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Eredivisie 26/27 · 8 Aug 2026

Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II Tilburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.5
Actual xG
2.4 – 1.5
Goals
4 – 1

Footybot made Go Ahead Eagles favourites at 49%.

Go Ahead Eagles won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Melle Meulensteen, 56.8 in 75′.

Well above their usual level: Devin Haen +12.6, Melle Meulensteen +8.7.

Well below it: Dean James −16.8, Julius Dirksen −16.3, Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson −13.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Go Ahead Eagles

17 May 2026L 1–2at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
10 May 2026L 1–4v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
3 May 2026D 2–2at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
23 Apr 2026D 0–0v AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
11 Apr 2026D 0–0at FC Groningen Eredivisie

Willem II Tilburg

23 May 2026W 2–1at FC Volendam Eredivisie
20 May 2026L 1–2v FC Volendam Eredivisie
16 May 2026W 2–0v Almere City FC Eredivisie
13 May 2026W 1–0at Almere City FC Eredivisie
9 May 2026D 1–1v RKC Waalwijk Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Go Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Erik Flataker Forward28100.8162.0–
Giovanni van Zwam Defender1500–58.4–
Melle Meulensteen Midfielder75110.1156.8+8.7
Joris Kramer Defender90000.0247.2+1.4
Søren Tengstedt Midfielder90100.7046.4+0.1
Kjetil Haug Goalkeeper9000–46.2–
Calvin Twigt Midfielder1500–44.7–
Alfons Sampsted Defender9000–43.1+0.3
Mathis Suray Midfielder83020.0442.8+0.8
Evert Linthorst Midfielder9000–41.2−5.0
Julius Dirksen Defender75100.2337.6−16.3
Richonell Margaret Forward13000.0536.9–
Victor Edvardsen Forward90010.2035.0−8.9
Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Forward62000.0831.1−13.0
Dean James Defender75000.0930.9−16.8
Thibo Baeten Forward15000.0712.8–

Willem II Tilburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mats Lemmens Defender1400–59.2–
Thomas Didillon Goalkeeper6800–53.9+1.9
Devin Haen Forward90100.5250.2+12.6
Finn Stam Defender9000–48.9+1.9
Wouter Van der Steen Goalkeeper2200–45.7–
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Defender90010.4744.3+7.6
Per van Loon Defender6800–44.0+4.3
Eser Gürbüz Midfielder76000.0139.0–
Jaden Slory Midfielder89000.1437.9−3.6
Justin Hoogma Defender9000–37.9−4.8
Kasper Boogaard Midfielder89000.2335.4−8.7
Amine Et-Taibi Defender2200–32.2–
Uriel van Aalst Midfielder90000.0931.1−7.0
Alessandro Ciranni Defender9000–30.3–