NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 1′NEC Nijmegen, goal:1–0assist
- 10′GO Ahead Eagles, goal:1–1
- 31′GO Ahead Eagles, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 60′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 69′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 69′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 71′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 71′NEC Nijmegen, substitution:off
- 77′GO Ahead Eagles, yellow card:Foul
- 83′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 89′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 89′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 1
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Match report
NEC Nijmegen and GO Ahead Eagles share spoils after early goal rush
NEC Nijmegen and GO Ahead Eagles drew 1-1 in an Eredivisie matchday 7 fixture at Stadion de Goffert, with both goals arriving inside the opening ten minutes. The result left Dick Schreuder's side in 11th place on eight points, while J. Oosting's Eagles sit ninth with ten.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Perr Schuurs put the hosts ahead inside two minutes, converting an assist from Tjaronn Chery to give NEC the perfect start. GO Ahead Eagles responded quickly, with Stefán Sigurðarson levelling in the tenth minute to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held from half-time through to the final whistle.
NEC had the better of the shot count with 17 attempts to the visitors' 14, though GO Ahead Eagles were more clinical with six shots on target against NEC's five and controlled more of the ball at 54 percent possession. Referee Martijn Vos booked two GO Ahead Eagles players, while NEC finished the match without a single caution.
Sigurðarson's tenth-minute equaliser earned him the highest rating on the pitch at 7.78, capping a lively away display for GO Ahead Eagles.
GO Ahead Eagles edged the shots on target count six to five despite having less overall territory, underlining their efficiency in front of goal.
NEC Nijmegen and GO Ahead Eagles drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1).
NEC Nijmegen met GO Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Sunday, 20 September 2026, 14:45 UTC at Stadion de Goffert. Referee: Martijn Vos.
Team pages: NEC Nijmegen · GO Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Perr Schuurs (assist: Tjaronn Chery) — 1–0
- 10' Goal: Stefán Sigurðarson — 1–1
Starting line-ups
NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)
GO Ahead Eagles (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave NEC Nijmegen 53%, the draw 22%, GO Ahead Eagles 25%. It finished NEC Nijmegen 1–1 GO Ahead Eagles.
Level sides, NEC Nijmegen's control of the ball swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and NEC Nijmegen's control of the ball plus GO Ahead Eagles' hot finishing due to cool give NEC Nijmegen the lean. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why NEC Nijmegen in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1622 to 1576. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,695 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). NEC Nijmegen hold 6 more possession points (58 to 52 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 47.9% of 5,234 games, vs 43.9% when styles were level. GO Ahead Eagles scored +0.44 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.8% of 1,512 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 53%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 22% and GO Ahead Eagles at 25%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.9 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,298. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 1.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
NEC Nijmegen sit -0.47 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. NEC Nijmegen come into this after a busy window — 15 arrivals, 14 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
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- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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