🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30 CEST
NEC Nijmegen
vs
GO Ahead Eagles
3-4-2-1 vs 4-2-3-1
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- 3rd-placed NEC Nijmegen (56 points from 32 games) host 11th-placed Go Ahead Eagles (37 points from 31 games). NEC are right in the thick of the Champions League race, having edged a point ahead of 4th-placed Ajax (55 points) and sitting in a good position five points behind 2nd-placed Feyenoord (61 points).
- In the Matchday 8 meeting, the sides drew 1-1 at Go Ahead Eagles' home. NEC are on D-W-D-D-D over their last five, four draws and one win, but with 74 scored and 50 conceded in 32 games, their GD of +24 tops Ajax's +22 for attacking power.
- Go Ahead Eagles are on W-L-W-D-D over their last five, two wins, two draws and one defeat. They won by big margins, 6-0 over NAC Breda in Matchday 27 and 5-0 over PEC Zwolle in Matchday 29, but their last two have been 0-0 draws with Groningen and AZ Alkmaar. With 50 scored and 45 conceded, they have a balanced record.
- NEC are having a steady season with 15 wins, 11 draws and six losses in 32 games. The high number of draws is characteristic in particular, and although they are on a four-game drawing run, their reliability in not collapsing badly has kept them in 3rd in the Champions League race.
- With few games left, a win in this match is important for NEC. With 5th-placed Twente (54 points from 31 games) also closing in, they will want to secure three points rather than a draw to lock down a Champions League place. Go Ahead Eagles are settled in mid-table and aim to end the season in good shape heading into next year.