Eredivisie · Matchday 8
Ajax v NEC Nijmegen
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCJohan Cruijff ArenAMatchday 8
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Ajax 53%Draw 20%NEC Nijmegen 28%
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
AjaxNEC Nijmegen
61Possession39
1.86Expected goals (xG)1.11
18Shots8
5Shots on target2
8Shots off target4
5Blocked shots2
13Shots inside box5
5Shots outside box3
4Corners4
1Offsides5
8Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Saves4
487Passes302
406Accurate passes216
Match events
- 7′Tolu Arokodare (assist Jorthy Mokio)
- 17′Jorthy Mokio
- 19′Tjaronn Chery · penalty
- 33′Bryan Linssen
- 54′Gabriel Costa Brás
- 60′Oscar Gloukh → Abdellah Ouazane
- 60′Viktor Tsygankov → Simon Adingra
- 67′Abdellah Ouazane
- 72′Perr Schuurs ← Ahmetcan Kaplan
- 73′Bryan Linssen ← Mitchel Bakker
- 73′Tolu Arokodare → Marcos Leonardo
- 73′Lucas Rosa → Aaron Bouwman
- 80′Owen Wijndal → Davy Klaassen
- 82′Tjaronn Chery ← Willum Willumsson
Ajax · NEC Nijmegen
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Ajax16.5Stegen
66.5Kehrer
86.5Brandt
116.5↓60'Tsygankov
46.5Amrabat
56.5↓80'Wijndal
997.5↓73'Arokodare
156.5Baas
26.5↓73'Rosa
106.5↓60'Gloukh
247.0Mokio
NEC Nijmegen16.5Crettaz
46.5↓72'Schuurs
246.5Fonville
736.2Brás
66.5Nejašmić
97.5↓82'Chery
206.5Lebreton
216.5Storm
106.5Tadić
306.2↓73'Linssen
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Ajax
- 1Marc-André ter Stegen6.5
- 6Thilo Kehrer6.5
- 8Julian Brandt6.5
- 11Viktor Tsygankov6.5
- 4Sofyan Amrabat6.5
- 5Owen Wijndal6.5
- 99Tolu Arokodare7.5
- 15Youri Baas6.5
- 2Lucas Rosa6.5
- 10Oscar Gloukh6.5
- 24Jorthy Mokio7.0
NEC Nijmegen
- 10Dušan Tadić6.5
- 9Tjaronn Chery7.5
- 30Bryan Linssen6.2
- 4Perr Schuurs6.5
- 21Tobias Storm6.5
- 20Noé Lebreton6.5
- 6Darko Nejašmić6.5
- 1Gonzalo Crettaz6.5
- 24Deveron Fonville6.5
- 73Gabriel Costa Brás6.2
AjaxTale of the tapeNEC Nijmegen
5-3-2Formation—
18 ptsTable10 pts
+15Goal difference-1
DWWLWFormDLDLW
0Head-to-head wins0
53%Win chance28%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Ajax 0W2D0W NEC Nijmegen
Goals 3–3
- 2026-02-21Ajax1–1NEC Nijmegen
- 2025-12-20NEC Nijmegen2–2Ajax
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Ajax
DWWLW- vsExcelsior2-2
- vsWillem II5-1
- @Fortuna Sittard5-1
- vsPSV Eindhoven1-3
- @Telstar4-0
NEC Nijmegen
DLDLW- vsGo Ahead Eagles1-1
- @Cambuur0-3
- vsExcelsior2-2
- vsFeyenoord1-3
- @PEC Zwolle3-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +15 | 18 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
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