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

Sun 17th May, 13:30 BST, McDos Goffertstadion,

Melvin Boel is aiming for a vital away win in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his Go Ahead Eagles side to the McDos Goffertstadion to visit NEC Nijmegen and Dick Schreuder. We've got bespoke stats for the biggest betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

Both our prediction and odds from the bookies suggest that this Eredivisie clash is going to be entertaining, with at least 3 goals to scored in the fixture. As we don't have an obvious winner here given their recent form, we're going with the statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point firmly in the direction of on over 2.5 goals 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 NEC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.40.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
58%
4/112/5
Draw
21%
15/417/4
GA Eagles
21%
13/211/2
NEC 2-1
10%
8/17/1
Draw 1-1
9%
9/117/2
NEC 2-0
8%
9/18/1
NEC 1-0
8%
11/19/1
NEC 3-1
7%
9/18/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
NEC 3-0
6%
10/19/1
GA Eagles 2-1
6%
22/116/1
GA Eagles 1-0
4%
28/118/1
NEC 3-2
4%
16/114/1
NEC 4-1
4%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
25/118/1
NEC 4-0
3%
16/112/1
GA Eagles 2-0
3%
40/125/1
GA Eagles 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
1/31/3
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
12/521/10
Home 1st Goal
54%
2/54/11
Away 1st Goal
44%
15/821/10
No 1st Goal
2%
25/118/1
BTTS - Yes
62%
1/28/15
BTTS - No
38%
6/411/8
BTTS - Home Win
32%
13/1011/8
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/29/2
BTTS - Away Win
13%
10/17/1
Home/draw
79%
1/101/9
Away/draw
42%
2/115/8
Home/away
79%
2/112/13
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/101/11
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
6/111/2
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
5/65/6
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
5/610/11
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
7/49/5
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
2/52/5
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
4/118/5
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/61/6
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/801/300
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
25/118/1
Home DNB
73%
1/82/13
Away DNB
36%
5/119/5
NEC win to nil
26%
2/1-
GA Eagles win to nil
8%
16/1-
NEC / NEC
41%
20/2119/20
NEC / GA Eagles
2%
40/128/1
NEC / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / NEC
18%
10/318/5
Draw / GA Eagles
5%
16/112/1
Draw / Draw
9%
8/115/2
GA Eagles / NEC
5%
14/114/1
GA Eagles / GA Eagles
8%
11/115/2
GA Eagles / Draw
5%
16/114/1
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

NEC have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 8 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. NEC have outscored their opponents by 75 goals to 53 goals.

Home League Performance

NEC have played 16 games at home winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 39 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 24 goals at home.

GA Eagles are in 12th position in the Eredivisie on 38 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 27 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 12 and won 1. GA Eagles have conceded 40 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
NEC
GA Eagles
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV3326345281 
l
 
3-5A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
2-1A
2
Feyenoord3318872462 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-4F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
3
Twente33151352358 
d
 
3-3A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-4A
l
 
2-0A
4
NEC33151172356 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
May 17
5
Ajax33141362155 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
6
AZ Alkmaar3314910751 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
7
Utrecht33148111150 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
8
Heerenveen3314811450 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2F
9
Groningen3313614345 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
10
S.Rotterdam3312714-2143 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2A
11
Fortuna3311616-1239 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
12
GA Eagles3381411238 
May 17
d
 
1-1F
-
-
13
PEC Zwolle3391014-2537 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
14
Excelsior339816-1435 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
15
Telstar3381015-734 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-2A
16
FC Volendam338817-1932 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
17
NAC3361017-2328 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
3-4F
w
 
