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Go Ahead Eagles v NEC Nijmegen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 5th Oct, 15:45 BST, De Adelaarshorst, Deventer

Go Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen meet at the De Adelaarshorst on Sunday afternoon, with both Melvin Boel and Dick Campbell hoping for success in the Eredivisie. We've analysed both teams' last 20 Eredivisie matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both NEC and GA Eagles fans may have some reason for celebration ahead as their clubs go head-to-head, with our prediction of both teams to score looking a far more convincing pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two clubs have goals in them, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is our top tip.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think GA Eagles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
GA Eagles
39%
2.552.40
Draw
22%
4.004.00
NEC
39%
2.502.60
Draw 1-1
9%
8.507.50
NEC 2-1
8%
10.009.00
GA Eagles 2-1
8%
10.009.00
Draw 2-2
7%
11.009.50
NEC 1-0
5%
15.0012.00
GA Eagles 1-0
5%
15.0012.00
NEC 3-1
5%
17.0013.00
GA Eagles 3-1
5%
17.0013.00
NEC 2-0
5%
17.0015.00
GA Eagles 2-0
5%
17.0013.00
NEC 3-2
4%
19.0015.00
GA Eagles 3-2
4%
19.0015.00
Draw 0-0
3%
21.0015.00
NEC 3-0
3%
26.0021.00
GA Eagles 3-0
3%
26.0019.00
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
1.441.40
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
2.702.75
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.911.91
Away 1st Goal
49%
1.831.95
No 1st Goal
1%
21.0015.00
BTTS - Yes
68%
1.401.40
BTTS - No
32%
2.752.80
BTTS - Home Win
24%
3.753.50
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.334.20
BTTS - Away Win
25%
3.753.70
Home/draw
61%
1.501.50
Away/draw
61%
1.501.55
Home/away
78%
1.221.25
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1.131.12
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
6.005.50
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
2.002.00
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
1.731.73
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
3.403.20
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
1.301.30
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
6.005.50
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1.131.12
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.021.01
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
21.0015.00
Home DNB
54%
1.831.80
Away DNB
55%
1.831.91
GA Eagles win to nil
14%
6.00-
NEC win to nil
14%
6.00-
GA Eagles / GA Eagles
21%
4.003.60
GA Eagles / NEC
4%
21.0017.00
GA Eagles / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / GA Eagles
13%
6.506.00
Draw / NEC
12%
6.506.50
Draw / Draw
12%
7.006.50
NEC / GA Eagles
4%
21.0017.00
NEC / NEC
21%
3.753.90
NEC / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table
Won
Draw
Lost
GA Eagles
NEC
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Feyenoord76101119 
Nov 9
Feb 14
Apr 11
Nov 23
2
PSV75111016 
May 10
Oct 18
l
 
3-5A
Mar 14
3
Ajax7430715 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 17
Dec 20
Feb 21
4
NEC7403812 
Oct 5
May 17
-
-
5
AZ Alkmaar7331412 
Apr 23
Dec 7
w
 
2-1F
Jan 31
6
Groningen7403212 
Dec 21
Apr 11
Nov 9
May 10
7
Utrecht7313610 
Nov 30
Mar 21
Jan 9
Nov 2
8
Twente7313210 
Mar 7
Dec 14
Oct 18
Apr 23
9
Fortuna7313010 
Jan 11
d
 
2-2F
Feb 28
l
 
3-2A
10
GA Eagles723209 
-
-
May 17
Oct 5
11
S.Rotterdam7304-119 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Nov 29
Feb 14
12
FC Volendam7142-37 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
Mar 7
Dec 7
13
Telstar7214-47 
Feb 7
l
 
4-2A
May 2
Dec 13
14
PEC Zwolle7214-47 
Apr 4
w
 
0-2F
Jan 24
Oct 25
15
NAC7214-57 
Mar 14
Nov 1
w
 
3-0F
Jan 17
16
Heerenveen7133-26 
Jan 25
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
l
 
