NEC Nijmegen vs Go Ahead Eagles

9 March 2025 · Eredivisie · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Brayann Pereira 69’
  • Kento Shiogai 90+1’
  • Dean James 41’
  • Milan Smit 66’
  • Oliver Antman 75’

Match summary

Go Ahead Eagles beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 on the road. Go Ahead Eagles led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Dean James put Go Ahead Eagles ahead in the 41st minute. In the second half, Milan Smit made it 0-2 with a header in the 66th minute, Brayann Pereira pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 69th minute, Oliver Antman made it 1-3 in the 75th minute, and Kento Shiogai made it 2-3 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Go Ahead Eagles created 2.85 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to NEC Nijmegen's 0.67 from 11. NEC Nijmegen had a player sent off.

Match stats

NEC Nijmegen Go Ahead Eagles
10 Shots 27
4 Shots on Target 14
3 Corners 15
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.67 xG 2.85
0.67 Non-penalty xG 2.85

Key events

NEC Nijmegen Go Ahead Eagles
Kick-off
41’
Dean James0-1 (Go Ahead Eagles)
Half-time0-1
66’
Milan Smit0-2 (Go Ahead Eagles)
Brayann Pereira1-2 (NEC Nijmegen)
69’
75’
Oliver Antman1-3 (Go Ahead Eagles)
Kento Shiogai2-3 (NEC Nijmegen)
90+1’
Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

NEC Nijmegen
  • Lasse Schöne
  • Bram Nuytinck
Go Ahead Eagles
  • Victor Edvardsen

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 2.85 41’ Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles), 0-1 41’ 66’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), 0-2 66’ 69’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), 1-2 69’ 75’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), 1-3 75’ 90+1’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), 2-3 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 2.85 41’ Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles), 0-1 James 41’ 66’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), 0-2 Smit 66’ 69’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), 1-2 Pereira 69’ 75’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), 1-3 Antman 75’ 90+1’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), 2-3 Shiogai 90+1’
NEC Nijmegen 0.67 xGGo Ahead Eagles 2.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Go Ahead Eagles attacking NEC Nijmegen attacking 
41’ Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 26’ Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 7’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 49’ Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 75’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 66’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 29’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Oskar Siira Sivertsen (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 1’ Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 58’ Dirk Wanner Proper (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Julius Dirksen (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Enric Llansana (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Aske Adelgaard (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Enric Llansana (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Enric Llansana (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 26’ Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 7’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 49’ Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 75’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 66’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 29’ Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Oskar Siira Sivertsen (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 1’ Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 58’ Dirk Wanner Proper (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Julius Dirksen (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Enric Llansana (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Aske Adelgaard (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Başar Önal (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Enric Llansana (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Enric Llansana (Go Ahead Eagles), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Brayann Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Mees Hoedemakers Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
Thomas Ouwejan
90′ – – 3 0.06 – – –
Sami Ouaissa Taken off
60′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Lasse Schöne Sent off
50′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Bryan Linssen Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
Sontje Hansen Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Başar Önal Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Kento Shiogai Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 2 0.11 – – –
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

NEC Nijmegen win 39% Avg odds 2.41
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Go Ahead Eagles win 33% Avg odds 2.89

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.