ahead Eagles in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Willem II Tilburg's compact 5-3-2.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Go Ahead Eagles must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Go Ahead Eagles are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Willem II Tilburg backline.
50' Go Ahead Eagles looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Melle Meulensteen scoring 1 goals.
52' It’s gonna be a card for Evert Linthorst.
57' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' Nick Doodeman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
63' Go Ahead Eagles make a change. Evert Linthorst trudges off to be replaced by Oscar Pettersson on 63 minutes.
68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Go Ahead Eagles and Willem II Tilburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
73' The crowd applauds Mickael Tirpan as he leaves the pitch. Dennis Kaygin steps in for Willem II Tilburg.
74' Another substitution for Go Ahead Eagles to replace Dean James by Aske Adelgaard on 74 minute.
79' Joris Kramer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
83' What a moment for Milan Smit! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
86' A change in the Go Ahead Eagles ranks — Mathis Suray exits the field as Calvin Twigt enters on 86.
88' Willem II Tilburg ring the changes. Erik Schouten has done his job and it is now time for Youssuf Sylla to step up.
90' That is a card for Willem II Tilburg. Jeremy Bokila will be fuming at that decision.
Willem II Tilburg will have plenty to reflect on. Go Ahead Eagles were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Evert Linthorst ↓ Oscar Pettersson 63'
4
Joris Kramer
3
Gerrit Nauber
22
Jari De Busser
19
Oliver Antman
2
Mats Deijl
21
Enric Llansana
9
Milan Smit
5
Dean James ↓ Aske Adelgaard 74'
16
Victor Edvardsen
17
Mathis Suray ↓ Calvin Twigt 86'

Bench

Coach Paul Simonis

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inigo Cordoba	2
Soren Tengstedt	1
Boyd Lucassen	1
Julius Dirksen	1
Erik Flataker	1
Marc Cardona	1
Ogechika Heil	1
Isac Lidberg	1

Head to Head

Go Ahead Eagles Form

2025-03-16 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2025-03-09 NEC 2–3 Go Ahead Eagles W 2025-03-01 Go Ahead Eagles 3–2 PSV W 2025-02-23 AFC Ajax 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles L 2025-02-14 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-02-08 Heracles Almelo 4–2 Go Ahead Eagles L

Willem II Tilburg Form

2025-03-16 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-03-09 Willem II Tilburg 2–3 FC Utrecht L 2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-02-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 FC Groningen L 2025-02-08 PSV 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D 2025-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 AZ L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.85 Go Ahead Eagles xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.75 Willem II Tilburg xG

I would bet for: Go Ahead Eagles to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Go Ahead Eagles75% Draw16% Willem II Tilburg9%

Actual: Go Ahead Eagles win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Go Ahead Eagles or Draw

91%

Draw or Willem II Tilburg

25%

Go Ahead Eagles or Willem II Tilburg

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Go Ahead Eagles59% Draw33% Willem II Tilburg8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.2%

3 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.6%

4 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

6.5%

4 – 1

5.5%

5 – 0

4.2%

0 – 0

3.9%

5 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles

Handicap	Go Ahead Eagles covers	Push	Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	21%	40%
-1.5	60%	—	40%
-1	60%	19%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.