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NEC Nijmegen vs GO Ahead Eagles prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
Referee
Martijn Vos, Netherlands

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Form

Recent form

NEC Nijmegen
63Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-4D-0L · +2 goal difference

GO Ahead Eagles
36Poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-4D-1L · -3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Both Teams to Score
Yes

BetGenius backs Yes (Both Teams to Score) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

76%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

NEC Nijmegen host GO Ahead Eagles in round seven of the Eredivisie, with both sides occupying mid-table spots and separated by just two points. NEC enter the fixture in tenth place with seven points from six matches, looking to secure their first home league win of the campaign after registering one draw and two losses at home.

GO Ahead Eagles sit eighth on nine points, having suffered only one defeat in their opening six fixtures. Their matches have delivered significant goalmouth action, driven by an attack that has generated fifteen goals, led by S. Tengstedt with five goals and V. Edvardsen with three, counterbalanced by a defence that has conceded ten times in three away trips.

With both sides showing defensive vulnerabilities and consistent scoring capability, this matchup sets up as an open encounter featuring regular chances at both ends of the pitch.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in six Eredivisie matches this season.
  2. GO Ahead Eagles have scored in 100 percent of their league games, tallying fifteen goals in six outings.
  3. NEC Nijmegen have scored in all three home games while conceding seven goals across those matches.
  4. GO Ahead Eagles have conceded ten goals in three away fixtures, averaging 3.3 goals against on the road.
  5. Both teams have scored in eight of the past ten head-to-head encounters, with meetings averaging 3.4 total goals.
Availability

Team news

NEC Nijmegen

  • E. MorGroin Injury
  • B. NuytinckAnkle Injury
  • P. SandlerInjury
  • D. TadicCalf Injury
  • Y. MoslihInactive

GO Ahead Eagles

  • P. SaathofKnee Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

NEC Nijmegen at homeGO Ahead Eagles away
5
Played
5
0-3-2
W-D-L
0-3-2
1.4
Scored /game
1.8
2
Conceded /game
3
0%
Clean sheets
0%
0%
Failed to score
0%
100%
BTTS (last 5)
100%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.2 goals per game (NEC Nijmegen at home plus GO Ahead Eagles away).

Players

Key players this season

GO Ahead Eagles

  • S. Tengstedt6G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →
#TeamPGDPts
6Fortuna SittardPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9-115
7GroningenPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+314
8Heerenveen9+412
9GO Ahead Eagles9-111
10Excelsior9-211
11Utrecht9-1011
12NEC Nijmegen9-110
13Sparta Rotterdam9-69
14Cambuur9-89
15PEC Zwolle9-127
History

Head-to-head

Full record →
2
NEC Nijmegen
4
Draws
4
GO Ahead Eagles

GO Ahead Eagles have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.0 goals a game, both teams scored in 80% of them.

  • 2026-09-20NEC Nijmegen1-1GO Ahead Eagles
  • 2026-05-17NEC Nijmegen2-1GO Ahead Eagles
  • 2025-10-05GO Ahead Eagles1-1NEC Nijmegen
  • 2025-03-09NEC Nijmegen2-3GO Ahead Eagles
  • 2024-12-07GO Ahead Eagles5-0NEC Nijmegen
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Our record in Eredivisie

71%60 won from 84 settled predictions

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Predictions

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FeaturedWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
76%
Confidence

Both teams have displayed identical trends in defence, with neither NEC Nijmegen nor GO Ahead Eagles recording a single clean sheet through six league fixtures this season. GO Ahead Eagles have scored in every match they have played, averaging 2.5 goals per game overall and 2.3 on their travels, while conceding 3.3 per away fixture. NEC have found the net in all three of their home league outings while allowing 2.3 goals per game at home. Furthermore, eighty percent of the last ten head-to-head meetings between the two clubs have resulted in both teams finding the back of the net, creating strong support for goals at both ends.

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Published September 18, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.