Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen

ResultEredivisie1-1

Eredivisie
Full Time
Ajax
Ajax
1
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
1
📍 Johan Cruijff Arena

Ajax 1-1 NEC Nijmegen — Match Report

Ajax and NEC Nijmegen shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in the Eredivisie. The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

Goals were scored by M. Godts (39') and D. Nejasmic (57').

Ajax controlled 49% of possession compared to NEC Nijmegen's 51%. The hosts had 9 shots (4 on target) while the visitors managed 17 shots (8 on target). Corner kicks were 5-6 in favour of NEC Nijmegen.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Ajax win with probabilities of 52% home, 23% draw, 25% away and a most likely score of 2-1. The prediction was incorrect ✗ — the actual result was 1-1.

Match Events

23'
🟨 Yellow CardR. Bounida
24'
📺 VARS. Ouaissa
39'
⚽ GoalM. Godts
57'
⚽ GoalD. Nejasmic
63'
🟨 Yellow CardN. Lebreton
64'
🔄 SubstitutionB. OnalAssist: Y. El KachatiOut: Y. El Kachati
64'
🔄 SubstitutionB. LinssenAssist: Danilo PereiraOut: Danilo Pereira
65'
🔄 SubstitutionK. DolbergAssist: W. WeghorstOut: W. Weghorst
65'
🔄 SubstitutionK. Fitz-JimAssist: J. MokioOut: J. Mokio
65'
🔄 SubstitutionO. WijndalAssist: T. TomiyasuOut: T. Tomiyasu
69'
🔄 SubstitutionP. SandlerAssist: D. FonvilleOut: D. Fonville
77'
🔄 SubstitutionY. RegeerAssist: O. GloukhOut: O. Gloukh
84'
🔄 SubstitutionR. BounidaAssist: S. BerghuisOut: S. Berghuis

Lineups

Ajax4-3-3

26Maarten PaesG
2Lucas RosaD
37Josip ŠutaloD
15Youri BaasD
5Owen WijndalD
28Kian Fitz-JimM
6Youri RegeerM
48Sean SteurM
43Rayane BounidaF
9Kasper DolbergF
11Mika GodtsF

NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1

1Gonzalo CrettazG
14Eli DasaD
3Philippe SandlerD
4Ahmetcan KaplanD
25Sami OuaissaM
23Kodai SanoM
6Darko NejašmićM
11Başar ÖnalM
10Tjaronn CheryF
20Noe LebretonF
30Bryan LinssenF

Match Statistics

Ajax
NEC Nijmegen
Possession
49%51%
🎯Total Shots
917
🥅Shots on Goal
48
📦Shots Inside Box
88
🚩Corners
56
⚠️Fouls
616
🟨Yellow Cards
11
🏳️Offsides
25
🧤GK Saves
63
📊Pass Accuracy
79%81%
🛡️Blocked Shots
34

Top Performers

Ajax

Mika Godts
⚽ 1 🔑 2 key passes
8.7
Kian Fitz-Jim
🔑 1 key passes
7.7
Youri Regeer
7.7
Maarten Paes
7.2
Lucas Rosa
7.2

NEC Nijmegen

Darko Nejašmić
⚽ 1 🔑 2 key passes
8.2
Gonzalo Crettaz
8.0
Philippe Sandler
6.9
Ahmetcan Kaplan
6.9
Sami Ouaissa
🔑 3 key passes
6.9