6-0F
l
 
1-0A
18
Heracles335424-4919 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-4A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
4-2A
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
3
NEC have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
NEC 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC1 - 1Telstar
NEC1 - 1Feyenoord
NEC2 - 2Heerenveen
NEC3 - 0FC Volendam
NEC2 - 3Fortuna
NEC1 - 3Utrecht
NEC4 - 1Heracles
NEC2 - 1PEC Zwolle
NEC2 - 2Ajax
NEC3 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC2 - 0Groningen
NEC3 - 3Twente
NEC2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
NEC3 - 5PSV
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC5 - 0Excelsior
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC1 - 1Willem II
NEC2 - 1Waalwijk
NEC3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANEC1 - 2Groningen
HNEC1 - 1Telstar
ANEC1 - 1Twente
HNEC1 - 1Feyenoord
ANEC2 - 0Excelsior
HNEC2 - 2Heerenveen
ANEC3 - 2PSV
HNEC3 - 0FC Volendam
HNEC2 - 3Fortuna
ANEC1 - 1Ajax
ANEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
HNEC1 - 3Utrecht
HNEC4 - 1Heracles
ANEC3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HNEC2 - 1PEC Zwolle
ANEC4 - 3NAC
HNEC2 - 2Ajax
ANEC2 - 2Telstar
ANEC3 - 2FC Volendam
HNEC3 - 1S.Rotterdam
GA Eagles 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
10
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
S.Rotterdam2 - 2GA Eagles
Groningen0 - 0GA Eagles
Utrecht2 - 0GA Eagles
Excelsior0 - 1GA Eagles
Feyenoord1 - 0GA Eagles
FC Volendam1 - 1GA Eagles
Ajax2 - 2GA Eagles
Twente2 - 0GA Eagles
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2GA Eagles
Heracles4 - 2GA Eagles
NAC1 - 0GA Eagles
PSV2 - 1GA Eagles
Telstar4 - 2GA Eagles
PEC Zwolle0 - 2GA Eagles
Heerenveen2 - 2GA Eagles
Fortuna2 - 2GA Eagles
Waalwijk5 - 3GA Eagles
PEC Zwolle1 - 1GA Eagles
Almere City0 - 0GA Eagles
NAC1 - 1GA Eagles
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGA Eagles1 - 4PSV
AGA Eagles2 - 2S.Rotterdam
HGA Eagles0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AGA Eagles0 - 0Groningen
HGA Eagles5 - 0PEC Zwolle
AGA Eagles0 - 2Utrecht
HGA Eagles6 - 0NAC
HGA Eagles1 - 4Twente
AGA Eagles1 - 0Excelsior
HGA Eagles4 - 0Heracles
AGA Eagles0 - 1Feyenoord
HGA Eagles1 - 3Heerenveen
HGA Eagles1 - 1Telstar
AGA Eagles1 - 1FC Volendam
AGA Eagles2 - 2Ajax
HGA Eagles2 - 2Fortuna
HGA Eagles1 - 1Groningen
AGA Eagles0 - 2Twente
AGA Eagles2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
HGA Eagles2 - 2Utrecht
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
GA Eagles have not lost to NEC in 8 consecutive league meetings
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
NEC
1
D
2
GAE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
2 - 3GA Eagles
1 - 2GA Eagles
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
NEC1 - 0
1 - 2GA Eagles
League games at GA Eagles since 2016
GA Eagles
NEC
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
NEC
1
D
3
GAE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT GA Eagles
Draw1 - 1Draw
GA Eagles5 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
GA Eagles1 - 0
0 - 2NEC
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Go Ahead Eagles have been awful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 4 consecutive Eredivisie games. This run could continue, with NEC Nijmegen's PG an impressive 2.1.

NEC 4th GA Eagles 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 63% probability that NEC will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that GA Eagles will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
NEC have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-19
GA Eagles have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
NEC
PG (predicted goals)
GA Eagles
2.1
1.2
Attack rating
28%
better
NEC
GAE
view stats
Games scored32
26
Failed to score1
7
Scored first17
15
Goals scored75
53
Avg. goals scored2.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game12
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
18
Avg. XG for1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
NEC
GAE
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
24
Clean sheets5
9
Conceded first16
16
Goals conceded52
51
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
2.1
KickOff rating
+12%

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

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3311810
K SanoB LinssenK SanoA Kaplan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Sano MID3338
3
-
T Chery MID32106
3
1
S. Ouaissa MID3166
5
1
B Linssen FWD31117
6
-
G Crettaz GLK30
3
-
D. Fonville DEF282
3
-
D Nejasmic MID2841
2
-
B. Onal MID2876
4
-
A Kaplan DEF251
10
-
K Ogawa FWD2583
1
-
P Sandler DEF2413
8
1
B Pereira DEF231
1
-
E Dasa DEF2211
-
D Proper MID213
2
-
N Lebreton MID2134
4
-
Y Kachati FWD1932
-
V Misidjan MID1712
1
-
Danilo FWD1011
-
J Willems DEF6
-
B Nuytinck DEF6
1
-
T Ouwejan DEF612
-
W Willumsson MID4
1
-
J Cillessen GLK3
-
I Hansen-Aaroen MID3
-
R Janse GLK1
-
S. de Laat MID1
-
GA Eagles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331265
J BusserM. SurayV EdvardsenD James
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Busser GLK33
-
J Kramer DEF3313
2
-
M Meulensteen MID3351
2
-
M. Suray FWD31122
4
-
E Linthorst MID2812
3
-
A Adelgaard DEF2712
4
-
J Breum MID2765
1
-
D James DEF2611
4
1
V Edvardsen FWD2546
2
-
R Margaret FWD2112
3
-
Yassir Salah Rahmouni MID20
2
-
T Baeten FWD1913
2
1
F Stokkers FWD191
1
-
J Dirksen DEF172
3
-
K Goudmijn MID16
1
-
S Sigurdarson FWD133
-
J. Slory FWD131
-
O Sivertsen FWD131
1
1
S Tengstedt MID123
1
-
A Sampsted DEF112
1
1
G Zwam DEF11
-
G Nauber DEF92
1
-
E. Waayers DEF31
-
R Weijenberg MID2
-
O. Boakye FWD1
-