Eredivisie 26/27 · 10 Oct 2026

AFC Ajax 1–1 NEC Nijmegen

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made AFC Ajax favourites at 70%.

AFC Ajax deserved more from the draw, creating 1.8 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Perr Schuurs, 62.0 in 72′.

Well below it: Oscar Gloukh −11.7, Thilo Kehrer −9.4, Viktor Tsygankov −8.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Excelsior Eredivisie
15 Sep 2026	W 5–1	v Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
12 Sep 2026	W 5–1	at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026	L 1–3	v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
30 Aug 2026	W 4–0	at SC Telstar Eredivisie

21 Feb 2026	AFC Ajax 1–1 NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
20 Dec 2025	NEC Nijmegen 2–2 AFC Ajax Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Aaron Bouwman Defender	17	0	0	–	65.0	–
Abdellah Ouazane Midfielder	30	0	0	0.45	51.0	–
Marc-André Ter Stegen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.9	+1.8
Youri Baas Defender	90	0	0	0.04	49.3	−3.4
Julian Brandt Forward	90	0	0	0.31	47.0	−6.3
Tolu Arokodare Forward	73	1	0	0.13	47.0	−4.0
Lucas Rosa Defender	73	0	0	0.02	44.5	−3.2
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	43.0	−4.2
Thilo Kehrer Defender	90	0	0	–	42.0	−9.4
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder	60	0	0	0.55	40.7	−11.7
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder	90	0	1	0.08	40.4	−5.8
Simon Adingra Midfielder	30	0	0	0.09	39.3	–
Viktor Tsygankov Midfielder	60	0	0	–	37.6	−8.9
Owen Wijndal Defender	80	0	0	–	33.8	−7.7
Marcos Leonardo Forward	17	0	0	0.07	30.7	–
Davy Klaassen Midfielder	10	0	0	–	29.3	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Perr Schuurs Defender	72	0	–	62.0	–
Ahmetcan Kaplan Defender	18	0	–	58.3	–
Tjaronn Chery Forward	82	1	0.79	56.2	+7.0
Gonzalo Crettaz Goalkeeper	90	0	–	54.4	+4.9
Deveron Fonville Defender	90	0	–	52.2	+2.0
Jamiro Monteiro Midfielder	8	0	–	50.4	–
Darko Nejašmić Midfielder	90	0	–	49.6	−2.3
Bryan Linssen Forward	73	0	–	48.6	+6.3
Gabriel Brás Defender	90	0	0.03	47.3	–
Noé Lebreton Forward	90	0	0.05	45.1	+1.0
Willum Thor Willumsson Midfielder	8	0	–	45.1	–
Dušan Tadić Forward	90	0	0.02	43.6	−0.9
Tobias Storm Defender	90	0	0.03	41.6	−5.6
Kevin Kers Forward	82	0	0.13	39.6	–
Mitchel Bakker Defender	17	0	–	25.5	–