3-2A
17
Excelsior7205-96 
Oct 26
Feb 28
w
 
5-0F
Apr 4
18
Heracles7106-123 
Feb 21
Nov 22
Feb 7
w
 
1-4A
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
GA Eagles 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
GA Eagles3 - 0FC Volendam
GA Eagles0 - 3S.Rotterdam
GA Eagles2 - 2Ajax
GA Eagles1 - 0Heerenveen
GA Eagles0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
GA Eagles2 - 2Utrecht
GA Eagles1 - 0Willem II
GA Eagles3 - 2PSV
GA Eagles1 - 0S.Rotterdam
GA Eagles2 - 2Twente
GA Eagles2 - 1Groningen
GA Eagles2 - 1NAC
GA Eagles5 - 0NEC
GA Eagles3 - 0Almere City
GA Eagles2 - 2PEC Zwolle
GA Eagles1 - 5Feyenoord
GA Eagles4 - 1Heracles
GA Eagles1 - 1Ajax
GA Eagles2 - 0Waalwijk
GA Eagles0 - 2Fortuna
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGA Eagles2 - 4Telstar
AGA Eagles2 - 0PEC Zwolle
HGA Eagles3 - 0FC Volendam
AGA Eagles2 - 2Heerenveen
HGA Eagles0 - 3S.Rotterdam
HGA Eagles2 - 2Ajax
AGA Eagles2 - 2Fortuna
AGA Eagles3 - 5Waalwijk
HGA Eagles1 - 0Heerenveen
AGA Eagles1 - 1PEC Zwolle
HGA Eagles0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
AGA Eagles0 - 0Almere City
AGA Eagles1 - 1NAC
HGA Eagles2 - 2Utrecht
AGA Eagles2 - 3Feyenoord
HGA Eagles1 - 0Willem II
AGA Eagles3 - 2NEC
HGA Eagles3 - 2PSV
AGA Eagles0 - 2Ajax
HGA Eagles1 - 0S.Rotterdam
NEC 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heerenveen3 - 2NEC
Fortuna3 - 2NEC
Heracles1 - 4NEC
Twente2 - 2NEC
Heracles1 - 2NEC
Ajax0 - 3NEC
Heerenveen1 - 0NEC
S.Rotterdam2 - 0NEC
Utrecht0 - 1NEC
Feyenoord0 - 0NEC
Twente2 - 0NEC
Groningen2 - 1NEC
PEC Zwolle0 - 1NEC
Willem II4 - 1NEC
GA Eagles5 - 0NEC
Waalwijk0 - 3NEC
Almere City1 - 0NEC
NAC1 - 0NEC
PSV2 - 0NEC
Fortuna0 - 3NEC
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNEC2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
ANEC2 - 3Heerenveen
HNEC3 - 5PSV
ANEC2 - 3Fortuna
HNEC3 - 0NAC
ANEC4 - 1Heracles
HNEC5 - 0Excelsior
ANEC2 - 2Twente
ANEC2 - 1Heracles
HNEC3 - 0NAC
ANEC3 - 0Ajax
HNEC1 - 1Willem II
ANEC0 - 1Heerenveen
HNEC2 - 1Waalwijk
ANEC0 - 2S.Rotterdam
HNEC3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
ANEC1 - 0Utrecht
HNEC2 - 3GA Eagles
ANEC0 - 0Feyenoord
ANEC0 - 2Twente
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
GA Eagles have beaten NEC in 3 consecutive league meetings
7
GA Eagles have not lost to NEC in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at GA Eagles since 2016
GA Eagles
NEC
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
GAE
2
D
2
NEC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT GA Eagles
GA Eagles5 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
GA Eagles1 - 0
0 - 2NEC
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at NEC since 2017
NEC
GA Eagles
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
GAE
3
D
2
NEC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
2 - 3GA Eagles
1 - 2GA Eagles
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
NEC1 - 0
1 - 2GA Eagles
Goal Statistics

NEC Nijmegen have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive Eredivisie outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

GA Eagles 10th NEC 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that GA Eagles will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that NEC will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
GA Eagles’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
NEC’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
GA Eagles
PG (predicted goals)
NEC
1.7
1.8
Attack rating
GAE
NEC
26%
better
view stats
Games scored5
6
Failed to score1
0
Scored first4
2
Goals scored11
19
Avg. goals scored1.6
2.7
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for16
24
Avg. XG for1.5
2.5
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
19%
better
GAE
NEC
view stats
Games conceded4
4
Clean sheets2
2
Conceded first2
4
Goals conceded9
12
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against12%
20%
Avg. XG against2
1.6
KickOff rating
+19%

GA Eagles v NEC Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

GA Eagles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7322
J BusserM SmitV EdvardsenV Edvardsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Busser GLK7
-
J Kramer DEF71
-
G Nauber DEF71
1
-
M Deijl DEF71
1
-
D James DEF71
-
M Meulensteen MID72
1
-
M. Suray MID71
1
-
E Linthorst MID71
1
-
M Smit FWD73
-
J Breum MID611
-
R Margaret FWD6
-
V Edvardsen FWD612
2
-
A Adelgaard DEF5
-
F Stokkers FWD51
-
C Twigt MID4
1
O Pettersson FWD41
-
K Goudmijn MID3
-
O Sivertsen FWD2
-
J Dirksen DEF1
-
T Baeten FWD1
-
NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7342
G CrettazT CheryB LinssenS. Ouaissa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Crettaz GLK7
-
B Pereira DEF7
1
-
D Proper MID72
1
-
S. Ouaissa MID72
2
-
K Sano MID7
1
-
V Misidjan FWD712
-
T Chery MID632
1
1
V Crooij MID61
-
Y Kachati FWD611
-
K Ogawa FWD631
-
B. Onal FWD622
1
-
B Linssen FWD634
2
-
K. Shiogai FWD52
-
A Kaplan DEF3
1
-
P Sandler DEF311
-
D Nejasmic MID3
-
R González FWD3
-
D. Fonville DEF21
-
Y. Sbai DEF2
-
T Ouwejan DEF21
-