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GO Ahead Eagles vs NEC Nijmegen is a balanced contest in which neither side has established a lasting hierarchy. NEC Nijmegen won 2–1 at home on 17 May 2026, while the teams drew 1–1 at GO Ahead Eagles on 5 October 2025. GO Ahead Eagles had also won 3–2 at NEC Nijmegen on 9 March 2025, keeping the emphasis on reversals and narrow margins rather than status.
Past matches, GO Ahead Eagles vs NEC Nijmegen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes NEC Nijmegen
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22G
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14D
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8M
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17D
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15D
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7F
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18F
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5D
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19M
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34F
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9F
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71M
GO Ahead Eagles Substitutes
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G
1
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G
33
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F
18
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F
23
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D
25
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M
34
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F
27
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M
24
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M
8
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F
11
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F
19
Match events
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12'⚽N. Lebreton Normal Goal (Asst: B. Onal)
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22'G. van Zwam E. Waayers
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27'⚽N. Lebreton Normal Goal
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46'E. Linthorst S. I. Sigurdarson
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47'E. Linthorst S. I. Sigurdarson
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48'Victor Edvardsen Yellow Card
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50'Darko Nejašmić Yellow Card
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51'D. Nejasmic Yellow Card
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55'⚽S. Tengstedt Normal Goal (Asst: V. Edvardsen)
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70'O. Sivertsen S. Tengstedt
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70'T. Baeten A. Sampsted
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70'O. Sivertsen S. Tengstedt
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71'T. Baeten A. Sampsted
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71'K. Ogawa B. Onal
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71'Danilo Pereira B. Linssen
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77'Julius Dirksen Yellow Card
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81'R. Margaret J. Dirksen
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85'B. Nuytinck T. Chery
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85'D. Proper P. Sandler
Stats for this game
Matchup GO Ahead Eagles VS NEC Nijmegen
Neither side owns the script
The broader record remains closely shared, and results at both venues support that reading. NEC Nijmegen won 2–1 on their own ground on 17 May 2026, but GO Ahead Eagles had already taken a 3–2 victory at NEC Nijmegen on 9 March 2025. The direction can change with the ground, although venue alone does not settle the outcome. That combination makes the balance durable: neither a single win nor a single draw can define the pairing.
Draws add another layer
The sides drew 1–1 at GO Ahead Eagles on 5 October 2025, following a 2–2 draw there on 28 January 2024. Those scorelines complement the wins by showing how often the matchup can remain unresolved. Future meetings will test which team can protect a narrow lead and whether either club can turn a balanced exchange into a more durable advantage without relying on reputation alone.