- Home form: NEC have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their 3 home games in the Eredivisie 2026/2027, conceding 7 goals (2.33 per game).
- Away form: Go Ahead Eagles have won 2 of their last 3 away games in Nijmegen.
NEC looking to make a statement at home
NEC Nijmegen are 10th in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 after 6 games, 7 points on the board, while visitors Go Ahead Eagles sit 2 places higher in 8th after 6 matches, 9 points on the board. Both sides have been involved in some good games in recent weeks and the early-season stats for each side suggest that this should be a goal-filled game.
NEC have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches, while Go Ahead Eagles have avoided defeat in 4 of their last 5, losing once. Head-to-head, NEC have won 1 and drawn 1 of their 2 meetings with Go Ahead Eagles since the start of Eredivisie 2025/2026, so the hosts will be favourites at 1.68, with Go Ahead Eagles at 4.1 and the draw at 4.35.
Back a home win and a couple of goals
Both Teams To Score at 1.35 is the best bet for this Eredivisie 2026/2027 game, while 1.33 for Over 2.5 goals is also heavily favoured. NEC will be looking for a reaction after defeats and Go Ahead Eagles have been in better overall form this term.
NEC's 3-4-2-1 is set up to play vertically, quickly and with the ball on the deck. They will press high and attack in waves, which can suffocate sides if the press lands, but if NEC overcommit, Go Ahead can hurt them on the break.
- NEC have looked shaky at home in the Eredivisie 2026/2027, drawing once and losing twice from 3 games, conceding 7 goals (2.33 goals per game).
- Go Ahead Eagles are vulnerable on the road in Eredivisie 2026/2027, drawing 2 and losing 1 of their 3 away games, conceding 10 goals (3.33).
Tjaronn Chery will be the dangerman for NEC
Coaches and tactics
Dick Schreuder has done a great job since taking over on 1 July 2025, building them into a high-tempo, aggressive side that presses high and attacks in waves. Go Ahead Eagles, under Joseph Oosting since 1 July 2026, are shaping a more structured, energetic identity, but we feel they will sit back and look to take their chances on the counterattack here, so this should be a chess match between a high press and a mid-block.
Key players
Tjaronn Chery is the main spark for NEC and is their top scorer this season with 3 goals in 5 Eredivisie 2026/2027 and has 2 in his last 5 appearances.
Go Ahead Eagles will also have their danger man in form – Soeren Tengstedt has 5 in 6 Eredivisie 2026/2027 and has scored 3 of their last 9 team goals. Soeren's finishing should give the Eagles a real counterpunch, so we're going with a home victory, a few goals and a really good game at Stadion De Goffert.
