Eredivisie · Matchday 1

Go Ahead Eagles
FULL TIME4 – 1
Willem II
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:45:00 UTCDe AdelaarshorstMatchday 1

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Go Ahead Eagles 39%Draw 34%Willem II 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Go Ahead EaglesWillem II
69Possession31
2.35Expected goals (xG)1.46
20Shots13
10Shots on target1
7Shots off target8
3Blocked shots4
14Shots inside box8
6Shots outside box5
6Corners2
1Offsides0
6Fouls14
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Saves6
579Passes260
508Accurate passes197
88Pass accuracy76

Match events

  • 13'Devin Haen (assist Nathan Tjoe-A-On)
  • 19'Dean James
  • 30'Søren Tengstedt (assist Melle Meulensteen)
  • 34'Julius Dirksen
  • 61'Melle Meulensteen (assist Mathis Suray)
  • 62'Stefán Sigurðarson
  • 63'Erik Hovden Flataker
  • 68'Thomas Didillon-Hödl Wouter Steen
  • 68'Per van Loon Amine Et-Taibi
  • 69'Julius Dirksen (assist Mathis Suray)
  • 75'Dean James Thibo Baeten
  • 75'Melle Meulensteen Calvin Twigt
  • 75'Julius Dirksen Giovanni van Zwam
  • 76'Eser Gürbüz Mats Lemmens
  • 83'Mathis Suray Richonell Margaret
  • 90'Kasper Boogaard
  • 90'Jaden Slory

Go Ahead Eagles · Willem II

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Go Ahead Eagles5-2-3
46.8Kramer
218.675'Meulensteen
86.8Linthorst
26.8Sampsted
107.8Tengstedt
16.8Haug
166.8Edvardsen
56.575'James
178.383'Suray
267.575'Dirksen
96.862'Sigurðarson
Willem II4-2-4
46.3Hoogma
15.768'Didillon-Hödl
26.3Ciranni
247.1Tjoe-A-On
36.3Stam
76.390'Slory
226.368'Loon
97.3Haen
86.390'Boogaard
506.376'Gürbüz
196.3Aalst

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Go Ahead Eagles

  • 4Joris Kramer6.8
  • 21Melle Meulensteen8.6
  • 8Evert Linthorst6.8
  • 2Alfons Sampsted6.8
  • 10Søren Tengstedt7.8
  • 1Kjetil Haug6.8
  • 16Victor Edvardsen6.8
  • 5Dean James6.5
  • 17Mathis Suray8.3
  • 26Julius Dirksen7.5
  • 9Stefán Sigurðarson6.8

Willem II

  • 4Justin Hoogma6.3
  • 1Thomas Didillon-Hödl5.7
  • 2Alessandro Ciranni6.3
  • 24Nathan Tjoe-A-On7.1
  • 3Finn Stam6.3
  • 7Jaden Slory6.3
  • 22Per van Loon6.3
  • 9Devin Haen7.3
  • 8Kasper Boogaard6.3
  • 50Eser Gürbüz6.3
  • 19Uriel Van Aalst6.3
Go Ahead EaglesTale of the tapeWillem II
5-2-3Formation4-2-4
7 ptsTable1 pts
+2Goal difference-9
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head1 previous meeting

Go Ahead Eagles 1W0D0W Willem II

Goals 41

  • 2026-08-08Go Ahead Eagles41Willem II

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Go Ahead Eagles4211+27
Willem II4013-91
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