Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II

8 August 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Robin Hensgens

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Søren Tengstedt 30’
Melle Meulensteen 61’
Erik Flataker 63’
Julius Dirksen 69’

Devin Haen 13’

Match summary

Go Ahead Eagles came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Willem II. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Devin Haen put Willem II ahead in the 13th minute and Søren Tengstedt equalised in the 30th minute. In the second half, Melle Meulensteen put Go Ahead Eagles in front in the 61st minute, Erik Flataker made it 3-1 in the 63rd minute, and Julius Dirksen made it 4-1 from a corner in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Go Ahead Eagles created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Willem II's 1.46 from 13.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%

20 Shots 13

10 Shots on target 1

6 Corners 2

83 Attacks 59

46 Dangerous attacks 17

577 Passes 258

87.7% Pass accuracy 76.0%

11 Tackles 8

6 Fouls 14

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Go Ahead Eagles Willem II

Kick-off

Stefán Ingi SigurðarsonShot on target

5’

13’

Devin HaenRight foot shot

0-1

Dean JamesFoul

19’

Dean JamesShot on target

23’

Søren TengstedtLeft foot shot

1-1

30’

Julius DirksenFoul

34’

Melle MeulensteenShot on target

36’

Second half underway

Half-time1-1

Melle MeulensteenRight foot shot

2-1

61’

Erik FlatakerStefán Ingi Sigurðarson

62’

Erik FlatakerRight foot shot

3-1

63’

68’

Amine Et-TaïbiPer van Loon

68’

Wouter Van der SteenThomas Didillon-Hödl

Julius DirksenLeft foot shot

4-1

69’

Erik FlatakerShot on target

73’

Thibo BaetenDean James

75’

Calvin TwigtMelle Meulensteen

75’

Giovanni van ZwamJulius Dirksen

75’

76’

Mats LemmensEser Gürbüz

Richonell MargaretMathis Suray

83’

Victor EdvardsenShot on target

89’

90’

Julian van EsdonkKasper Boogaard

90’

Ismael MouhoulJaden Slory

90+1’

Ismael MouhoulFoul

Thibo BaetenShot on target

90+5’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Go Ahead Eagles 2.40 xGWillem II 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Willem II attacking Go Ahead Eagles attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kjetil Haug	90′	0	1	48	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Alfons Sampsted	90′	1	–	–	6	3	61	–	–	–	–
Julius Dirksen Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	81	1	1	–
Joris Kramer	90′	1	2	1	3	2	72	–	–	–	–
Dean James Taken off	75′	2	–	–	2	–	45	2	–	–
Giovanni van Zwam Came on as a substitute	15′	1	–	–	3	1	16	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Evert Linthorst	90′	–	–	73	–	–	1	1	3	–	–	–
Melle Meulensteen Taken off	75′	1	1	55	2	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Søren Tengstedt	90′	1	–	34	–	–	3	1	14	1	5	–
Mathis Suray Taken off	83′	–	2	26	6	–	1	–	4	1	3	–
Calvin Twigt Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


Victor Edvardsen	90′	–	1	2	1	0.20	–	1	2	–	32	–
Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Taken off	62′	–	–	2	1	0.08	–	–	5	1	11	–
Erik Flataker Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	3	2	0.81	–	–	3	1	6	–
Thibo Baeten Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	1	0.07	–	–	1	–	8	–
Richonell Margaret Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	1	1	–	3	–

Goalkeeper2 players


Thomas Didillon-Hödl Taken off	68′	3	3	31	–	–	–	–	–
Wouter Van der Steen Came on as a substitute	22′	3	1	6	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Per van Loon Taken off	68′	2	1	1	2	–	18	2	–	–	–
Finn Stam	90′	2	3	–	8	6	38	–	–	–	–
Justin Hoogma	90′	–	–	2	1	1	33	1	–	–	–
Nathan Tjoe-A-On	90′	–	2	–	2	1	28	4	–	1	–
Alessandro Ciranni	90′	1	1	–	3	1	19	1	–	–	–
Amine Et-Taïbi Came on as a substitute	22′	1	–	–	1	–	5	–	–	–	–
Mats Lemmens Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Kasper Boogaard Taken off	89′	–	–	20	–	–	3	1	4	3	1	–
Eser Gürbüz Taken off	76′	–	–	16	2	–	–	1	2	–	1	–
Uriël van Aalst	90′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jaden Slory Taken off	89′	–	–	15	2	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Devin Haen	90′	1	–	3	1	0.52	–	1	5	–	20	–
Ismael Mouhoul Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Go Ahead Eagles win 62% Avg odds 1.50

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.35

Willem II win 16% Avg odds 5.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Go Ahead Eagles D D D L L

Willem II L D L L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 Willem II, 16 Mar 25 Next meeting: Willem II vs Go Ahead Eagles, 23 May 27 (upcoming) All Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II meetings

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